First Scan - 10 February 2005

We had our first antenatal scan yesterday, and everything seems to be going fine at the moment. We sort of knew this already because Mrs Levee’s sickness is all-consuming - which means hormone levels are high and the baby is thriving.

I didn’t actually make it to the scan, unfortunately. Little Jay had a hearing appointment at the same time in another clinic, so I took care of this while Mrs Levee and her sister went for the scan. Jay’s hearing was fine, by the way - clean bill of health.

Mrs Levee was a little worried about the scan, just in case there was any liklihood of problems (her mother lost a baby with spina bifida, so there is always a possibility this might occur). Nonetheless, all was fine, and she came away with a picture of the baby!

While all this was happening, I took Jay out for something to eat. We had a great time, just the two of us. It’s good for me to spend extra time with Jake, because I didn’t take to him terribly well at the start. I think this was mostly because he seemed to be permanently breast-feeding at the start and we didn’t get to develop much of a bond early on.

So there you go. Bliss reigns for now, except we’re all suffering with colds (mine’s flu, of course!), and could all do with a week’s sleep…