A Beautiful Day!
Monday, April 4th, 2005 will be a day I'll remember for the rest of my life. It was absolutely beautiful not only for the weather, but also for an event that took place at Riverside Hospital here in Columbus.
Having come back this past weekend from a trip to my dad and stepmother's in Daytona Beach, the day began as a normal ho-hum, back to the typical grind routine...nothing really out of the ordinary. I was a bit more uplifted in spirit than normal as the day had started with crystal clear blue skies and the birds were chirping up a storm outside. Today would divert a little from my normal routine, as Barb (my wife) had a 9:00 am appointment at Riverside Hospital to have tests run to determine any possibility that our baby may have neuro disorders due to our ages.
After running Christopher to school, Barb came back home and met up with me to head to the hospital. There was just a slight bit of anxiety on my end as Barb had mentioned that her belly felt a little weird. So I was a little concerned.
We weren't at the hospital for long when we were asked to head to the patient room. Barb briefly diverted to make a bathroom pitstop before having the ultra-sound run. While waiting for Barb, I sat in a chair next to the patient table and took in the sights of the room...photo's of the doctor's family, a neat little lighted, gurgling waterfall, large images on the wall of baby's in various stages of development, peaceful, soothing music playing on a radio on a table, and a large tv monitor that we would soon be watching images of our baby cross.
Barb arrived back in the room at the same time as the doctor. The doctor was female, and turned out to be just wonderful! She seemed to enjoy taking images of our baby just as much as we enjoyed watching them cross that large screen. Just as soon as that "wand" was placed on Barb's belly, beautiful images of a perfect baby came across that screen.
Initially the baby was very calm and not making much movement at all, however he was very much alive, as his little heart was vividly pumping away! The doctor continued moving the wand, prodding a bit to get the baby to move a little so that she could get pictures and measurements at different angles. It wasn't long before the baby became very active, doing little summersaults! The baby was going gangbusters, now making it hard for the doctor to get the baby in a "calm" position to get an accurate measure of his heart beat. The neatest miracle of all was when he actually yawned and then took a couple of gulps of amniotic fluid. It came across the screen as clear as day! And to think the baby is a mere 3 inches long, yet so perfect in appearance down to its little hands and fingers.
It was a very moving, wonderful and beautiful day for both of us. Though we had had a couple of ultrasound pictures already taken, these images showed that the fetus had grown into a baby. All day long I could not get thoughts out of my mind how amazing it is that the union of sperm and an egg can grow into a living thing. Life is wonderful and today was truly a beautiful day!
Having come back this past weekend from a trip to my dad and stepmother's in Daytona Beach, the day began as a normal ho-hum, back to the typical grind routine...nothing really out of the ordinary. I was a bit more uplifted in spirit than normal as the day had started with crystal clear blue skies and the birds were chirping up a storm outside. Today would divert a little from my normal routine, as Barb (my wife) had a 9:00 am appointment at Riverside Hospital to have tests run to determine any possibility that our baby may have neuro disorders due to our ages.
After running Christopher to school, Barb came back home and met up with me to head to the hospital. There was just a slight bit of anxiety on my end as Barb had mentioned that her belly felt a little weird. So I was a little concerned.
We weren't at the hospital for long when we were asked to head to the patient room. Barb briefly diverted to make a bathroom pitstop before having the ultra-sound run. While waiting for Barb, I sat in a chair next to the patient table and took in the sights of the room...photo's of the doctor's family, a neat little lighted, gurgling waterfall, large images on the wall of baby's in various stages of development, peaceful, soothing music playing on a radio on a table, and a large tv monitor that we would soon be watching images of our baby cross.
Barb arrived back in the room at the same time as the doctor. The doctor was female, and turned out to be just wonderful! She seemed to enjoy taking images of our baby just as much as we enjoyed watching them cross that large screen. Just as soon as that "wand" was placed on Barb's belly, beautiful images of a perfect baby came across that screen.
Initially the baby was very calm and not making much movement at all, however he was very much alive, as his little heart was vividly pumping away! The doctor continued moving the wand, prodding a bit to get the baby to move a little so that she could get pictures and measurements at different angles. It wasn't long before the baby became very active, doing little summersaults! The baby was going gangbusters, now making it hard for the doctor to get the baby in a "calm" position to get an accurate measure of his heart beat. The neatest miracle of all was when he actually yawned and then took a couple of gulps of amniotic fluid. It came across the screen as clear as day! And to think the baby is a mere 3 inches long, yet so perfect in appearance down to its little hands and fingers.
It was a very moving, wonderful and beautiful day for both of us. Though we had had a couple of ultrasound pictures already taken, these images showed that the fetus had grown into a baby. All day long I could not get thoughts out of my mind how amazing it is that the union of sperm and an egg can grow into a living thing. Life is wonderful and today was truly a beautiful day!
posted by Dave | 11:58 AM
2 Comments:
David, You are an amazing and beautiful father-to-be. No wonder Barb was so touched. Not all men would have had the depth of soul to feel what you felt and then to be able to put it in words the way you did. This baby has two very incredible parents to look forward to. All babies should be so lucky. Love you even more now than I already did. Lynne
David,
OUTSTANDING! I am very happy for you, your wife Barb, and Christopher.
I too can relate and remember the anxiety when it came to these tests for each of my three daughters. You hanlded it well and focused on the right and positive things.
Fatherhood is still the best job in the whole world. God bless you and your family. Ed Veeley
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