batman footface
yesterday paul and i showed up at the duly appointed hour for the alarmingly named congenital anomalies scan.
now, this is apparently routine for patients with gestational diabetes, and really the only thing scary about this is the name. it's merely a very detailed scan, complete with measures like length of femur, appropriate flapping of heart valves, counting of kidneys, presence of nose, etc. but the name, my god, that is scary.
i am relieved to report that all is well.
we have exactly enough kidneys, some interesting-looking pieces of brain, two legs, two feet, two hands, and one arm. (okay, we probably have two arms, since we do, in fact, have two hands, but batman was obstinately keeping his left arm hidden, with only the hand peeping out for counting purposes.)
the scan was extremely detailed. you could practically see fingerprints. the things that were recognizable were instantly so. "hey!" i said more than once, "that's a ______!" this was in sharp contrast to earlier and lower-resolution scans, where we thought there was something in there, but it might as well be a hamster.
