The preparation for Madeline continued this week. Sarah has been getting an ultrasound every week with pictures lately that allow us to see Madeline’s face. The latest pictures look similar to that picture of a man’s face on the surface of Mars. My thought as I was scanning the pictures into my computer and having been to the OB office was that they could easily produce a USB ultrasound attachment. It would be fun both to look at your unborn baby and to look at fun internal components like your heart, lungs, and food you have eaten. The home ultrasound wouldn't be something the doctors would like and they would worry if you found something like a tumor then came into the doctors office. But why not?

Among other preparations was a visit from the Doula on Saturday. We did fun things like talk about the details of what might happen if we had to deal with an emergency C-section and watched some home movies of labor and delivery. Today is Sarah's baby shower so a whole bunch of women will all converge on Bedford bringing gifts selected from the baby registry in exchange for party favors that look like pink baby bottles filled with pink M&Ms. It's a fair trade. They also will be getting bagels. While that is happening my dad and I will be doing a manly activity - going to the Pats game in Foxboro. This may be the last one I go to for a while. The next home game is on October 30th, one day before Madeline's due date.