Entry #4

Yesterday we went to the first ultrasound. Unbelievable emotional rush.

The technician was a delightful older Slovakian lady. Very patient with both her patients.

I, watching from the sidelines, was most fascinated by the technology; its history, how it worked, and I was ultimately overwhelmed by how advanced we are, like how one feels when they see shuttle launches or a new gaming system's graphics. The science of it resonated with me.

The lovely lady undergoing the procedure, however, was focused on other concerns; how many fingers, heart rate and other indicators of normalcy, and she was moved by the emotional enormity of the thing, like how one feels when they read a touching book or see a sappy commercial. The love of it resonated with her.

If I was an uncertain soul before then this parenting business is going to thrust me up into a whole new level, I'm sure. But at least I have a partner who has a good habit of taking the opposite point-of-view. I think we're well-equipped for success because, although we'll both be uncertain when it comes to determining how to proceed with the thousands of new critical decisions we're about to have to face, between the two of us one is bound to see things from the right perspective - right?