Ultrasound

Ellie and I had an early morning.  We got bundled up and headed over to Angie’s apartment.  She stayed with Angie while David and I went to the anatomy scan.  The weather was really bad but I was impressed with how well Stockholm deals with snow.  All the roads and walkways had been scraped and graveled/salted.  On the way down into the subway station, Ellie took a tumble.  She was so bundled up that she couldn’t move but didn’t get hurt.  All I heard was, “Um Mommy, I am stuck.” I turned around to find her face down on the stairs. Thank goodness she wasn’t hurt and we were able to giggle about it.  Ellie thought being on the train early in the morning with all the commuters was quite fun. 

After dropping her off, I raced back to the station to try to catch my train.  Oh the frustration of being 30 seconds late and watching the train pull away.  I am beginning to understand the attitudes of the Swedes when it comes to public transportation.  Thank goodness the next train wasn’t far behind and then at T-Centralen the green line train was pulling up as the red train came into the station so all I had to do was run across the platform. 

The ultrasound tech that did our scan was so great.  She did a wonderful job of explaining everything she was looking at.  “April” looked healthy and is already developing a stubborn streak.  The baby didn’t want to get into an easy position for the tech to get all the necessary views.  It still feels so strange to leave an appointment without paying for service. 

Ellie wanted to go back to the mall because she "hadn't finished shopping yesterday".  So we wandered back to the mall with Angie and had lunch.