Smudge

That's the name of the baby right now: "Smudge."

Last Thursday, Lisa went to the doctor for her first true visit. While she was there they confirmed that she was at least 6 to 6 1/2 weeks pregnant and in healthy condition. Then they did a sonogram! At 6 1/2 weeks?!

Lisa brought home the picture. It's a grainy black and white photo of what looks like an egg, sunny side up. There are no defining characteristics, just and oval looking thingy. In other words, a smudge. Lisa said that she got to see the "heart beat" which consisted of one of the monitor pixels flicking from white to black.

I am really bummed that I wasn't there. Not that we thought I should have gone. Not that we thought we'd have seen anything. Not that I wasn't invited (but unavailable). This was a first visit for Lisa, and a check for twins - none. It wound up being the first signs of life of our child.

So - for now, we have a picture of an egg the size of a grain of rice on our fridge.