Yesterday, I was able to catch a glimpse of what my life would be like in five years time. When that mark approaches, I will be taking my daughter to her first day of
kindergarten. She will be in a white dress with red shoes and she will have red ribbons in her wavy hair. As I brush a stray strand to the side, I will kiss her on the forehead and assure her that it’s not as bad as she thinks it will be. I feel her tight grasp on my arm release a little bit and her lower lip protrudes slightly less stubbornly. Before she enters the classroom, she turns around and runs back to hug me. She will have mustered up the courage to greet her teacher but wants me to know that she didn’t forget me.
The details of this future was not written so clearly but after I saw my daughter in the ultrasound images, I knew it would feel like that. The ultrasound is a form of medical imaging equipment that does many things for medical science but perhaps the reason it’s most often used is for sonographies where the fetus inside of your growing womb is able to be fully visualized. Especially now with all the sophisticated technological advances made towards creating 3D ultrasounds, you can see all of the tiniest lines and traits of your baby. The moment I saw my daughter’s small hands and feet, I was overjoyed and cried so hard, my ultrasound technician thought I was in pain.
I cannot even begin to describe my appreciation for the technology that brings us such great medical products, like the medical imaging equipment that lets me see my daughter before she is even here in the world. Although it may not predict any kind of destiny or what it entails, it does give you a good idea of what it may look like.
