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An invitation for a baby shower came in the mail, and I was a bit taken aback when I opened it. This wasn't the pastel, cutesy Hallmark card that I expected. It was a photograph which seemed to be just a dark mass ... a brown blob. Closer inspection made me realize that it was a copy of an ultrasound and I was eyeing an embryo. I'm still not sure how I feel about that. Is that the trend these days?
I know that the family is proud of their "very first" baby picture. The rationalization I heard when I inquired is, "no one ever sees those ultrasounds, and we wanted to share it." Why ... ummm ... thank you. Well, alrighty then. I guess I can't argue with that logic. Perhaps since we didn't have ultrasounds done when I was pregnant I don't understand the situation.
When I tweeted about it, @Houseonahillorg asked, "was it tastefully done or did it make your tummy squiggle?" I can't say that my tummy "squiggled," but I didn't find the picture all that appealing. Come to think of it, the more I glance at it, the more my tummy wants to squiggle! Because it is from family, I feel compelled to save it, but I probably won't put it on display. It might make someone else's tummy squiggle.
So, I'm asking what you think, Moms and Moms-To-Be? Am I behind the times and need to just put on my big girl panties and deal with it? Do you share your ultrasound pictures on a baby shower announcement? What do you think about it?
Shelly Kneupper Tucker
writes at This Eclectic Life
Twitter handle: @shellyktucker
