The tiny figure on the ultrasound screen danced to its own fetal rhythm, early legs and arms movin’ and a groovin’, up and down, back and forth, doin’ its “happy dance” for us. Mom and Dad watched, fixated on their future daughter or son…it was too early to know whether it was a boy or girl, but for sure, the kid’s got rhythm. “Can you feel the movements?” the father asked. The mother laughed, “No, but I know it’s there, it’s a feeling inside.”
They had hoped and prayed for this moment. It took time and patience, tears and disappointments, but mostly it took a hopeful optimism and faith that they would be here at this moment, sharing in the joy of seeing their future son or daughter for the first time, their tiny happy dancer.
It is a special privilege and gift that I can share this moment with my patients…to see their efforts pay off, to watch with them in awe and amazement as a new life dances to its own happy rhythm.
Several months from now a new son or daughter will be born, another dancer in our world. And as we sit in awe watching ….the dance is just beginning….the arms and legs will move and the tiny heart will beat millions of times in the decades ahead, beating out a constant tempo….the beat, beat, beat…the amazing dance of life!
I am happy to share my amazement with you….and I look forward to your own special moment – when you first see your happy dancer.
Mark D. Johnson, M.D. has practiced reproductive medicine and fertility in the Phoenix valley since 2000. He came to Phoenix with an extensive professional experience in reproductive medicine. His background is unique in that he is both an experienced reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist and a clinical geneticist. He is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology with subspecialty Certification in Reproductive Endocrinology-Infertility and is Board Certified in the specialty of Medical Genetics. To make a consultation with Dr. Johnson at Arizona Reproductive Medicine Specialists, call (602) 281- 9032.
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I really love the message “happy dance” i pray 2 Almighty God that He should give me the chance of becoming pregrant and a mother in this life. Amen.
Amosu – We’ll be praying for you too!
http://tinyurl.com/forfutureparents is what my sisters found to be very encouraging and helpful…it may be just what some are looking for. If noithing else is worth listening to.
cheers1