Fernie Green

After a week of intense sickness, morning, noon and night, Steve was able to secure me a real appointment, with Dr. Fernando LaVerde, who we have taken to calling Fernie Green. He is a chubby, jolly type, first spotted dancing through the corridors of Clinica de la Mujer. All of this might sound a little too Robin Williams-like in 9 Months, but actually, he seems very, very competent. We had almost an hour with him in which he was very informative, reassuring and friendly. He said he would work with us closely, gave us his cellphone number, and promised the world, that is unless we were some of those ‘locos’ who wanted to have their baby underwater. He said unless I was a whale or a dolphin, that water births were insane. Happily he didn’t classify me as either of those and I was quite happy we were on the same page. While his humor was very appreciated, the highlight of the appointment was having an ultrasound and seeing our little baby’s home. It is soooo amazing to think that at 26mm, you can already see the beginning of all of this. Steve and my hearts melted as we saw the picture pop on the screen in an instant. We left already feeling like the proudest parents ever.