1. Ultrasounds: I hopped in the back of a van where our teammate Jeff has his mobile clinic, he squirted on the gel, and our baby boy was on the screen.
2. Urine/blood tests: As if it isn't hard enough to pee in a cup when you are pregnant, how does this sound? I walked into a small corner pharmacy off a dusty dirt road where they handed me a cup and pointed to the bathroom. There were no lights, there was a toothbrush in the sink, and it was anything but clean. I then walked back into the front room where I sat down on a not-so-cushy armchair and he drew blood. After asking about another test that I needed, he instructed me to go to the next town down the road where I could get the Strep B test done. Then he handed me both my urine and blood samples saying, "I was going to send these there tomorrow, but since you are going anyway you can just take them with you. Once back in the truck, Micah pointed at the items in my hands and said, "is that your pee in that cup, Mom?"
There were other experiences as well that I can laugh about now, but overall it was a very interesting experience!
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