It's a Boy!! part II

Yes, it's a boy with two legs, two arms, one nose, and all the other stuff he needs. The entire appointment (about 25 minutes long) was a Radiology Technician doing an ultrasound, looking and measuring. The set-up was pretty nice, Eric and I sat in front of a pretty big screen and watched the lady swirl around and find stuff. She could change the angle of the ultrasound wand, the depth and zoom, so we had lots of angles to watch. Baby boy Madrid is facing towards the right, back to the left at somewhat of an angle, with his back towards mine and his face and limbs towards my belly button. You'll see a picture labeled "Its a boy", the boyhood looks like a little nose (no offense, baby) pointing to the left. In one picture, you can see his legs sticking straight up over his head; he moved from a seated indian-style pose. Towards the end of the appointment, Eric and I (and the tech), watched him yawn. So either he was tired or bored. Either way, we left with a lot of pictures. I tried to keep an eye for the notes she made as she took pictures, one of them noted "long spine". Oh crap. The estimate weight for the baby is 14 oz. That sounds healthy. When I refer to my baby book (the one written by a doctor), a baby at 21 weeks is about 10 1/2 oz and 7 1/4 inches long. So I am further along than I thought, right? Not really. The measurements that our Rad Tech took estimate the baby at a developmental age of 21 weeks, just where I should be. Oh.......oh really. Well, all that worry about not gaining enough weight at my last appointment....for a whopping huge baby. Eric and I are small people, how could this happen? All those tall genes on my side of the family...blast them and their long, slender physiques. There were a lot more pictures taken that my OB will review for any possible issues (and call me if she has any concerns), but all of the fundamentals are there. You could even see the four chambers of his heart beating! It was quite the experience...

Its a Boy!!!

We just got back from our ultrasound appointment. We can give more
details later on, but for now here are the ultrasound shots.

20 Weeks

So, I have entered week 20 as of Tuesday, so this is the last week of month five and as all the books and websites like to say "You are halfway through your pregnancy". Kind of scary; for five full months, I've been pregnant, in four and a half months I won't be pregnant anymore (hopefully). I'd like to keep this short since we have a pretty important appointment coming up. I would include average fetal measurements, but I think we'll have our own in just a few days. Some sources do say that this week is a big growth week for the baby, but not much else seems to be going on developmentally. We'll have tons more to say in just a few days!