aaron and i got to spend a little face time with baby b today! we had our 20 week doctor's appointment this morning. this appointment is a big deal for a couple of reasons. first of all, it is the halfway mark of my pregnancy. it's hard to believe that the journey is halfway over and that the major changes are still ahead.
secondly, at 20 weeks, the doctor does the big scan of the little one to see how things are growing. i have been anxiously anticipating this scan for awhile because all we want in the whole world is a healthy baby. they check the heart, the liver, the spine, the stomach, the bladder, the brain, the fingers, toes, bones, lips and length and weight. they also check for gender but we opted out of that part of the scan because we are keeping it a surprise.
the very first view we got of baby b today was of his or her very strong heart. all four chambers of it. this mama let out a big sigh of relief to see that little muscle in all of its glory, beating away in our little one's chest! matter of factly, i am still smiling about it. as the scan progressed we saw the most adorable little lips, the cutest little feet and hands and what is shaping up to be the most adorable little face. baby b is in the 50% percentile for length and weight which was a relief. we have an average size little human on our hands! the thought of delivering a little giant is pretty scary! i personally think that baby b's nose looks like mine but we will have to wait and see in person in just 20 more weeks!
as for me, things are progressing nicely. still no weight gain which also makes this mama quite happy! my "bump" is what i would have complained about before as just my regular ol' chubby tummy is getting firmer by the day. you can't see it if you look at me but i let aaron take some shots of it this weekend for the record book. i am not rushing the bump because i am happy to still wear my regular clothes and the baby is just fine so all is well in that category.
baby b at 20 weeks
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteKudos to you and Aaron for keeping the sex a surprise! It is totally worth the wait! That said, any speculations? I was 100% sure that Baylor was a boy, and about 85% sure Mollie was a boy ... so that goes to show how accurate my guessing is. :o)
I hope you'll post pictures of the nursery! I just love seeing unisex nurseries and what people come up with. It is always a fun, interesting challenge.
I'm so glad to hear your little one is growing nicely! Keep up the good work! :o)