Anna's birthday also marked another big milestone in our household. We reached 20 weeks, or the half-way mark, in our pregnancy! We are now counting down the number of weeks to go, instead of counting on the way up. Needless to say we are all very excited.
This afternoon Steve and I had the pleasure of looking at our new baby for over 30 minutes. Unfortunately our little one was not being very cooperative, so getting accurate measurements and seeing all of the organs proved to be impossible. The good news is, that means we will return next week or the following for another ultrasound!
What we did see was our baby, curled up in the fetal position sitting very low in my stomach. He or she had its chin to its chest and its knees up, hands nearly down by its feet. While the baby moved a little bit, it was pretty calm all around except for the occasional nod of the head or kick of the foot.
The measurements we were able to get were a little ahead of my due date, but not far enough to change anything at this point. My suspicions seem to be correct that this baby is a little bigger than Anna was! We'll see! We saw all 4 chambers of the heart, the head and brain, the spine, both hands and feet. What we could not see well, and the ultrasound technician could not accurately measure was the abdomen, parts of the heart, the kidneys and more. Hence, our return visit!
As I mentioned the baby was not moving much and liked to be curled up tight in the breech fetal position, so pictures were difficult as well. Pictured above is the best one, with some labels I added to help you out. This picture is not the most clear! We hope to share more with you after our next ultrasound and then we'll let you make your next guess. Steve and I have some inklings of what we think this baby might be after seeing him or her on the big screen...but we are going to keep them to ourselves and let you do the guessing! Perhaps we'll make it a contest as the date looms closer. In the meantime, pray our little one continues to grow and that all news we discover at our next appointment is positive.
3 comments:
How exciting to see the new little one! Will be praying that all will go well!
Oh how sweet is that tiny baby! So precious to see that little body. :) Thank you for posting - it is fun to see the ultrasounds. Let the counting down begin... can't wait to meet this little one.
Technology is wonderful and we are grateful that you have shared this on your blog. It's such a miracle to see the growth of a fetus, to know that God is making perfect little hands, feet, heart, eyes, brain, nose and all body parts.
We trust all is going (and growing) on schedule. We are so anxious to meet this new little one.
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