I got the kids up and dressed and we were out the door right on time. I picked my DH up at his work and we headed on up to my doctors office. We stopped at McDonalds on the way since the kids hadn't had breakfast yet (or me) but I was so nervous that everything I tried to eat made me sick to my stomach. We got there and I ran up to the office while my husband got the kids out. I had gotten there RIGHT on time so I wanted to get in there and get signed in since if you are late, they sometimes skip you and go to the next person. I get off the elevator and the lights are off and the door is locked. I was about to freak out when I noticed that they had a sign on the door stating that they had moved locations (and I had just been there 2 weeks before and no one mentioned a move!). In my haste I just took the letter off the door since it had the directions on it and called the office and told them I was on my way.
We get there exactly 7 minutes late, which isn't too bad considering we had to book it back to the car, get two angry kids back into seats and read directions as we headed back the way we had come.
So anyway, we get in there and the ultrasound started. I was pretty much praying in my head "please be healthy, please be healthy". She started with the head, so that's where I'll start.
Head ~ Head was measuring around 18w 6d or so the brain looked awesome. I got to see a sweet little nose and lips and 2 eyes.
Chest ~ The heart was beating at 152 bpm, had all 4 chambers and looked awesome as well.
Stomach ~ It was measuring around 19w 3d, which proves that all my children are chubby little things...lol. Stomach looked good, kidneys were developed nicely and there was urine in the bladder, so everything is working. Umbilical cord also looked great. Like I figured, I have an anterior placenta.
Legs and arms ~ 2 arms, 2 legs. All the bones that are supposed to be in them. His legs are measuring around 19w 1d or so, which is good. One of my weird fears was brittle bones disease (although that's genetic and would have probably shown up by now) and one of the first signs is having leg bones that are much smaller than the rest of the body. So one fear gone! Also 2 hands and 2 feet. :)
Spine was also fully formed, so no neural tube defects.
Let's see. Amniotic fluid was good, my cervix was good (so there goes my incompetent cervix fear)
Based just on lmp, I am 19w 4d today. At 9w 4d baby was measuring 8w 6d, so about 5 days behind. At 12w 4d baby was measuring between 7-5 days behind. Today baby was measuring 19 weeks exactly, so he's gained 1-3 days since the last ultrasound. That makes me happy and makes me wonder if I am going to continue my streak of big babies.
So in conclusion, I have a very healthy baby.......BOY in there! Oh, I can't wait to snuggle him and kiss his sweet face!
This facial expression cracks me up because his older brother (who is only 2) is known for these really disgruntled faces. I call it his "Sean Connery" look because the boy can work his eyebrows. And it looks like littlest brother can pull a "Sean Connery" look just as well. :)
We are hoping to have a 4D scan done with this one, since we never did it with the other two. Most places say between 28-32 weeks are the best time. Since I am a small person and my babies do tend to be larger, she says anytime between 26-28 weeks would be the best for me. That way his features wouldn't be squished. So, thinking that here in about 6.5 weeks I can get another glimpse of this precious baby makes me so happy.
Name to be announced shortly. DH has to go over the list one more time, but I think it's pretty much set.
I'll never fully breathe a sigh of relief until he is born and in my arms, but I left the office really content and happy. :)
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