Doctor appointment: 20 week ultrasound

Our baby is looking "smart, limber and awesome", according to some choice words the woman doing our ultrasound used today! :) Well, we have a feeling the smart comment after looking at the brain was not much more than a warm fuzzy, but she really meant the limber part (see last photo labeled "foot over face" and notice the baby's hand appears to be holding the foot!) and we like to think she meant the awesome part too!

She pointed out a few key features that help ease the serious concerns at this stage about our baby having some of the main abnormalities they check for, so that was wonderful to hear. That part made me start to cry. It was just nice hearing any kind of reassurance. All four chambers in the heart looked good and the baby’s fingers and toes are all accounted for (no, he or she isn't missing a big toe in photo four, it's just bending!). Seeing the details of the spine was really cool too. As we had planned, we did not succumb to the suspense getting the better of us and still opted not to find out what we are having. It wasn't clear anyway, so even better for us knowing that no one could have spilled the beans accidentally. I've gained nine pounds, and even though that's normal, I can't help but wonder how many more will be packed on in the second half!

Everything combined made for an extremely surreal and moving event today. Our eyes could not stop staring at the monitor and we are both so in love with our baby. We met with our doctor after the ultrasound and he said that everything looked fantastic!