I am officially halfway through this pregnancy. I am 20 1/2 weeks to be exact. Aside from all the typical pregnancy complaints, everything is looking good so far. There is no hiding the baby bump anymore - in fact I am already measuring a bit bigger than average (no surprise here). I am being brave and actually posting a belly pic. In previous pregnancies, I have not been very compliant with requests for pregnant belly pictures. I don't like how I look when I'm pregnant. So, the fact that I'm actually posting this at this stage is kind of a big deal.
About a week ago, I had the traditional 20 week ultrasound. It's looking like this baby is already full of personality. At a 13 week ultrasound, baby stuck his tongue out at us. Last week, we watched him jab himself between the eyes with his hand, and just wouldn't cooperate for the poor technician. I had to get up and walk around to try and get baby to move positions 3 times during the ultrasound. He finally cooperated just enough for the technician to be able to get the pictures/measurements she needed. When the doctor came in to talk to us, he said everything looked good. Baby is weighing in at just under a pound, which is a little big for his gestational age, but not alarmingly so. Lengthwise, they didn't give me a measurement, but they did say he's measuring about a week ahead of schedule, and has really long arms and legs. I'm not surprised - my other two were the same way. He also has the same head shape as Matt and Joseph, and his side profile looks pretty similar to my other two kids' ultrasound pictures. At the very end of the ultrasound, he finally let us verify gender. At an ultrasound at 13 weeks, we were able to see what appeared to be BOY parts. This time, he still appears to be a boy. Consistency is good!
See that white, semi-horizontal oval shaped blob above baby's neck? That's his hand, and this picture was taken right after he jabbed himself in the face with that hand. This little guy is already pretty strong, and moves ALL the time. I can already SEE some of his kicks and punches if I watch my belly long enough. Both boys are so excited to be getting a little brother - though Darren has made it clear that he still NEEDS a sister (Ha! I'm not promising anything!). Anyway, we are all anxious to meet this little guy in just over 4 months.
