Richard and I had our 18-20 week ultrasound yesterday, and we found out that the lovely little creature in my stomach is a boy! And a very healthy looking boy at that. No markers for any problems, and all his parts in the right places.
His overall length is about 26 cm (almost the length of a ruler) right now, but he spends most of his time curled up like this playing with his toes.
We had thought this was 19 weeks and 4 days, but according to his measurements it was 19 weeks and 6 days, making today officially the halfway point. His arms and legs actually measured closer to 21 weeks, but I'm sure that's just because he's going to be tall like his dad.
During one of his breaks from kicking my very full bladder (I guess it was taking up his personal space) we got a sweet picture of his tiny foot. It's about 3cm long right now (just over an inch).I hadn't realized how enamored I would be with this little guy, but I could just look at these pictures of him for hours and never get bored. I thought I understood how much I would just adore this little creature, but it turns out that reality is something altogether different.
This is my favorite picture. It shows his nose, lips and chin. If you tilt your head to the left its a little easier to make it out. I just love the glimpse into what our little boy looks like.
I think for both Richard and I, the best part of the ultrasound was the huge yawn the baby let out at the very end. It was like he was working very hard to make sure we got all the good angles and was ready for a nap. It was the sweetest thing.
