"Wild Thing"

Today we had our 20 week ultrasound at Tripler, and it was great! Our little girl (confirmed again!) is already weighing in at 11oz! It feels like we were just measuring her weight in grams, not ounces! Before long, it'll be pounds! This ultrasound lasted about an hour, and they checked everything! The tech took all of her measurements, counted all of her fingers and toes (and the number of bones in each finger and toe!), checked all of her organs and major arteries, looked at all the different parts of her brain, made sure there is no cleft lip, and so on! I was amazed at what we could see! And our little girl is just perfect! Everything is right where it should be, and just the right size!

We had fun with her during the ultrasound, she was so active and moved around so much! We could see her stretching and rolling and kicking all over the place. And she had such a little attitude! She would roll over and stick her butt out at us, and of course she showed us her middle finger! The tech called her many things during the ultrasound like "fetus with attitude," "wild thing," and so on! She always seemed to be hiding the parts that the tech wanted to look at, and instead showing her a different part. When we were checking her heart, the baby decided to show her spine. She's taking charge already! Hopefully not a sign of what's to come!

My favorite part of the ultrasound was looking at her feet- I love her little feet and toes! As soon as the tech saw her feet, she asked us "Ok, which one of you has the long second toe?" Of course, they belong to me. She has my toes already! I can't believe that we can already tell which one of us she gets her features from (or at least, that particular feature).

After the ultrasound, I had a checkup with the midwife, and everything was good there, too! My belly is measuring perfectly and the baby's heart sounds great! We could even hear her kicking me!

So everything is great, the baby is doing great, and I'm feeling good most of the time! Hopefully we'll be moving soon, and I'll be able to start working on the nursery!