We hit 20 weeks on Saturday, and are now officially halfway through the pregnancy. What I'm assuming is the easy half. So far, things have been wonderful. I have been embarrassingly healthy, and currently feel fantastic! I feel a little nervous even saying it, for fear I'll be eating my words before I know it. But I'm going to enjoy the blessing while it lasts. We went to the hospital this morning for our 20 week ultrasound, and got to spend about 45 minutes looking at the Littlest on TV. This was the anatomy scan where they check everything -- head, eyes, nose, heart chambers, kidneys, bladder, diaphragm, stomach, spine, arms and legs, fingers and toes. We watched our Little One kick and wiggle while the technician recorded all the vital stats. Everything looks good. It's little heart is beating away at about 171 beats per minute. We made sure the tech knew that we didn't want to know the sex, but I'm not going to say it wasn't tempting to take a peek and see if we could see anything. But we stayed true to our decision, and Baby Clem remains a mystery until the big unveiling on D-Day in February.Here are a few pics of the Littlest from this morning. They aren't great...just profile shots. The Littlest is laying on its back, and the head is at the left side of the picture facing up. In the first one, you can kind of make out an arm in the center of the picture, and a leg bent up on the far right side. I know, I know...it's kind of a baby Rorschach test. Please don't feel bad if it just looks like a black and white blob to you...it kind of does to us too.
Well, we're back from Asia and certainly have some catching up to do!
Somewhere between 17 and 18 weeks, my tummy popped out a bit. Before that, it mostly looked like I just ate a big breakfast. Then, sometime in that week, Baby Clem decided it was time to stop making mommy look pudgey, and let her actually look preggo. So, the tummy, while still modest, is definitely more prominent. Hallelujah! No longer any need for the t-shirt I was thinking of making that says "I'm not fat, I'm just pregnant." :)
We had a check up on Thursday with my OB, and all is well. We didn't get to see the Littlest, but we did get to hear the heartbeat pounding away at about 150 beats a minute. We are getting ready to schedule our BIG ultrasound for sometime in the next two weeks. This is where they check out all the little parts to make sure everything is developing properly. It's also the appointment where you can find out the sex of the baby...however, as most of you know, we're waiting until the Littlest makes its appearance in February to find out. Anyway, we should have good pics of Baby Clem pretty soon...which I know you all would much rather see then tedious pictures of me and my very slowly expanding tum. Just be patient! Weeks 19 and 17 are below...-TraceWeek 19
Week 17
