baby ole :: week 20

halfway! and we had our first ultra sound and.... it's a BOY!!! crazy!! i didn't think i had any preconceived notions on what gender it was until the ultra sound tech said "well, there's your gender" and it was very clearly a boy. i guess i really really thought it was a girl/that we'd have a girl first. i was shocked and had to keep saying "it's a boy" for days afterwards.

i went into the ultra sound about to pee my pants (as i had to have a full bladder). luckily, when she put the camera on she was able to see how "full" i was and quickly let me go to the bathroom. then came the fun stuff: seeing baby ole. we got to see it all: face (skull), arms, hands, spine, belly, heart, brain, legs, feet, placenta, gender. we got pictures of each except his profile (which is what i really wanted to see). he kept putting his arms and hands in front of his face and moving. and then when she left for a little bit and came back to try again, he had buried his face farther in. little stinker. all was normal and looked great. 10 fingers and toes, 4 chambers of the heart, 2 sides of the brain, great blood flow through the cord and spine.

he was very active and wouldn't sit still but is measuring average and right on his due date. he is also a very proud little boy according to the tech. :) there was no mistaking his gender and she didn't even have to tell us it was so obvious. i'm so happy to know and be able to plan a little further. dinosaurs it is.

 after i got over some of the shock of having a boy (or perhaps to help with it) i decided to craft something for him. mom wanted to get started on his aphgan and thus wanted me to go with her to joann to pick out yarn. so i took that opportunity to pick up some boy flannel to make burp clothes. i was pretty excited to find ninja turtle, dinosaur (his room theme) and sports.

here are some of the ultra sound pictures:

here's his face/skull

 and with his mouth open :)





here's the best profile we got, blurry tho.

arm and hand 

 foot

 and gender :)

How far along: 20 weeks

How big is baby: size of a banana

Weight gain/loss: 7-9 pounds

Stretch marks: none

Sleep: still sleeping pretty well

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: nothing, still really loving fresh fruit & veggies

Movement: feeling movement daily

What I'm loving: the weather and the end of softball (and so much driving) coming soon. and getting used to the thought of having a son (momma's boy?) :] 

Symptoms: still lots of pubic bone/muscle pain and rear hip pain after softball and while walking. 

 

What I'm looking forward to:  having a normal, less driving schedule. being home more. my cousin andrew's wedding in duluth.

Best moment of the week: the gender reveal!

How I'm feeling: sore, tired, hurting and still in shock that he's a boy!