Baby W Update!

Today I had another ultrasound! That's three so far, and I feel pretty lucky because unless you are having complications you usually only have two. I will have another one probably sometime in April as well to determine the sex.

 

The place I went today was not my regular OBGYN, but they did my first ultrasound. It's sort of like a pregnancy counseling center, and they had some nurses in for training today. I guess I was the specimen, ha ha. Everyone there is super nice- and it lasted around 45 minutes which is way longer than any of the previous ultrasounds I've had. I thoroughly enjoyed watching him/her bounce around, kick his/her legs, open and close his/her mouth - etc. It's absolutely amazing what you can see these days on that little screen!

 

This time, the baby actually looked like a baby, and less like a blob. I could distinctly make out a face, arms, legs, feet, hands, even his/her little nose!! The heartbeat was 168 and going strong. Slade was present for the entire thing, and he thought it was pretty cool (mostly the actual ultrasound machine itself.)

 

fig in comparison to the human hand

I only got three photos to share, but being there is person is way cooler. I can't believe this tiny little thing already has a personality. Here's some updates on my progress:

Measuring 11 weeks 5 days (though according to my due date, yesterday I was 11 weeks)

Baby is 1 1/2 inch long, the size of a fig!
I'm starting to get some energy back (I hope for good) and I still can't stand to eat meats


This pregnancy is zooming right on by! Next week I'll finally ending the first trimester. I'm not in a hurry at all though, I'm trying to enjoy this time with the baby I already have and smother him with as much attention as possible before his new sibling steals the spotlight!

 

 

close up of head & arm