Surprise, Surprise

Today we had an elective 2D ultrasound to 'confirm' the gender.... well it was definitely confirmed as a ..... GIRL! Talk about a shock. We have to start all over with name choices and nursery decorating. The ultrasound was lots of fun we got some good video of her sucking her thumb, then she fell asleep and would not wake up for us so that was the end of that. We took some of the better video clips and put them in a shorter video to share.

19 Week Ultrasound Check

On Friday we had our "big" ultrasound to check on the baby. The tech measured and checked the heart, head, brain, umbilical cord, arms, legs, stomach, and everything else. All looks great! The weight is estimated at 10 ounces right now. She said the baby was very wiggly and I got in trouble for drinking orange juice to make sure the baby was moving.... she could not get a good view of the heart valves so we have to have another one later, oops..... but we did see the 4 chambers in the heart. Unfortunately the tech lady said she was not able to confirm the sex as a boy. Rann says she was mad at me for the orange juice so maybe she didn't really try. The heartbeat was 124 beats per minute. And the theory is that a heartbeat under 140 is usually a boy... We get our next ultrasound at the Dr. office in 8 weeks but we are looking into getting an extra one done at a 3D clinic before then to make sure he is a boy and to get some better pictures. We only got 3 pictures this time and the are not good or maybe we are spoiled by the high tech pictures we got previously at the fertility clinic. I will post the best picture we got.
As for me the Dr. says that everything is growing just right. I am feeling lots of kicking (taps) and other movement everyday now. It is nice at this point and not bothersome yet. I am gaining about 1 pound per week and my belly is definitely getting bigger. We started a video of the belly pictures we have been taking and will continue to take through the end. We are also adding that to the post today... enjoy.