Thursday, November 11, 2010

19 Weeks and still a mystery

We had our 19 week ultrasound yesterday evening.

Baby was not very cooperative. It's legs were closed so the technician felt that she didn't get a very good look to know what the gender is. Also, baby's face was facing the placenta so we didn't really get to see it's face. I was a little disappointed that baby didn't cooperate because I felt like we didn't get to see any of the fun stuff (for example, the face, the feet, the hands, the gender, etc).

The technician did write down her guess, but she stressed that the guess was not 100% accurate. We're still going to go with our plan to reveal the guess on Christmas day, but we're not going to completely count on it and we'll wait to buy anything gender specific until there's another ultrasound. Due to the fact that we already know I'll be having another C-section, we also know that I'll have another ultrasound or two. I guess maybe this baby is meant to be a surprise after all.

However, I should stress that we saw all of the really important stuff. We saw all of the vital body parts and organs, and the baby was happy to show us it's healthy heart over and over again. We got a really good look at the strong, beating, 4 chamber heart! :) The heartrate was in the 140s. Baby was measuring at 19 weeks and 1 day. Right on track! As much as I complain about not getting to see the "fun stuff", I am SOOO much more thankful that we got good news and that we got to see that baby is healthy! That's all we really hoped and prayed for.

Here are the 3 pictures they sent home with us:




So, until Christmas or another ultrasound, we don't know who this baby is. But we do know that he or she is healthy, and we love him or her so much already and can't wait to name him or her.

5 comments:

Courtney said...

BOY!

Who am I kidding? It's a girl

Jenn @ Knee-Deep in Munchkin Land said...

I asked Hudson today if you were having a boy or a girl, and he responded, "Girl!" =) Oh lord, help us all if we add granddaughter #5 to the mix.

Becky said...

SO happy your baby is healthy and happy Christine! That's all you could ever ask for, what a blessing! That being said, I know it must be disappointing not seeing the "fun stuff"! My vote is for a girl too....=)

Dareth said...

I am so happy to hear you have a happy, healthy baby in there. He or she might be a little jokester. Lots of fun to come:)

Anonymous said...

Yay!! The pictures are great!! =) I'm just excited that all looks good and baby is happy and kicking in there!!! =) Prayers continue for this new little baby Howard!!!
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