20 weeks! and we have a.....

I’m half way there!! 20 weeks came more quickly than I expected, and I’m sure the next 20 will fly by!

This morning we had our anatomy scan and baby Roberts is a BOY!!!

 

 

See the penis? He wasn’t shy. He was flashing us almost the entire time the u/s tech was trying to take measurements and get shots of the other parts of his body.

Our Anatomy Scan overall was good but it got off to a rocky start.  When we walked in for the a/s the tech said, well because you have a coagulation issue we can tell you the sex today but you'll have to have a level 2 u/s in 4 weeks to check everything else. we were like um what? nobody ever told us about this. and of course she couldn't give us any answers. so at my 20 week appointment directly following the a/s the nurse practitioner said it’s probably nothing if I know that I don't have any sort of blood clotting issues, which I don't. she said a lot of times when you come from an infertility doctor they do all sorts of blanket blood tests and it probably is nothing. but I'm pissed my RE didn't tell me about this!!! my H is livid. and I don't blame my OB because the testing was done while I was still at the RE's.

 

And two of my H's brothers had coarctations of the aorta and so we also had to schedule a fetal echo cardiogram and a meeting with a genetic counselor.

 

But overall the baby looks good and is measuring right on. we saw all 4 chambers of the heart and the umbilical cord looks perfect. the brain and all other organs are where they're supposed to be and developed properly. so somewhat stressful but I left feeling OK about everything and happy I get to see baby again in a month.

I’ll leave you with another picture of the baby boy and my 20 weeks belly pictures!

· How far along are you? 20 weeks – half way done!!

· Total weight gain: I was weighed this morning and I’ve gained 4 pounds

· How big is baby? At my u/s this morning they said baby weighed 12 oz. the baby should be weighing between 10-12 right now. and is about the length of a bananna

· Maternity Clothes? Yes. I can still wear normal shirts though. I did hit up target and was disappointed by their selection. I found some cardigans on clearance though.

·Sleep? I love sleep.

·Best moment this week? Seeing baby this morning!!

·Movement? I am feeling some movement. More rolling than kicks though.

·Food Cravings? Nope. Although my friend and I were talking about chick-Fil-A last night and my mouth was totally watering

·Food aversions? Nothing.

·Labor Signs? Nothing

·Belly Button in or out? IN!

·What I miss? Nothing?

·What I’m looking forward to? Telling all our family tonight that baby is a boy!

·Milestone? We’re half way there!!

· Stretch Marks? Nothing yet