We had another ultrasound done this past Friday. I was 29 weeks that day so we were hoping for some good pictures. At first, he didn't want to cooperate. He had his hands, a foot, the cord and the placenta in the way. We were told we'd probably have to come back in a few weeks to try again, but then he started to move and we were able to finally get some shots. I also asked if the cord was in a bad place as it appeared to be right across his neck, the tech said no, it wasn't at all and would probably move before he came anyways.
So here he is, our new little munchkin, or "baby" as Christopher calls him.
A smile for the camera
A little camera shy
His hand in front of his face (that big blob in the bottom right is the placenta)
Profile shot. We watched this part live as well and as we watched he let out a big yawn, so cool. In this shot, he's on his back looking "up" and the top of his head is to the right.
Rubbing his eyes.
Another profile shot, same angle from before.
Face again
Another smile
Back to sleep
So he's doing really well. Strong heartbeat of 145. It's amazing when she can zoom onto his heart and see all the valves pumping and doing their job. You can even see the valves opening and closing like doors.
Now here's the fun part. He's measuring ahead, and way more ahead than he ever has which has been 2 days at most. I was 29 weeks the day of the appointment and he was measuring 30 weeks 2 days. 9 days ahead. Based on those measurements, his due date would be 11/2 but they aren't changing mine. He's in the 69th percentile which is great. According to the baby websites I look at, he should have been about 2 1/2 pounds on average. This child is already weighing 3lb 5oz. Crazy. These are all guesstimates so nothing is for sure till he's out and with us.
At this rate, he should be here between 8-9 weeks from this coming Friday. I can't believe it. I'm hoping he isn't as early as Christopher was (2 weeks) since we'd like to avoid another October birthday, but as we all know, it's all up to him.
I can't wait to meet this little one. Based on the ultrasound pictures, he looks very much like Christopher, button nose and big ol' cheeks :)
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