This week- the 20th- marks the halfway point; we are now halfway to meeting our daughter and holding her in our arms! We had another sonogram this afternoon and got to see just how much Gwendoline has grown in the last month. Gone are the days when we could see her entire body in one frame- she's so big! Today's sonogram was the "anatomy scan," where the doctor counts and inventories all of Gwen's parts. Great news- they're all there and they include:
- 2 flailing arms
- 2 kicking legs
- 10 tiny fingers
- 10 tiny toes
- Big, juicy brain
And her stats measure up perfectly to what all the books and doctors say they should:
- About 7 inches long
- 11 ounces in weight
- Healthy heart rate of 141 beats per minute
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| Gwendoline Celeste at 20 weeks, 1 day |
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The last week and a half has been such a treat as I've been feeling the first of Gwen's little movements and the sweetest baby kicks you can imagine. Though I had felt small twinges and flutters in the preceding days, the definitive, that's-definitely-the-baby-and-not-gas moment came when I was sitting at my desk at work. After a long series of about 10 kicks over 15 minutes, I couldn't concentrate on anything for the rest of the afternoon! Jeph has been lucky enough to feel a few of her kicks himself and I think he is just as awed as I am. Today the doctor confirmed that her little legs and feet are positioned exactly where I've been feeling the bumps and nudges, so they're definitely kicks. We've got either a soccer star or ballerina on our hands- maybe both.
From the maternal health standpoint, I am finally feeling better! I've been steadily eating and gaining weight and nauseous moments are fewer and further between. I've also been off the anti-nausea drug Zofran for a full week- so far, so good. And that strange bump/lump in the side of my abdomen from last month? It simply can't be found now, praise God!
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| Gwen or Skeletor? She's staring at you. |
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| Baby bump at 19 weeks |
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| Double bumps! Amy @ 20 wks, Kerri @ 32 wks |
