Anatomy Sonogram

A lot happened in week 18! I finally caved and bought some maternity jeans. They are not as bad as I originally thought and I am much more comfortable in them, although, I was enjoying wearing sweat pants everyday:) My bump is making some progress, in the right clothes the bump looks like a baby bump rather then a beer belly! We put up our tree and decorated our place for the first time in four years! The most exciting part of the week was feeling Nugget move!! The first few times I felt something I was not sure if it was him or just my stomach rumbling but the other morning I knew for sure it was him. I felt a little kick and when I looked down at my belly I felt it again a few more times and could see my belly move where I felt the kicks! I have a felt it a few more times since then. The movements are too subtle for Lucas to feel but I am sure that will come soon enough:)

     

Today at 19weeks and 1day was our level 2 anatomy scan to check all his little parts and make sure he is measuring within normal expectations. Everything looked great! His heart was beating at a rate of 136 and we were able to see the 4 chambers of the heart and the blood being pumped through. The tech was able to show us his bladder, kidneys, diaphragm, brain, spine, umbilical cord and the placenta. We were able to tell that his eyes were open because the tech pointed out his retina! We also confirmed his male status even though it was pretty obvious on the last scan, we wanted to make sure. Lucas is completely convinced that he will be a thumb sucker since this will be the third time it appears that his thumb is in his mouth. His favorite position appears to be with his legs crossed, 1 hand by his head and 1 hand in his mouth. Nugget was a bit of a wiggle worm for the exam today and we were unable to get a profile shot nor a length measurement. His approximate weight was 10oz and all the other measurements of body parts put Nugget within normal range for his gestational age. At this week gestation most babies measure around 6 inches and are about the size of a large mango.

nugget with his closed hand right near his mouth (appears to be sucking his thumb)

you can see his retina

confirming nugget is a boy:)

legs crossed

chambers of the heart with blood flowing

brain

 

We also celebrated our first baby's 6th birthday today! Brody enjoyed his birthday by playing catch, going to the park and swimming with his brother, eating apples and carrots and getting a new bone:)