Monday, December 22, 2008

20 weeks down, 20 weeks to go (?)

Today we saw Dr. Ritter for our 20-week appointment and ultrasound. We decided to not find out if we're having a boy or girl but loved seeing all of his/her features in greater detail! Our favorite part was seeing all of the baby's fingers and toes! The baby is now about 15 ounces and (we're guessing) is between 6-7 inches long. We were thankful that the blood work/screenings that Kim had last appointment all came back with normal results.


The technician commented on the baby's long fingers and toes.

The baby's heart beat steadily at 140 bpm ... right in the normal range. The technician also showed us the four chambers of the heart.

Okay ... you'll need to use a little imagination. This is our baby's little face covered in part by an arm/hand. The mouth is slightly open -- you'll see a black slit in the upper middle. Directly to the left and a little higher is where is the nose is. Right above this is an eye (socket).


3 comments:

Becky said...

My prediction is a boy based on the heartbeat. Has anyone else been making predictions? Glad to hear that everything is going well!

Dave and Elizabeth said...

I can't believe you're at the halfway point already!! You look great, and I just LOVE the ultrasound pictures! After having tons of "extra" ultrasound pictures because of the "complications" I had I can see everything so clearly now! He/She looks great and it's great to hear everything is going well! Merry Christmas!

The Bowins said...

What are your cravings (if any)? I'd also like to get "in" on the guessing game of boy/girl...but I need information before I wager a guess! :) Glad all is going well, love seeing how you two are preparing!