Ryan and I were so incredibly excited to find out if Baby B was a He or a She. To top it off we were getting the good news on my birthday. We both took the day off to have a full day of celebration. The ultrasound was at 9:30am and I woke up early with butterflies. This whole pregnancy I maintained the idea that I would be happy with a girl or a boy but before the ultrasound I started to worry that I might have subconscious feelings one way or the other. What if the ultrasound tech said, "It's a boy!" and I started to cry...... These were my pre-ultrasound jitters.
During the ultrasound our little Baby B was not exactly cooperative. The head was pointed downwards with the face tucked between the uterine wall and placenta. The baby was then laying faced down on the placenta like it was a body pillow, totally cuddled up around it. The baby's genitals were at the exact point of my belly button. The baby's feet were in my right ribcage. Also, baby was wiggling around like crazy, even though baby would not move the face away from the placenta/uterine wall. We were at the ultrasound for over two hours. The doctors were having me jump up and down and roll all around in different positions trying to get Baby B to move away from the placenta so they could get a better view. No such luck. They were finally able to see the genitals....IT'S A GIRL! but we never got to see baby's profile. When we found out it was a girl a feeling came over me like, "duh, no surprise there" even though it was a total surprise. It almost felt like I knew we were having a girl all along even though I totally didn't. Ryan felt the same way except he was more sure that we were having a girl in the first place. Next time I will listen to him from the start.
Our babygirl looks completely healthy! The doctor said that she is at the 50% growth rate for almost everything except head size. Our little girl has a small head--only 20% percentile--which I think is hilarious because she did not get that from my genes. Due to Baby B being so uncooperative we will have to go back from another ultrasound in a few weeks. I thought this would be the last time seeing baby in utero but now we get to see her one more time.
Here is the one cute picture we did get:
To celebrate for the rest of the day we went on a walk on the waterfront, went out to lunch, Ryan took me shopping, and then out to dinner. Ryan surprised me with roses and a very romantic night. It was a very special day. We also toured a daycare and got our names on the waiting list. Can you believe there is a waiting list 8 months before we need to utilize and center! We are crossing our fingers babygirl gets accepted. Now I am off to Los Angeles to watch my little sister graduate.
During the ultrasound our little Baby B was not exactly cooperative. The head was pointed downwards with the face tucked between the uterine wall and placenta. The baby was then laying faced down on the placenta like it was a body pillow, totally cuddled up around it. The baby's genitals were at the exact point of my belly button. The baby's feet were in my right ribcage. Also, baby was wiggling around like crazy, even though baby would not move the face away from the placenta/uterine wall. We were at the ultrasound for over two hours. The doctors were having me jump up and down and roll all around in different positions trying to get Baby B to move away from the placenta so they could get a better view. No such luck. They were finally able to see the genitals....IT'S A GIRL! but we never got to see baby's profile. When we found out it was a girl a feeling came over me like, "duh, no surprise there" even though it was a total surprise. It almost felt like I knew we were having a girl all along even though I totally didn't. Ryan felt the same way except he was more sure that we were having a girl in the first place. Next time I will listen to him from the start.
Our babygirl looks completely healthy! The doctor said that she is at the 50% growth rate for almost everything except head size. Our little girl has a small head--only 20% percentile--which I think is hilarious because she did not get that from my genes. Due to Baby B being so uncooperative we will have to go back from another ultrasound in a few weeks. I thought this would be the last time seeing baby in utero but now we get to see her one more time.
Here is the one cute picture we did get:
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| Baby stretching out her finger's on her right hand. She would make a fist and then extend her fingers repeatedly but she consistently left her thumb extended. |
What a beautiful birthday!! One you'll never forget!! Congrats on making it to the half way point, it doesn't seem that long ago that we were at our anatomy ultrasound with Henry. Enjoy every minute. And congrats to Lilly!
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