Hi Guys!

 

Hi guys!!!

(Head is on the right this time, btw... when the tech said "oh, nice side profile!" I was like "huh....?" until she pointed it out... I was expecting his head to be on the left side I guess since that's where it was last time.  And does anyone know what the thing in the middle is? Is that his arm? If so, where are his fingers?)

Surprised? I almost was!  I almost completely forgot that I had an appointment today, which is totally unlike me because I'm usually counting down the days until each appointment where we get to see our Floodling.  My mind has been like a sieve lately though, as I hear is pretty typical.  Thankfully one morning this week it occured to me that it had been almost a month since we'd found out we were having a boy... which meant it was about time for another appointment with the high risk docs.

I have to see the high risk doctor monthly for scans to check Floodling's growth.  Because of my CF and the possibility that I'm not getting enough oxygen they want to make sure that he's growing properly.

Thankfully things look great right now!  He weighs about one pound, which is completely average for 22 weeks.  In fact I got my "Your Belly at 22 Weeks" e-mail today which told me he should weigh 1 pound exactly! I asked this time how they get the weight- she said it's based on an estimate from measurements of the head, belly, and thigh.

Everything else checked out too... cerival length, location of the placenta, amount of amniotic fluid were all great.  If you haven't figured it out by now I am by nature a worry wart, and having been through one miscarriage already really doesn't help that aspect of my personality.  It was great to hear that all those things were normal because at various points in time I have convinced myself that they are not.... yeah... I'm great at doing that :P 

I did find out that Floodling is kind of upside down down right now.  She said it was nothing to be concerned about, but asked me if I have had to go to the bathroom a lot lately.... and I totally have!  The urge to pee was pretty bad up until the beginning of the second trimester when it seemed to ease a little (I've read that's normal... as baby kind of "ascends" into the abdomen he doesn't press on the bladder as much any more, until the space is just too limited again).  Well, lately it seems that I have to go all the time!  The other day I noted that I went three times within one hour!  The urge seems to be worse if I'm up and walking around as opposed to sitting- I can hardly make it through a half hour walk at the gym without needing to run to the restroom!  The tech said that he'll hopefully (for my sake) wiggle himself out of that position eventually.

And just in case you were wondering, we're still 100% sure he's a boy.  Unsurprisingly I started to worry about what would happen if they were wrong last time.  I hear stories of that happening, and people on a forum I read post pics asking if the "stuff" is actually a penis, or just the umbilical cord.  Well, the first thing the tech this time said was "oh yes, he's definitely a boy! You can see the scrotum and penis right there!".  So I'm pretty convinced now that we're 100% okay going ahead and painting in blues and what not.

On a side note, I'm wondering how long my belly button is going to last... and by that I mean how long it will remain "innie" before it "pops out".  It feels so tight lately and there's really hardly a belly button there... it's so shallow!  Curious if my mom "popped" too.... I hear not everyone does.

Another foot pic... I can't resist!  Baby feet are too cute!  I think this is what has been bumping my belly button lately!