We prefer ugly ripe tomatoes, actually. But heirlooms are tasty!
ps: I like to use exclamation points! a! lot!
My appointment was at 10am this morning, and I was obviously excited about finding out what we were having, but was also nervous about any issues with my placenta since it was sooooo disobedient with Lucy. I was just crossing fingers and praying that everything was a-okay.
Got there and checked in – weight [+7lbs so far], blood pressure was great, and hemoglobin level was 12.1, which is SO good because I struggled with anemia with Lucy. Of course, we realized later that the anemia was pointing at the placental abruption.
Went back within minutes for the ultrasound.
First things first, my placenta is perfect. No signs of placenta previa or separation. PHEW!! I can’t tell you how relieved I was to hear that all is well this time.
Secondly, the baby looks amazing. Heart, bones, spine, cerebral fluid, nose bone, kidneys, bladder … it was all absolutely perfect.
And then it was time for the gender scan, and there was no guessing. HE was not shy, and it was not hard to see that he is, in fact, a bouncing baby boy. Actually, when the ultrasound tech was checking my cervix during the ultrasound, she said that his boy part was right there on the screen, and she was trying to fly through that part so I wouldn’t see it. But since I’ve never seen one of those on an ultrasound, I didn’t realize it. Ha!!
I’m not going to post it here, because … well, it’s boy parts. But here is his foot!
Now, I get to go shopping!! On the OTHER side of the Target kids department!!
post is named after current size of baby
