We had the detailed anatomical ultrasound this morning. This time Curtis came along to watch, which was a big thrill for him. The most important thing is that it appears that the baby is developing normally: beating heart (149 bpm!), functioning kidneys, spinal cord & brain doing fine, arteries and veins developing, placenta & umbilical cord doing their jobs. In the pictures we can see two arms, two legs (even the bones inside them: ribs, radius & ulna in the arms, femur, etc!), and even all five fingers on one hand. It was so cool to see! By their estimates, the little one is 17 weeks along, which is still in the general vicinity of an August 27-30th due date.
The other thing that the scan showed is that it looks like the baby will be a boy! No more Gadget baby for us, we'll probably be calling him Gavin from here on out. That's going to take a little getting used to!
Glad to hear thing are going so well for Gavin, how are you holding up?
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