Oh boy is right – Keith and I are having a baby BOY! At first I was a little concerned that our baby wouldn’t show the goods during the ultrasound (which I’ve heard can happen) but the first thing that popped up on the screen was our little boy showing his stuff. It feels so good to know what we’re having – even though we didn’t care either way. This just makes it easier to talk to our baby, which we’ve started doing. Actually, I’ve been talking to him and Keith has been singing. The same song over and over. It’s too cute and only slightly annoying for me. But I love it, and my two guys.
Everything else looked good on the anatomy scan – organs where they are supposed to be, heartbeat strong at 147 beats, legs and arms looking good. He was moving around so much, probably due to my love of orange juice in the morning. The only thing Baby Boy didn’t show us was his face; he didn’t have time for that. We saw one eye and that was it. He just wants it to be a surprise in May. I don’t mind. He weighs 14 ounces, which is normal for a baby at 20–21 weeks. I can’t believe he weighs almost a pound already!
Also, beginning on Wednesday I started feeling him move around. I probably couldn’t feel him moving before now because (a) it was too early in the process and (b) I’ve been sick with a cold that turned into asthmatic issues (I’m feeling much better now). It is so weird, like bubbles floating up in an area where bubbles don’t normally exist. Or like popcorn. Keith and I think we felt the baby on the outside, too! Last night, we were sitting on the couch and I felt Baby move so I grabbed Keith’s hand and put it on my belly. After a few moments we both felt a tap. Good enough for us – we felt our baby kick.