November 25th, 2013 – A New Level

    We had our level 2 ultrasound this morning.  If you haven’t had one before it is just a detailed ultrasound of the baby’s body parts and internal organs.  The whole thing takes about an hour and is relatively easy to go through.  They started with a transvaginal image of my cervix and then the rest was done through my abdomen.

Bringing the foot to mouth

    Our little boy has gotten quite large since we last saw him and he was reclining lengthwise across my abdomen taking a nap with his little ankles crossed when we started (which is how I generally sit when reclining).  It looks like he is growing well, he appeared to have all his parts and be healthy.  The tech had a hard time getting a shot of his little rump while he napped, but he eventually woke up and mooned us repeatedly.  We of course laughed.  He also decided to nom on his toes while we were watching.  Watching our little guy flip and get comfy was just amazing.  It was over far too quickly.  We got a few cute pictures of him, including the toe noming pic.  J 

    They didn’t give us an official report today, so we only have to go on what Doc could see.  We clearly saw that he has all 4 ventricles of his heart functioning well.  His spine is growing well and appeared to be closed.  He had 2 arms, hands, legs, feet, and appropriately placed genitals.  He has long legs like me and Doc’s tulip nose.  He has 2 kidneys and they appear to be functioning.  We saw his tiny stomach, his lungs, his bladder, we saw him swallow and play with his tongue.  All organs appeared to have safely made the journey from the umbilical cord into the correct places in his little body.  His tummy is currently the same size or slightly bigger than his head, so he still has some growing to do.  I can’t really explain the feeling of finally watching our son moving, growing, and so healthy. 

    At the start of the exam the tech asked the general questions about number of pregnancies and live births.  After we explained 0 live births she became quiet.  I can’t imagine how stressful it is to be the person who sees such horrible news play out in front of them.  She was visibly tense until we saw his little heart pumping.  Doc and I talked, laughed and shared our story with her.  She laughed with us when he woke up and mooned us.  By the end I think she was having a good day.  He already knows how to make people smile. J

Munching toes

    We are so crazy in love with our son already.  He still loves the sound of Doc’s voice.  He is a daddy’s boy already!  When he woke up and Doc was talking he quickly flipped so that his head was closest to Daddy’s voice.  He has been entertaining us with the timing of his kicks.  On Saturday he kicked me so much during church that I had to run to the bathroom for fear he would make me pee myself.  Then while we were singing the final song he kicked me so hard it made my voice jump, which of course had us giggling like little kids.  We can’t wait to meet him and learn all about him.  We are already amazed and awed by our special little guy.