Our most exciting OB appointment has come and gone, and we are so thrilled to be waiting for a baby girl! We have decided to name her Harper Snow. Our 18 week appointment consisted of the usual (pee test, blood pressure, and 5 second chat with the doctor), but most important, a 15 minute-ish anatomy ultrasound. The tech measured the head and the bones, and looked at all different views of the spine and heart. Baby has looooong legs, and weighs 9oz (things I have ready for week 18 estimate the baby to be around 6oz...yikes). We were told the placenta is low at this point, but the doctor said that as the uterus grows, it usually moves up. The tech was also unable to get a good view of the aortic arch, because the baby was in a tight ball during our whole ultrasound. This means we get another ultrasound at our 22 week visit :)
Today, my father in law took pictures of us with balloons as our "gender reveal." They turned out really nice. This new information about our baby has fired up my desire to shop!! My belly is starting to grow, and now all we do is wait for our next appointment in June!
The past few weeks have gone really well, pregnancy wise. I don't think I've felt sick at all, and I haven't been too tired. The baby started moving around this week and I can DEFINITELY feel it. Last night, we were laying in bed and I laid my husband's hand over my belly while the baby was going crazy and he could even feel her moving from the outside! I didn't think it would be that strong until later. I am finally starting to look pregnant, definitely feeling pregnant, and can really start to plan and decorate since we know exactly what we are having!
