Week 17 CheckupWe were happy to see you again. This was the first time Grandma saw you... in fact, this was the first time Grandma saw any baby on the ultrasound, and she was simply ecstatic.
You've grown a great deal since the last time we saw you. Just your head alone measured at 4 centimeters (1 and 3/4 of an inch) transcranially. That was almost the length of your entire body 6 weeks ago!!We saw your heart (heart beat at 130), your stomach, and the two hemispheres of your brain. According to the ultrasound technician, you were "sitting" on the uterine wall with you legs open and waving your arms. One thing I noticed was how "fluid" your movements were this time in comparison to how "jerky" they were a month ago (been busy practicin', haven't ya?!) We saw very clear fingers and toes, and Grandma commented that you seem to have long limbs and big feet. The technician tried every angle to see if we could get a peek between your legs, but the best we could see was a little "bump" that might be the penis.
Dr. Liu said the results of amniocentesis will give us a definite answer. In other words, we'll be able to buy/make things for you in about a month's time. How exciting!!!
4 comments:
Oh my goodness! Peanut sure has grown!! So sweet, and how fun for Grandma! I think that definitely looks like a BOY! Wow! I'll wait until it's confirmed.....as soon as it is I can get started on that thing I'm making!! ;-D
What a great ultrasound picture! I was actually thinking boy because of the heartbeat. Natalie's and Maggie's were always 150-160 beats per minute. I think boys are slightly slower. (In more ways than one, haha!)
That's a wives-tale Juli, there's no proof. Duh.
And I don't think Kate is gonna' let you get away with that zinger! If Peanut IS a boy, you're including him!! ;-p~
Shellee, can we know what you're gonna make? I'm soooooooo curious!!!
Juli, I thought it was the other way around: girls' heart beat under 140 and boys above 140... Ha ha, it just show how little we know....
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