Today was probably one of the most exciting days so far. We went for your check up and we got to see you in 4D. Granted, you are blurry and probably still nothing like you will end up looking like when you are born. However, to go from that black and white image to having some depth was awesome. I think you were grinning at us because you were blocking all the shots. Apparently, you are a little acrobat - your feet were up over your head! You were blocking the shot with your legs and if that wasn't enough, you threw an arm in there too for more coverage. I told your dad that you are definitely his child - hiding from the camera. You are a big fat pig. You went from 12 oz at our last appointment to 1 lb 6 oz this appointment. Almost doubled!! Your head and your gut are measuring 2 weeks later than the rest of you. Your legs, though, are measuring normal. See, more signs that you are your dad's kid - big head and little legs :) Oh, and you are definitely still a boy. She pointed it out again. I think that will be the pattern at every appointment!
All is well with you & he said he doesn't need to see us for 4 weeks. He would see us sooner if we wanted but we are comfortable where we are - I can feel you moving and we always have our heart beat monitor if we get worried. Our next visit will put you at a whopping 26 weeks. I asked him for worst case scenario if something happened now. My understanding is that they wouldn't do a ton for you for another 2 weeks. But, in 2 weeks, if my water broke, they would try to keep you in there cooking as long as they could barring any infection. Apparently, your amniotic fluid is not a big of a necessity after 24 weeks because your lungs are at a point where you could make it. We are not thinking there are any problems but I needed to know what our process would be if there were. They said you are still sewed up nice and tight in there - no changes.
It is fall now and it is your mom's favorite time of year so your blog is now all in fall colors. Your Uncle Tyler helped me perfect it so it doesn't look bad and all blends together. See - not bad having a smart techy dude around, huh?
That is about it from outside the womb. I will wrap up with telling you how happy you made me today. Seeing your nose and mouth and eyes in 4D was amazing. I worry a tad about your big schnauzer - seems a little wide to me. Hopefully, it will become proportionate to your head soon. haha. All joking aside, that photo made my heart swell with such happiness and joy that life with you here is now pretty much unimaginable to me. I just can't imagine what the depth of my feelings will be for you if one stinking photo can make me want to cry like a baby.
