Snips and Snails, and Puppy Dogs Tails

It's a boy! 

Most people thought it would be a girl, but he surprised us! 

I think this Dr.'s visit was the most exciting next to the very first visit. During the ultrasound we were able to see all his little fingers & toes, his arms, legs, head and even his spine & ribs! We could see him moving his little arms and legs, but I still can't feel them due to the anterior placenta. I can only feel the large movements, but I feel them daily now. I usually feel him kicking around after I eat or when I eat something sweet. He LOVES watermelon and wiggles around a lot when I eat it.

In this one baby is clasping his hands. So cute! The ultrasound tech said she doesn't normally see babies doing this. I wonder if he'll still do this after he's born?

We have several of his little face. They don't offer the 3D ultrasound at my Dr.'s office but there is an independent place we can call in Westminster called First View Ultrasound I'm thinking of calling to schedule one. I believe even friends and family can sit in on them in stadium style seating on comfortable couches! How exciting!

At this visit Dr. Huynh measured my fundal height (from your pubic bone to the top of your uterus) for the first time. The top of my uterus is just at my bellybutton now and the fundal height measured 22cm. Your measurements are supposed to coincide with the weeks you are pregnant. So, technically I should've measured at 21cm, but the baby is also measuring a little bigger. Today, I am 21 weeks and 2 days, but the baby is measuring 21 weeks and 6 days. He's been measuring a little bit ahead pretty consistently. Dr. Huyhn said he's measuring in the 85 percentile, but she doesn't consider it big or out the ordinary until it's in the 90th percentile.

See how the bottom part of my bellybutton piercing is no longer inside my bellybutton!?

Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for hydration and nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies are most interested in tastes they've already experienced through amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you want your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.