The most exciting thing that has happened in the past week is knowing that I no longer have to use gender neutral terms and pronouns and can begin using boy words!! The ultrasound was an indescribable experience (one of many thus far and yet to come) but I'll give it a shot. With us for the appointment were my Mom and Sally, my Dad, Beth, Bob and Kelly. Bob-o and Kim were with us via speaker phone! The room was warm and inviting and looked more like a tv room than an office. There were comfy looking over stuffed couches, big tv screens and a projection screen so everyone got a good look at the ultrasound. Seeing the BOY again was nothing less than amazing. With the 3D you could see his facial features, arms, fingers, legs, umbilical cord (ok you get the point...). With the 4D we were able to see him in motion--stretching his neck, throwing an arm over his head, moving his legs, opening his mouth and smiling! It didn't take long for the technician to give us the verdict--BOY...all boy. Against all of my worrying--the little guy was very willing to cooperate and show us his stuff. The rest of the time (25 min or so) was spent watching him. Thankfully we have it all on DVD (which we've made copies to share)! We were also given a dozen pictures and have copies as well.
Time for the serious stuff....
Week 18- This week buddy boy is about 5 1/2 inches long-the length of a bell pepper- and weighs about 7 ounces. So while there wasn't much growth in length, we've definitely packed on the ounces. He continues to flex his arms and legs (which I can feel now!) and his ears are finally done moving. He'll also begin to practice yawning and may even hiccup now and then. A thin layer of myelin (a protective coating) begins to form around his nerves and will continue to do so until a year after he's born. Finger prints have also fully formed by the end of this week.
This pregnancy continues to be a wonderful experience! Thank you for being so involved and ready to share it with us!
much love,
Justin, Robin and Jaxon =)
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