well...

baby h3b is a little boy :) he was very cooperative this morning and more than willing to show off the necessary bum shot. he wasn't however, willing to lay on his back and show us a profile of his face, so we have to go back in 4 weeks to get a better look at the features. they aren't worried, but they like to get a good idea of everything and he just wasn't having it this morning.

the u/s tech said "she has a great heartbeat" or something to that effect before telling us the gender and i didn't know if she just says one or the other randomly, so i had no idea what to expect. to be honest, i knew baby h3b was a boy, but when she showed us for sure, it was so surreal. mr. h3b gave me a playful tap and started openly clapping (practically jumping up and down). he is one proud daddy-to-be!

we got a few pictures, but i'm sad that we didn't get to see a good picture of his face. i'm relieved to go see him again and i hope next time he cooperates! the other "low" point was when the u/s tech said, are you sure you're only 20 weeks? you look so big! um, yep, thanks.

the tech said everything looks fantastic. baby h3b is in the 45%, measuring right on track. we saw all 4 chambers of the heart, heard the heartbeat (u/s and doppler), and got a good look at the bottom of the feet (adorable!), the spine, and all of the limbs. my dr. is pleased with my progress and said i wasn't big at all.

i'll take that :)