Half Way - 20 weeks

A couple of days ago, I had my highly anticipated gender scan, but believe it or not, our little one's gender was actually the last thing we were thinking about. Nug was able to come with me for the first time which was wonderful, and I know we both appreciated each others support. Before you start to think there is something wrong, let me say, there's definately not. I'll get to our baby in a minute but first I just want to take a moment to think about friends of ours who were forced to say good-bye to their growing little one this week, far too soon. I can't even begin to imagine what they are going through but our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with them, with love.

With everything now in perspective, we are even more grateful for the excellent health of our growing baby. I'll take heartburn and a sore back any day. Our appointment went really well, and the scan showed our beautifully developing little 300 gram alien! The heartbeat is still loud and strong, and its weight and anatomy measurements are all right on track. In the ultrasound picture above, you can see the spine, and the stomach (the black circle), and the doctor has put the cursor where its heart was beating. Because of the position the baby is in, Dr Katayama still couldn't get a visible of the boy/girl parts, but from the angles he could get, he said he is 90% sure its a girl....

We're both very excited! Nug wants her to have certain personality attributes of his so they can drive me crazy together, and I want to have a little friend who likes girly things and doesn't care about cricket! Would you believe we're already in negotiations regarding what sports she'll play?

My tummy is getting a little bit bigger every week, and I find that I am ALWAYS hungry. When your husband's reaction to your growing stomach (at a small 18 weeks, I might add!) is, 'Oh my god, that is bad,' it doesn't instill a lot confidence (he quickly back tracked and said it just 'caught him by surprise'), but now that he has seen (and heard) her, I think he might just believe I am in fact pregnant, and not just getting fat and lazy! All jokes aside, we are very lucky and are really enjoying this time. I can feel her moving around all the time, and I can't wait til Nug can start feeling those kicks and pokes too.