We had a wonderful sonogram and appointment today with Luke! Abby, Mark and I were very excited to be able to see him again, even though we've all been feeling him for quite some time.
The sonogram started out greats. He was very cooperative this time! Although, probably not
very pleased that we were interrupting his nap time! He began by looking right at us (at least it seemed that way) even giving a "wave"...this made Abby very happy since she believes the wave was specially for her. Who knows, I believe they already have a special bond so it very well could have been directed towards her! She is so excited about being a big sister. She will be an amazing one!
We got a good look at his feet! They seem huge, but she
reassured me that they were of normal size. He was head down and his feet were aimed towards my ribs, so this really explains a lot since I'm constantly (already!) feeling him jab me there.
Some of his measurements were a few days ahead and some a few days behind. In the end, with all of the measurements put together he was exactly 24 weeks - so, perfect.
They did head a measurement and looked at all the parts of the brain. They also checked the
heart chambers and the diaphragm. He's been perfect from the beginning so we didn't expect anything less!
Just in case we still had any question on whether or not
he was a "Luke" or "Lucy" we were confirmed (for the 5th time) that he is for sure a boy! We can keep the wardrobe and begin the blue paint in the nursery! We have plans and that's a start!
One of the most amazing things I've ever experienced was the 3d/4d ultrasound.
They were just coming out with it when I was pregnant with Abby and it wasn't standard in my doctors office. You had to go to a private company and get your doctors approval, which she wouldn't give.
However, we were able to see him 3d and 4d at 12 weeks and again today. The 12 week pictures were kind of weird looking since he hadn't developed as much as he had by today. The images of his face are incredible.
You can tell that he has big cheeks, I think I see
some dimples and probably has mine and Abby's nose. His legs and fingers were long like Marks.
We didn't see any hair, which doesn't surprise me one bit! Abby's first haircut wasn't until she was 3 1/2! I'm sure there will be some sort of fuzz with a reddish tint, but until he celebrates his second birthday that might be all we get!
Today was amazing and so worth the lack of sleep from last night. With all of our struggles to get pregnant and our miscarriage over the last 4 1/2 years, to see this miracle growing inside of my is more than my heart
could ever imagine.
We love him so much already and our hearts are overflowing with joy. November can't come soon enough!
My next appointment is September 6th and I'll have to do the Glucose tolerance test to see if I have gestational diabetes. It wasn't an issue with Abby so I'm not expecting it to be with him! After that we'll go down to every 3 week visits and then 2 weeks and then hopefully he'll arrive soon after that!
