18 Weeks

It's a girl! Obviously the old wives' tales are not a trusted source.

I basically had two ultrasound scans today. I had one with the ultrasound technician, and then one with the doctor. They saw everything they needed to see, and they said everything looks good. The doctor paid close attention to the hands and toes since Ellis had some problems with her fingers and toes when she was born, but they seemed to be normal. The baby was on her stomach with her hands and arms over her face the entire time. They kept nudging me to get her to roll over, but baby was not having any of it. Lots of wiggling, but no flipping. Therefore, the pictures we got aren't very interesting. You could see the curve of her head and spine a lot, but we only saw her face briefly, and in an ultrasound, it just looks like a skull of an alien anyhow.

So, we have a picture of a foot...



And, baby giving a peace sign!



Baby's face is somewhere behind her hand, but you can't really see it in the photo. I'm glad she's a peace-loving baby though.

The blood clot is also gone! Hooray! She saw a tiny bit of fluid where the blood clot had been, but otherwise, nothing.

We're going to meet with this doctor again at the end of the month. She said she saw everything she needed to see, and that everything looks good so far, but that if it makes me feel better she'd see me again. Peace of mind is good. Plus, maybe we'll get a better photo shoot next time.

We've already started to narrow down the names. Our original list is basically scrapped. We keep changing our minds. Nothing has really grabbed us yet. Esme is out...Eric won. In the meantime, we'll continue to keep baby safe, and start buying a whole load of pink stuff!