22 week update

We had our follow-up anatomy scan yesterday at one day shy of 22 weeks. The ultrasound tech was able to see everything that she couldn't last time, and everything looks great! Our little spaghetti squash (this week's vegetable) was very active during the ultrasound. Her legs were squished up by her head for a lot of the scan, as seen in the picture below. The ultrasound tech said she looked like a ballerina (must be from her mother!). We caught her yawning in the corner of the screen as the tech was looking at another part of her body, very cute to see. Baby Girl estimated weight is 490 grams, about one pound, which is strange to us since we've both cared for babies significantly smaller than that. We are so glad that she is growing well. Her movement is now occasionally visible from the outside, which is a very strange thing to see. I even took a video of my belly moving since Matt was at work the first time I saw it.
According to my app, this week her taste buds will continue to develop and her nerve endings are developed enough that she has a sense of touch.

This weekend we will be celebrating Jeff's 30th Birthday! We also found out this week that Jeff and Kat are expecting a Baby Boy!!! We are so excited for them and feel so lucky to already have a beautiful niece, and to have a sweet nephew on the way as well!!

Half way there!

Thursday was an important milestone, Baby Girl Thornton is now 20 weeks old, making us halfway to our due date! Baby girl celebrated by kicking and doing somersaults all day long! She is approximately the length of a banana (those who know me understand that I will just pretend she's still a large heirloom tomato in there this week) and weighs in at 10.5 ounces while measuring 6.5 inches. She is now making meconium, which will be first bowel movement (after birth, preferably!)
We are looking forward to our follow-up anatomy scan  in two weeks so see our little girl again.

19 week update

Our Baby Girl has been very active, and I've been feeling strong kicks since 17 weeks. Now I feel her frequently, at least several times per hour. Matt wasn't sure he felt anything from the outside, but this past Sunday when we were out to breakfast he felt two unmistakable kicks. It is so exciting to finally feel her.

Two days after we found out that we are expecting a girl, we made the trip to Syracuse for a wedding. We decided to wait and tell Matt's family (aside from Amy) in person. I wrapped up a little gift for Ellen to open to reveal our little one's sex. Ellen and Sarah put together two huge gift bags, one for a boy and one for a girl, for us to open after the reveal. It was fun to watch and Ellen's reaction was priceless. Needless to say, everyone is excited to be expecting a granddaughter and niece! It was a really fun night and a great memory.

 What Ellen saw when she opened the box.....

 Saturday night we went to Beth and Bryan's wedding. I had to pose by the LOVE ice scupture for our 19 week belly picture. My belly bump is definitely still small, but growing.

 No post about a trip to Syracuse is complete without a picture of Miss Ella. Here she is out to breakfast sporting an outfit from Aunt Hannah. She is so much fun to be around and loved showing off her new skills, standing without assistance and clapping, for us this weekend. We love her to pieces.

Our anatomy scan

On Wednesday 10/5, Matt and I went to our OB's office for our scheduled anatomy scan, where they examine the baby from head to toe by ultrasound. We were thrilled (and surprised!) to find out that our little one is a baby GIRL!!!! Our little one was breech, with her butt facing down and her legs up by her face, which made for a challenge for the ultrasound technician. However, our little one was very active and was constantly changing position. She was able to see a good amount and take many measurements, but due to Baby Girl's position, we have to go back in a couple weeks to take another look at her heart, face and spine. Everything looked very healthy and she is growing well, we feel so fortunate.
Here are a couple ultrasound pictures from our anatomy scan. I love the first picture, she was yawning and we watched it on the ultrasound, and the tech was able to capture it for us!

This picture is of our Baby all curled up, with her knee by her nose and her five toes near her forehead!

 Another one of Baby Girl curled up with a good view of her spine.