20 week appt update

Well we went to the doctor yesterday and all seems to be good! Our ultrasound was about 35 minutes long and her heart beat was a strong 150 BPM. She has 5 fingers on each hand, 5 toes on each foot and weighs 9 oz. They guessed she is about 10 inches long, but they don't do an official length measurement because they said its not accurate. They found all 4 chambers of her heart but couldn't get a good picture of her aortic arch, so I have to have another ultrasound at my 24 week appt (bummer :) ) They also re-checked to make sure our little peanut is a girl, and sure enough she kept her legs crossed Indian style up until the end. She gave us a couple really good kicks and the tech confirmed she is ALL girl :) A very modest little girl.

As far as my health goes they said about 10-12 lbs is in the normal rage for weight gain @ 20 weeks, and I am up about 7 lbs. My blood pressure is in the normal range, but a little on the high side. (Which it usually is even when I was not pregnant). So our doctor said she hasn't labeled me as "High Blood Pressure" yet - but she would rather err on the side of caution and will make her decision next week. She said with that comes weekly appts starting at 30 weeks, and I will most likely be induced (if I don't go into labor on my own) at 39 weeks (July 9, 2007). She told me that if I haven't gone into labor on my own by my due date, she will induce me then -so I will not be going beyond 40 weeks!! YAY!!

Addison is still moving up a storm and yesterday was the first time where I could see her kick and feel a little kick at the same time! We got a bunch of cute pictures, and I already think her profile shot looks like she has Erik's lips :) We tried to get a 3D shot, but she wouldn't cooperate and put her hands up by her face, so we really couldn't see much. Erik and I plan on getting a 3D ultrasound around 30 weeks - that will be SO neat! The tech said anything after 28 weeks will give you some good pictures because the baby will have started to accumulate fat - and we will be able to see her features. I cannot wait! :)