Week 20

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aaron and I just returned from our ultrasound and got the news! I'm so excited to be able to refer to the baby as 'she' instead of 'it'. We were both shocked to find out it was a girl since we were both really convinced it was a boy. She is quite the active baby. We were treated to what looked like an extreme aerobics class combined with extreme yoga. In fact, she spent most of the time on camera with her legs up in front of her face. We also watched her yawn and then punch me! She's quite the ham.

In the past, the baby has been measured from crown to rump, or head to butt. Now we measure the entire body. So, from crown to rump she is 6 inches long but her entire body is about 10 inches long and weighs about 10 ounces. My good ole 'food comparison' this week is: she's about the size of a banana. Finally a fruit that makes sense! The ultrasounds also confirmed a clean bill of health for little baby Gore. Her heart beat was strong - 158 beats per minute (my first clue it was a girl before we actually received confirmation), other organs looked good. She is about average size for this age as well.

I'm still feeling well. My heartburn has started to chill out, which is great since I'm a bit more hungry now than I was a few weeks ago. I've enjoyed some delishious, spicy food lately - my favorite! I still feel like I'm operating at about 70% of my pre-pregnancy energy, but overall doing well and getting good sleep at night.

I should be able to post a picture shortly.....

Oh, PS - the Ancient Chinese Birth Chart LIES!