Early Monday morning we had our first growth ultrasound. There will be two more of these per doctor’s orders due to the low PAPP-A protein I talked about here. They also took a look at the placenta to see if it had moved since the last ultrasound.
This visit was pretty uneventful and the technician said everything looked great. Baby was was active, probably because of the cereal I ate before heading to the 7:30 AM appointment. Heart rate was 140 beats per minute. The placenta had moved as they said it usually does. And Howeberry is an average 2 pounds 3 ounces, and growing (feels like my tummy grows a little every day). I’m optimistic this means the low protein is not causing a “growth disturbance.”
We have our next doctors appointment on Monday, so maybe they’ll clarify and confirm what the technician told us during the ultrasound.
Now for the the fun stuff:
Baby feet
Meet Howeberry!
The swirly thing floating in front of baby's face is the umbilical cord.
Isn't the clarity amazing?!
Baby’s really looking like a baby person now, with unique features and everything! I’m really excited to see how close Howeberry will look to these 3D images, and what features baby inherited from Jason and me. I know baby will be much bigger when baby’s born, but there are two more ultrasounds scheduled to compare these images to.
