April 30, 2010

Just had our 2nd sonogram and everything looks great! The pictures are to the left. If you want to know what you're looking at, picture a Gummy Bear- with a big head and body, but tiny arms and legs. And then put it upside down. The head of the baby is at about the 7 position on a clock and the feet are at about 2 o'clock. The black moon shaped thing is my uterus and the light area in the concave curve of the moon is the placenta starting to grow. There is a very faint line at the top of the "moon." This is the umbilical cord attaching the baby to the placenta.

They are saying that we are measuring 1 day larger than our official due date but have solidified the date as December 3rd. So we are officially confined to Austin for the 2010 holiday season. We heard the heartbeat for the first time- last time we just saw the heart flicker. It's measuring really strong at 188bpm!

I'm feeling really good right now! Not much of a baby bump. Looks more like a full belly after a big meal! I put a rubberband around the button of my jeans yesterday to make them just a little more comfortable. We have our next appointment on May 21st, but next baby step is the mommy-mobile I'm getting in 2 weeks. We're trading in the car for a bigger SUV. Good for having a baby, and safer for these dark, country roads that have a ton of deer on them.

The Iobst and Latiolais grandparents have officially claimed their grandparent names. And Nana Benamoz will officially be referred to as Gigi from here on out!