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17+6: The Last Day of my 4th Month |
| Posted on May 31, 2011 |
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I am 17 weeks and 6 days pregnant. Tomorrow marks the beginning of the 5th month of this pregnancy. I am 49% done with baking this bun. At my last week's appointment with Dr. Johnson he tried to find out Snowflake's gender. He thought it could be another boy, but he wasn't completely sure. The view to look for boy parts is typically done from the bottom of the baby. On the screen we saw his legs spread apart, his little butt, and what looked like some growing boy parts in between. At least it looked that way to me even before he said anything. Dr. Johnson said he wasn't sure because the umbilical cord was close and lined up with what we both thought were boy parts. Looks like we will find out with greater certain on June 6th. Looking inside the baby's little world is so fun. He's in there sleeping one second, then tossing, turning, and stretching. The baby is just like us trying to find a comfortable position to rest. While we were looking at the view from the bottom to check for boy parts, the baby looked like he was waving/kicking his legs like he was going "wee!" on a swing. I thought it was the cutest thing. The baby has been a little more active this week, as expected. He seems to be active around meal times and during meals. He is definitely our child. At this appointment I asked Dr. Johnson about plans for delivery. If all goes well, he is planning an amnio at 36 weeks to check for lung maturity. If the baby's lungs are developed enough he will schedule a C-Section at 37 weeks. Since it is a scheduled delivery, he will be delivering the baby himself. In the mean time, I am doing well. Aside from the kicking, I feel pretty normal. Just a little fatigue and feeling the need to sleep early and wake up late. So far so good. We started talking about registering at Baby's R Us, and when we would feel comfortable doing so. Blue was born at 24+6. We both decided we wanted to wait until at least 25 weeks before officially registering. Friday would have been Blue's First Birthday. We are both taking the day off to visit the baby and spend time with family. We miss him every day. We hope that we get to take Snowflake home. And we know his Kuya his looking after him. |