Well guys, we had our ultrasound today and I know you're all itching to hear the news. I will first tell you that we have to have another at my next appointment (4 weeks from now) because the baby kept its hands in front of its face, and they were unable to get a good look at the mouth and nose. From what they did see, they saw a small black line through the upper lip (they say it's probably a shadow from the umbilical cord, but they want to be safe and check) and they want to rule out the possiblity of it being a cleft lip. We're trying not to stress about it because the chance is pretty slim, and they really don't think that's what they saw, but we have to consider the chance. So please say your prayers that we don't have such a problem to deal with.
Everything else was perfectly normal and healthy, and we got to see the little GIRL moving all around. So we can all look forward to Jordan Brianne being born somewhere around February 22-27 (my dates are still a little off). Mike's worried that he's going to be run out by all us girls eventually. I keep reminding him that he has a boy puppy and two boy kitties on his side!
For those of you who care, and aren't grossed out by girly things, my placenta is in the front again, which explains why I haven't felt anything from the baby just yet. Most gals feel the baby around 16 weeks (especially in a second pregnancy) and I have yet to feel anything at 20 weeks. The placenta (when placed where mine is) acts like a cushion to the blows from baby kicks, making them feel (when you can finally feel them at all) like butterflies. With Harlie I couldn't feel a thing until about 25-28 weeks, and I didn't feel her strongly until I had probably only 6 weeks to go. It's sort of a frustrating experience, because you worry more since you can't feel reassuring movement, but it's all I know at this point, so I can deal with it okay, with only a small panic between my appointments.
We are so excited to have another little girl. We would have been thrilled by a boy as well, but now we know and we can start planning. It will be so easy, though, to just unpack the boxes we have of Harlie's things. We don't really need anything else, except of course the diapers we'll be buying countless boxes of, and the play yard we need to replace the one we had that was recalled. Of course we spent that money long ago on bills since we didn't know at the time whether or not we could get pregnant again, but that's an easy thing to pick up.
Well, I'm off to watch some Clifford with Harlie, or to avoid the show completely, whichever she allows me to do. They do become our bosses, don't they?!
Thanks for reading if you got this far. Love you guys!
