Early to bed and early to rise…the baby has been waking Olivia up quite early lately (baby kicked hard just now to say hello). Today we went to our 20 week ultrasound. We didn’t know what to expect, and we were surprised when they said it would take about an hour. It turns out that there is a lot to inspect on that little body. The ultrasound operator spent about half an hour looking at the heart, head, arms, legs, and just about every other part of the baby. She had us look at each other when she checked the sex, since I guess at this point it is pretty obvious. So only two people (the operator and the doctor who checked it after) know the sex of the baby, not even Olivia’s OB knows. They also took some interesting 3D pictures, although most didn’t turn out because the umbilical cord was in the way.
The baby was upside-down the whole time, with the head pressing directly on Olivia’s bladder, which explains all the frequent trips to the restroom! To see all the different sides of baby, Olivia had to tilt back in the patient’s chair in hopes that baby would turn to orient himself. Eventually she got all the shots she needed, and we have a really long video to cut down for you to see as well. At the end we found that everything is okay and normal, except that Olivia is a bit underweight and needs to eat more. That will probably be the last time we get to see baby before June, so now we just get to feel the kicks and punches for a while. Also, Olivia has been sore from all the growing, and since she wasn’t supposed to go to the chiropractor, we finally went to see the physical therapist recommended by her doctor. He gave her a few stretches to do in the morning and before bed, so hopefully she won’t be so sore.