Week 20

April 8th, 2011: 20 week scan with Dr. Sue Palmer

So since I am doing this at week 26 instead of when I should be updating... I am so bad about blogging right now! I do have some very good reasons, I promise!!

I will recap our 20 week scan which took place in the U.S.A. So this is when Dirk flew in from Singapore... I had to drag him back to the States... basically for this scan and to see some dear friends get married. Anyhow, we found out that we are having a BOY!!!

So, right, I said we weren't going to find out. AND we weren't until the OB/GYN in Texas almost spilled the beans and therefore I was 95% sure it was a boy, so then my mom knew too because she was the one that went to my appointment with me before Dirk arrived. Basically my whole family knew before Dirk got into town, which led to some of my friends that were throwing me a baby shower to know as well before us... Yes, this was kind of weird but kind of fun too??

We totally thought it was a girl and went on and on about the name we had all picked out. Actually, it didn't really matter what it was. We both just wanted a healthy baby. I am happy we found out, it really has allowed us to connect with the baby more, especially Dirk. My friend Ashley said this in her blog, and I would totally agree. It is no longer an "it", he is "chip", and I promise that is only a womb name.

So the 20 week anatomy scan went well, we have all appendages plus 10 fingers and 10 toes... crazy what they can see these days. No incompetent cervix, THANK the LORD!! Not sure what they would have done anyway?? But a new diagnosis... marginal placenta previa. Anyone know what that means?? Basically no fun for awhile, fun times. Also, they are saying "chip" had some fluid around his kidneys and basically told me to cut out all liquid sugars. I have heard this is normal in little boys, but since this is a maternal fetal specialist... we took it serious. Do you know how hard it is to find sugar free stuff in the U.S.A?? I never knew how much sugar we drank, much less ate, until now. Sugar free snow cones have become my friend :)

I feel like I have rambled enough about this week. I will leave you with a happy couple picture, not sure what week this was?