3 Months
At three months old we got to see the little one for the first time. He/she was about 2 inches long from head to buns (exactly 5.17 cm) and had a strong heartbeat. Dr. Francis said that it's going to be tall because the baby was already measuring 3 days in advance (12 weeks versus 11 1/2 weeks).
4 Months
The baby is very active in the sonogram pictures but I still can not feel it move. We really weren't scheduled to have a sonogram during this visit but Dr. Francis went ahead and let us "play" with the machine. She did normal pictures as well as a few 3-D pictures. Because the baby has no fat yet, the baby looks a little like Skelator :)
5 Months
During this visit Dr. Francis could have told us if we were going to have a boy or girl but since we had already decided we wanted to wait to find out, we had to turn our heads. I was waiting for Dan to sneak a peak, but he didn't :) We got a few new sonogram pictures but the baby didn't want to cooperate so we only got to see it's back. I am able to feel the baby kick every now and then....I think it likes my oatmeal because it's very active around 9:30-10:30 a.m.
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6 Months
We had a brief visit with the doctor this time because I'm about to switch doctors. Dan and I are going to meet Dr. Carter (the new doctor) October 14 and we will be able to take more pictures of the baby. He/she actually let us see him/her face and wasn't camera shy this time :)
So Dan and I met with Dr. Carter on Tuesday. We are excited that we were able to find a doctor we both liked so quickly! The baby was kicking up a storm during this visit. During the sonogram, you could see him/her kicking and elbowing me the whole time. We got to see the face up close and the baby was already making facial expressions and opening and closing his/her mouth. The cheeks on the baby are incredible! You can tell he/she hasn't missed a meal :) The baby already weighs 2.1 lbs. and according to the weekly emails I get about the baby's development, he/she should be around 1.5 lbs. This is going to be a big baby I have a feeling!
The baby is still measuring further along than it should (26 weeks, 2 days vs. 25 weeks, 2 days). The doctor again said he/she has long legs which I agree with since I feel him/her kicking me constantly! The heartbeat was 142 bmp, which was stronger than the last time but it could be because he/she was getting a workout moving around that much. Overall the baby is very healthy and we are getting really excited about finally meeting him/her!
I'm finally entering the last trimester - yippee! Starting this month I am seeing the doctor every two weeks instead of monthly. There is not too much to report this month except that the baby is growing very quickly. He/she weighed 3.2 lbs. on November 5 and has gained 1.1 lbs. in 3 weeks!! :) It could be because Mommy is definitly not skipping any meals, snacks, late night snacks, ice cream deserts....the list goes on. Especially since I'm working from home now, I have access to food all day - can't be good!
