20 Weeks and 5 days

Today I had my 20 week morphology scan to check up on Baby Dragon. I'm pleased to say that all is going well and Baby is coming along quite nicely. Apparently, Baby Dragon is a good size and while I'm pleased that baby is developing well, I also can't help but think of what's on the horizon - birthing this healthy sized Bub! Anyhow, let's not deal on that. Here are some pics from the scans which you might like. To start us off, here are some glimpses of the baby's face and head. The detail on these ultrasounds are truly something :D

 Circumference of Baby's head.

Baby is currently the size and length of a ripe banana, with its head up near my abdomen and its feet towards my pelvis. As you can see, its heartbeat is about 140bpm and sits nicely in the normal range of 120 - 180bpm.

But this next picture is my absolute favourite. Check out those tiny feet! Since about 18 weeks, I've been feeling definite kicks & bumps which are more defined than the "butterfly feelings" I previously gotten. Baby tends to be especially active at night time, around 8:00pm till I sleep. It's crazy how this little being is developing so nicely and completely in my body, without much influence from me except for maybe the food that I'm supplying!

 

 We could see all of baby's extremeties and organs quite nicely, especially its spine (see below).

Baby's upper arm.

I'm mostly symptom free with the exception of some manageable upper back aches, occasional right rib pain & sciatica. However, compared to some other Mum's-to-be, I have it relatively easy so I won't complain. I'm just happy that Baby Dragon is well. Craig and I are still looking at Baby names. We haven't quite found a boy's name that we've both gone "Ah hah!" but we might have one if it's a girl. We're continuing to build up a short list of names that we're mulling over. Won't be long now before we go shopping for baby supplies. Just have a few last minute fix-ups around the house before September swings around.

So until then, lots of love from Brisvegas.
Love Demi & Craig.