2nd look at our baby!!!

Yesterday was our second u/s and we got to see baby again. Unfortunately my scanner is being a pain and wont let me scan because the printer is out of ink...booo! So I'll add the picture once I pic up some ink.

In the meantime, our appointment went great. The doc did and pap and u/s and measured the baby. Last time at 5w6d the baby measures 2.2, this time at 7w6d the baby was measuring 16.3, so huge growth! He said the baby is measuring at 8w1d, so two days ahead but he's sticking with my original dates since it's still a little early to tell rump from legs! We have a distinct head and the doc pointed out an arm but I couldn't see it, and of course the heart was still beating strong.

I go back again in three weeks but in the meantime he is sending me to do all the blood work and gave me the info to make my appointment for the NT scan between 11w and 13w6d. My next appointment is June 19th and as he put it, I don't get to take my pants off anymore until December. He says from now on we'll be doing sonograms from the outside.

At our next appointment we should be hearing (yes hearing woohoo) the heartbeat and he says that's when it's safe to tell people we're pregnant. I already had planned to tell my family when we go on our cruise next weekend and decided I am still going to tell them. There is no way, in a family full or social drinkers, that I could get away with not having a drink and not being pregnant! So we will tell them and should anything go wrong, they would know about that too!

Our appointment put me and Steve at a ease, I felt so great yesterday knowing the baby seems safe and sound in there and is growing properly! Now I get to look forward to going on our cruise and telling my family the great news!!!!