Okay we are now into week 19. Here is a short summary. Jooae is eating better and this weeks food is dumplings. She’s eating Korean, Chinese, steamed, fried, anything wrapped around a delicate flour wrapping. She also is less nauseous which is always a good thing. She thinks that maybe, just maybe she feels the baby kicking but is not sure. It is possible at this stage, according to THE BOOK, but many first time pregnant women cannot distinguish it from normal belly grumbling.
We had our big ultrasound to go over all the anatomy of the baby. This time we didn’t have quite as clear a screen to look at, but the baby is bigger so things are easier to see. The main point of the ultrasound is to check development of the important stuff - brain, heart, spine, etc. Jooae knew what we were looking at, but to me in felt invasive. I mean, I don’t even know the little guy/guyette yet and her we are peering all throughout his/her insides. I am sure years from now he will be resentful of this (did I just say ‘he’, oh woops - nah just kidding we are keeping it as a surprise). I guess everything looks okay, I just know he/she had the requisite number of fingers and toes. Still it is pretty cool to see our little one again and hear the hearbeat. So as far as baby growth goes, she (just balancing the use of pronouns here) is about the size of the palm of your hand. Way cool.
