Meet Baby Jones

I had my last bimonthly ultrasound yesterday The next one I’ll have is scheduled for week 28 and then I don’t know if I’ll have any more. Although I’m sad that I won’t get to see Avery as often anymore, I’m thankful that I’ve been able to see him as many times as I’ve had (I think I’ve had like 6 ultrasounds done so far). Most moms I know have told me that they only were given 2 - 3 ultrasounds during their entire pregnancies.

Yesterday’s ultrasound was the most special I’ve had so far. Patti (my favorite ultrasound tech) treated me to another 3D ultrasound. This time, we were able to capture Avery’s face in print very clearly compared to the other times when you couldn’t really determine what was on the printout. He looks like a real baby now! His cheeks are fat, lips are full, nose is long and sort of looks upturned and his chin is pointed. On one of the prints, he looks a lot like his daddy when he was a baby.

The perinatologist said that Avery is developing wonderfully, although is on the bigger side. He predicts that Avery will be born longer and heavier than normal. Yesterday, he weighed 1 pound, 6 ounces and just a little over 12 inches long. The perinatologist said that normal weight at this time is 1.3 pound (600gm) and normal length is 11.8 inches (30cm) long. I guess all the Filipino food I’ve been feeding the little peanut has really been fattening him up.

I had my 22nd week ultrasound today and so far, everything still looks good. My cervix appears to be nice and strong and does not dilate when pressure is applied on my belly. Avery as usual was bouncing around like an acrobat in my tummy. He was positioned upside down during the ultrasound with his head right on my pelvic floor and his feetsies towards my chest. At one point, he gave a big ol’ kick as Nancy (the ultrasound technician) placed the probe on my belly. It was crazy to feel his kick the same exact moment that I saw him do it on the monitor. Amazing.

The tech commented on how long his legs are and how active he is. Perhaps he’ll be an athlete, eh? She also commented on how big his feet are and how he is a boy undeniably. I just chuckled.

We did our first ultrasound yesterday.

We got to see our little baby!

We heard its heartbeat.

We saw its heartbeat.

As we looked at the monitor, our baby moved its left hand, like it was waving at us.

No, I think it was chunking up the duece.

Pretty amazing.