20 Week Ultrasound

Our 20 week visit came quickly and let me tell you there are few things in my life which have ever created as much excitement as this visit. To date, our visits have been great. Everything has gone smooth and Jellybean appears to be right on track with development. The 20 week ultrasound is one of those visits that you always remember, as it's the first time you get to see your baby and the human features he/she has developed. It's also the time when you can eliminate the use of he/she and determine once and for all if the nursery needs to be painted pink or blue.

Finding out the sex is one of those very interesting topics. My sister recently had a baby boy, and she and her husband decided not to find out the sex, opting instead to be surprised at the moment of delivery. I was never a very big fan of doing this, but I must say that finding out on the night of the delivery was a very exciting moment for everyone. My brother in law texted me from the delivery room, "Boy." At the sight of this I let out a scream which had much of the hospital staff scurrying around the make sure that everyone was okay. Needless to say, it was awesome.

Having experienced this through them, Amanda and I started to see the benefits of waiting and, as we neared that fateful 20 week visit, both of us were convinced that we would be able to hold off on finding out. Within a week of the visit, we were starting to change our minds. We're both fairly nosy people, so it really wasn't suprising to me that we were breaking. The night before the visit, we were ready to know and both very much okay with that. The morning of, Amanda was still not 100%.

I was ready to find out and I think she was too. As we sat there in the ultrasound room Amanda was telling the technician that we want to find out, but she was still toiling with the decision. At that moment, Amanda looked at the screen and asked, "Is that a little sack?" Ready or not, we are having a boy and couldn't be happier about finding out.

Our US tech was great. She took dozens of pictures and made sure that we took each one home. It's amazing how small he is, but at the same time how much he looks so human. We saw legs, arms, fingers and toes (10 each) and even a little nose. It's hard to believe that we still have 20 more weeks of growing. Everything checked out great as far as development and we are feeling extrememly blessed and very excited for all that is to come.