IT'S A GIRL!!!
We had our second trimester ultrasound yesterday afternoon and found out that we will be having a baby girl. She weighs about 15 ounces; normal for 20 weeks is around 10-11 ounces so we have a little pork chop growing in there! Her stomach circumference is in the 84th percentile, and her arms and legs are in the 95th percentile for length - not surprising since we were both pretty gangly kids growing up :) That should make her good at playing basketball / swimming. Jenn and the baby have been growing a lot in the past few weeks, and she is a cute pregnant lady as you can tell by the pictures below :) We are both very excited to be having a girl and have started shopping for lots of pink stuff!
When we were getting our ultrasound, the doctor found that Jenn had some subchorionic hematomas. These are basically places of blood clots/pooling or bleeding in the placenta. She had one on either side of the placenta and one where the umbilical cord inserts into the placenta. Our doctor told us that the risks associated with this condition were slightly increased risk for miscarriage and preterm labor but most of the time these things resolve themselves on their own with no effect on the pregnancy. We will just have to keep a closer eye on things. We will be returning in a few weeks for a follow up ultrasound to see if the condition is improving and Jenn will have to visit the doctor more frequently - once every two weeks or so. In the meantime, the doc has told us that Jenn will have more physical restrictions and will have to take it easier at work and at home, but chances are good that she and our baby will be fine :)
Jenn is 5'9'' and now 145 lbs (+11 from her pre-pregnancy weight).
Still just as beautiful and radiant as always :D
That's all for now. -Sterling (and Jenn)
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