That's right everyone. We had our ultrasound yesterday and there is no doubt about it.....we are having another boy!! I was outnumbered as it was but now.....my house will be overrun with male testosterone!! That's ok, I hear that boys are easier than girls....however Bryson is so stubborn and as we found out yesterday that our new little boy is just the same. He wouldn't cooperate and every time the ultra sound tech would try and take a still shot he would either put his hand or leg up to inhibit her from taking the pic that she wanted. We also saw (and I felt) him kicking my full bladder!! EVERY time he would take a stab at it, I could feel it wanting to burst!! I was very happy when she let me go to the bathroom. I don't have any ultrasound pics yet....but I will download some and get them posted. They did tell me that he is measuring 13 oz, which for a 20 week old fetus the weight is anywhere from 10-14 oz, so he is on the higher part of the scale....which is different from Bryson, who was always a little smaller. Everything that the tech could tell me she said looked normal, but my doctor will have to call me with the full report later this week.
My doctor wants me to have a monthly ultrasound from now until delivery. He wants to keep an eye on this baby since Bryson had IUGR (Intrauterine Growth Retardation)--in my terms--he was premature and small for his gestational age. I don't know what the game plan will be, if they notice that the placenta and umbilical cord start showing signs of possibly giving out, he hasn't gone that far into that part yet, and hopefully he won't have to....so cross your fingers that I go full term with this baby....or close to it as possible....NOT OVER :)
We are excited to have another little baby boy in our family.....especially for Bryson's sake....he will have a little buddy to cause trouble with and be life long best friends. We all thought that it was a girl because of how this pregnancy was going.....but I guess that just goes to show that not all pregnancies are the same. We can't wait to welcome him into our family in October!!
