20 Weeks Down, 20 Weeks To Go

It's finally here!  The halfway mark, people!  I have been pregnant for 20 weeks, 140 days (give or take), and there is only 20 weeks or 140 days left to our due date.  Of course, Baby Cakes could choose to completely ignore the due date, as most babies do.  I don't mind as long as he or she comes in the 37 to 42 week little window.  Are you listening to your mother, Baby Cakes?  You have from December 14th until January 17th to be born at home.  Otherwise, we have to go to the hospital.  So let's keep it within those dates, darling!

Yesterday, as I have mentioned already, was our 20 week anomaly screening.  The results were awesome.  Heart, stomach, brain, all major organs, legs, arms, head, everything is well formed.  The sex of the baby was determined by our midwife and the technician, but kept a mystery to hubby and myself.  Our midwife even put a folder over the monitor so I wouldn't be tempted to look while the technician got between baby's legs.  She is amazing.  I recommend her care to every pregnant woman in the middle Tennessee area.

What I found funny, was the technician commented on how active the baby is.  I told her I feel Baby Cakes moving all day long, until around 9:00 pm, then all is quiet on the western front.  Or uterus front.  Which is really lucky for me.  But baby made sure to put on a show for everyone viewing.  And, taking 70% after his or her father and 30% after his or her mother, was very stubborn and difficult in letting Beth get certain measurements and readings.  With a little twisting and turning on my part, she was able to measure everything, and got some amazing shots of our little one.

And we also got to see a healthily pulsating umbilical cord.  Honestly so amazing to think that is my baby's lifeline right now.  Good thing they said it looked really healthy and strong.  But I know you all did not come to the site to hear about a pulsating umbilical cord.  You came to see video.  Well, here you go people.  Enjoy the squirmings of our little Baby Cakes.  And if anyone is an expert-gender-deducer, just keep that info to yourself.  I want to be surprised by what is there (or isn't there!) upon our birthing time.

Family and friends, you will be seeing the extended version soon.

I honestly understand how every parent thinks their child is the cutest and most beautiful one in the world.  Because our baby still resembles Skeletor, and I think it is the most perfect and amazing and adorable child that has ever existed.  And I already love him or her more than I could ever love anything else on this world. Besides Patrick.

Do you think I'll give my child a complex when they look back on these writings and see that we referred to him/her as he/she??  Eh.  All parents mess up their kids in some way or other, right?