Hey.
Just thought I'd give you some more info as in all of the excitement of Quinn being a boy, I forgot to tell you other info we got. Everything with him is perfect and exactly as it should be. Right now he's a little squished in my uterus, which means I should be getting bigger so he has a little more room to move. They also caught on the ultrasound that my placenta is lower than normal so that is blocking Quinn's escape route (more info than you wanted, right?). This would be a big deal if I were having him naturally, but isn't such a big thing since I'm having a C-section. The great thing about it is that we'll get another ultrasound at 36 weeks in 3D just to check on it. YAY! We LOVE to see him.
Now, for our Week 20 Update:
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).
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I got to see the pictures--even though I'm at camp. He's handsome! I am over-joyed to be Quinn's grandmother!
Another ultrasound -- thats awesome! I think I'm going to be so upset about the lack of ultrasounds if I get pregnant again. I was so spoiled last time, but I guess you'll always get multiple ultrasounds since your reason for needing them won't change, thats pretty cool!
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