In response to the questions and comments that I have gotten in my email, I’ll do my best to provide some information about how big the baby is. The problem is, we have no idea because it has been 6 ½ weeks since they last did any measurements. But, according to the books, it should be about 15 inches long and between 1 ½ and 2 pounds. (And since it was on track 6 weeks ago, we’ll assume it still is.) This means it has tripled its weight in the past 6 weeks and is now gaining about ¼ pound a week, starting to put on some of that adorable baby fat. Luckily I have not tripled my weight, although I am beginning to feel as though I may have tripled my waist measurement. Seriously, I can’t get between the chairs in the office anymore—gah!
The other question/comment we’ve gotten a lot is “wow, it looks like a baby,” in reference to the second sonogram picture. To which it is really tempting to offer some smart-ass response like “What did you expect, a puppy?” But that wouldn’t be fair since I was as shocked as anyone. It is amazing to me how early and quickly they develop into a recognizable human shape. At that sonogram (6 ½ weeks ago) the baby was moving its hands around and it looked like it was waving, it opened and closed its mouth (which the tech then put on a loop so it looked like it was talking), and they were able to check on each internal organ (including being able to see all 4 chambers of the heart beating away). The transition from the “peanut” picture to the baby picture was all of 10 weeks. Amazing!
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