Last Ultrasound

We got to see Baby Dean today... for the last time until his birth! He was "much more defined," as Nolan said - it is amazing to see how much more of a little person he has become in just 3 weeks!

They were running about 35 minutes late again; Monday and ultrasounds must just be that way for the Naval Hospital... Oh well, except for that fact that he was very active while we were in the waiting room... and once we got back to the ultrasound he had relaxed a bit. He was still somewhat active; it was wild to see him moving on the monitor, yet I wasn't able to feel him moving. So I have to agree with what Nolan said, that it shows that he is a lot more active that we think; I just feel him kick when he bumps or kicks into the sides of my uterus! haha He currently has a lot of great amniotic fluid to flip around in. I have been drinking a lot more water this past 3 weeks, as supposedly he is drinking the fluid which is helping to develop his lungs, and the better hydrated I am, the better it is for him. :-) And of course I have to mention; he is still a boy! haha

They were able to see just enough of his face (the reason for the appt), although he was using his hands to cover a lot of the time. We could see his nostrils and his mouth; he was taking in amniotic fluid and had his thumb quite close to his lips/mouth. The tech also took a few more pictures of his heart; she said it was such a beautiful heart that she couldn't pass it up! That's always good to hear!

Because it had been 3 weeks since our last ultrasound, the tech remeasured various body parts again and he is roughly measuring at 22 weeks and 5 days... about 3 days behind his due date, at least at this point in time! :-)
She also said he currently weighs 1 pound and 2 ounces and his heart rate was 141 bpm.

This is the only picture we got, but I think it is great because you can see a foot a his eyebrows and his two fists hiding his face! I am so in awe! I can't wait to meet him!


You may be wondering if we have a name yet... We are working diligently to find the perfect name for him, but we haven't found it yet! We have two books that we peruse every few days... We are looking forward to naming him, so that we can begin to call him by his name, but there is no need to rush, so in time, Nolan assures me we will find a great name for him.

Lastly, a few random things:

I still can not stand the smell or thought of Domino's Pizza, sorry Domino's.
I love (maybe even crave) Raisin Bran Crunch cereal for breakfast and for a while there a before bedtime snack. I just realized the other day that it has quite a bit of sugar in it, so maybe I should slow down a bit! haha
Dr. Pepper, which this time last year I was drinking 3 to 4 a day, has become quite the problem maker. I had cut back to one every other day when we started trying to have a baby, and more recently I have cut back even more; it is weird that I don't even crave it anymore... When I do try to indulge, I pay severely! Oh well, it is better for the both of us...
Sleeping on my sides isn't quite as much fun as sleeping on my stomach and my back; my hips are adjusting I suppose and I often times wake up in pain! I won't be sleeping as much when Baby Dean is born, but I am still looking forward to my old sleeping positions!

Last week, I took a girlfriend of mine, Erika, to Babies R Us and had her help me register for baby things and this weekend Nolan and I registered at Target together. It was in some ways like when we registered 4 years ago for wedding stuff, fun times! If you check out the Target registry we added a few things that Nolan could/would still enjoy when Baby Dean comes too! ;-) (just like old times - ie wedding registry!)