20 week u/s update and we are joining team....

BLUE!! We are expecting a little boy ! = )

I got back from my 20 week appt a little bit ago. I am taking the day off but my DH had to go to work = ( . I am hoping to go shopping in a little bit as I want to get my DH something little to celebrate today. My appt went well. The ultrasound was really cool and it was so awesome seeing my little one again! I could live in the ultrasound room just watching our baby move all day.

The pictures they gave us are not great as our little one kept moving, wiggling and scrunching himself up. I will work on getting a couple posted soon. We are glad though he finally decided to reveal himself as it was a ways into the ultrasound before he would. Now, we need to decide a name as we have not talked much about names yet. My DH has been calling him "Baby Dude" for a while now even though we did not have confirmation of the gender. So, he will always be known as Baby Dude = ) I will always call him our little bean!

The u/s techs and midwife said initial measurements look good - the final report will be back on Monday or Tuesday. I have asked them to give me a call just to confirm results. They confirmed I have an anterior placenta so although I have felt some movements this week, it has been light. I think the anterior placenta is why.

I got back my quad screen results and have decided not to go for further testing so I was happy about that. My TSH is borderline as I have hypothyroidism. They are not going to increase my synthroid just yet but will test again in a month or so to keep an eye on it. They said as long as I am feeling good, no need to change my dosage. I am to call if this changes of course.

So far, so good!! I just hope things continue to go smoothly. Next appt is in 3 1/2 weeks. I wish there was not so much time in between but hopefully I will continue to feel more movements over the next few weeks to help. And I am still using the doppler too. And the next u/s will be the 3D u/s that our hospital offers between 28-32 weeks.

Now, I have to start getting prepared for our vacation in 8 days = )

Hope everyone is well!