Tim and I are so excited to be having a boy. Thursday, October 11th was the big day for us... after an early morning appointment with the eye doctor, that afternoon we anxiously went to the McKay Dee Maternal Fetal Medicine and waited for what felt like an hour, but was 10 minutes before actually going back. I started off having to provide some urine and blood for testing, and then we went in to the dark ultrasound room. Tim and I together...
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Side view of our son. It's hard to make out,
but there is a leg and butt check with his penis poking out.
On top is his hand. |
First the ultrasound technician checked for the heart development, and brain as well as all the other major organs. So far looks good. Then she went right for it and showed us our son's most identifying mark. He wasn't shy either, he was sticking it out there for all to see. In every position the technician moved there was no doubt of the gender.It's a BOY! I got teary eyed, because I'm just so happy for a boy.
She took the measurement and at 17 weeks 6 days, He currently is measuring at 18.4 cm or 7 1/4 inches and weighs about 8-9 oz. If he keeps this up I'm going to have to deliver him before our due date. I blame Tim. Tim is tall man, and so his son is taking after him
The technician then moved on to check the baby's heart beat which was a little tricky because he was moving around a lot, but she got it and his rate was at 154. Then she listened to my blood pressure through the blood vessels in the uterus. Fascinating stuff.
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His profile
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It really is exciting that moment you find out whether it's a girl or boy, and we really couldn't be more excited.
On our drive home we discussed the name for our son. We had already decided on the first name, but mostly we were finding a middle name that fit with the first name and with a little help from my mom, sister, and the Internet our boy has a name.
Kohl Hunter Jensen!
