Half Way There!

Today was the famous 20 week checkup and yes we know the sex of our little one, but some of you will just have to wait to learn that news (or maybe you'll figure it out on your own). The checkup went great. Our baby has all its vital organs and even seems to have a stubborn personality already, as it hid its face for the whole checkup. The little hands were always over its face proving it was already camera shy and not willing to play the full game of peek a boo. We have a great shot of the tiny little feet, the spine, and a 3D profile of the right side of the face. These pictures are located in our baby album at http://picasaweb.google.com/mnovotny/Baby.

If the shoe fits...

What progress our little one is having (we hope). Our interesting little tidbit today is foot size. The link below is an image of baby feet. If you measure them you will notice they are just over 1 inch long. Well, our baby's feet are currently one inch long this week. How cute. I don't think any shoe will fit right now, but who cares, bare baby feet are cuter anyway.
http://www.unique-baby-gear-ideas.com/images/babyfootprint.jpg

Growing

Michael and I have a really neat day by day calendar that my sister bought for me when she found out I was pregnant. It gives a snapshot of the baby's persumed growth and development each day. It is quite interesting to see what appears on the calendar each day. For example...
Today's message was about the length and weight and it stated: "I'm as long as a dinner fork or approximately 8 inches and weigh around 7 ounces or the weight of 3 extra large chicken eggs."
Crazy to think this miracle is inside of me but yet soooo neat. Can't wait to see baby again in 16 days in the ultrasound! How amazing!

Numbers

So Michael is naturally good with weird numbers. He was looking at our baby's potential due date and came to an interesting realization. Here's how it paned out....
We were married on 06-05-04.
The baby is due on 12-10-08.
Do you see the uniqueness of the numbers? The due date is exactly 2 times each number in our anniversary date. Pretty cool if you ask me. If baby stays on time Michael won't forget its birthday!

The Most Beautiful Sound!!

Michael and I remembered to bring a digital recorder with us today to the 16-week checkup. We recorded the heartbeat of our little one (sorry there are a few clicks and disturbances - we had trouble getting a clear and close recording). Click the link below to hear the heartbeat. It is still around 160-165 bpm - GOOD AND HEALTHY!!
Sound Clip

16 Week Checkup

Today is our 16 week checkup. Last night we put a new picture in the baby album to track the 16 week belly growth. I can't believe I have actually grown in the belly that much. I still don't notice it much on myself, but the pictures don't lie (nor do my tight clothes)!!

Predicting the Baby

So Michael and I thought we would try our hand at blogging too since it seems to be the "in" thing. Our first post is a poll to see what everyone thinks our baby will be. So vote away and have fun!

POLL NOW CLOSED!