Yesterday was the nuchal translucency (NT) scan, and our first chance to get a look at the baby. Hearing the heartbeat two weeks ago was fantastic, but now being able to see what's been growing was an amazing experience. A lot of my prior experiences with ultrasounds and OBs were when I was miscarrying, so to be able to have happy news each visit makes me feel less and less anxious about what's going on. The ultrasound tech said that we are measuring perfectly for an August 5th due date, and took a little time to let us see the baby moving around it's arms and mouth. Baby Lorenz even gave us a biiiiiig stretch, so that was fun to see. At one point, the tech changed the ultrasound to 3D, so we got to see our little lava baby chilling in what looks like a pretty comfy cave. The next ultrasound won't be for another month yet, so it'll be cool to see how much baby changes and grows over the next 4-6 weeks, and hopefully find out the sex!
Things are feeling much more real now. On Monday, I am going to let my students know about the baby, especially since my co-teacher said that I probably can't hold out much longer since my bloat/baby bump is starting to show, even through my flowy sweaters!
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