It's A ______!

Our anatomy scan was on January 5, 2015 at 20w4d. Baby was very very uncooperative during the whole thing. He was laying face down (spine at my ribs) which made it very hard to get pictures of his heart. The tech was trying so hard to be able to determine boy or girl, but he just wasn't having it.She got the measurements that she could and then had me lay on my left side. Finally, he moved but his legs were still sealed shut. Of course they were, this is my child and my children never cooperate. Finally, he opened them for about 3 seconds. She managed to snap a picture, but it wasn't a very good one. She was able to tell us that we'll be having a little boy. I WAS FINALLY RIGHT! With T & K, I was wrong- I thought they were the exact opposite, but for this one, I was finally right! Introducing J.R. Sweitzer (his name is not really J.R., we aren't sharing the name quite yet)

                                           

Next, we had an appointment with the doctor. She said that everything looks perfect. I gained 6lbs so far in 21 weeks. I think a pound of that is probably because I had shoes on and clothes- but whatever, it's a good estimate. Baby is weighing in at 15oz which is a decent size compared to the 'average 10oz' that most babies are at 20 weeks. Chop was 9lbs when he was born, so we could just be in for a big baby. I'm having a c-section so I don't mind either way- but I don't think I'll be walking if he ends up being 9lbs! The second best news (next to hearing that everything looks perfect) was that the placenta has moved. I no longer have to worry about bleeding from previa or be on pelvis rest. WOOHOO!

We are now debating whether or not to switch doctors. The hospital that I will be going to now is about 20 minutes from home and the biggest in the county. I've heard some horror stories from some of Chop's family and a good story from a girl I work with. The local hospital is smaller and 2 of his cousins have had their babies there. Without the risk of placenta previa and issues that may come along with it- I don't need to be at a huge hospital. The perk of being at the smaller hospital is that it's a mile from the house which would give Chop some time to come home and shower in his own house, grab something to eat, etc. It's such a hard decision. I think we're going to schedule a tour of the hospital by our house because I've never been there and they don't have a tour online like the bigger hospital. I don't want to wait to long to switch because I want to get to know the new doc if that's the way I'm going.

21 week belly pic--I took another because I think my shirt kind of blends in with the bed, but I hate that my khaki pants make me look fatter than I really am. The joy of maternity clothes. :)