All is well in the womb...

Thank you everyone (Tonya, Kate, Heidi, moms, Darcy, Jason, Jamie & Jenn) who called, emailed, or begged us to call as soon as we got out of our ultrasound. It really is so wonderful to have so many people who genuinely care about the well-being of our baby. :)

We got to the ultrasound and both of us were really nervous. It hadn't even occured to us to bring a videotape this time but luckily we were able to buy one there. The u/s tech prepped us for possible scenarios as she prepared to goop up my belly. She told us how sometimes the placenta just can't keep up enough to deliver nutrients to the baby and therefore the baby is malnourished and needs to come out early. Very early on she asked if we knew the sex. We told her that the two ultrasounds we had around 20 weeks had shown that it was probably a girl. She confirmed that in about 20 seconds which made us VERY happy. She told us that the placenta, amniotic fluid, heartbeat all looked fine and then did the calculations to determine her exact size. As of yesterday, our little peanut weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces. She said that Rylee is still very low (she is going to have ONE HUGE CONE HEAD) and that she is just running a little on the small side. She is in the 29% percentile for growth - normal is 50%. She said there was no cause for concern unless she was in the 10th. GOOD NEWS FOR US!! She told us to expect Rylee to grow another 1/2 pound a week until she is born - which means we will be looking at a 7 1/2 pound baby at the least! We got to see one of her tiny hands all curled up - so cute. She had her hand to her mouth which she kept moving. To see her make pouting and "smiling" faces made me cry. It was so surreal to see her at this point. Overall it looks like it will be several more weeks before this chicklet makes her appearance. I haven't had a single contraction, my cervix is closed up tight and it appears she isn't quite "done". We just can't wait...
I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!!