Today is the halfway point in my pregnancy. I am officially 20 weeks. Usually at this time we find out what we are having. My appointment isn't until next Monday. Here is what my belly is looking like now. I feel some kicks but they are pretty light. What I think is funny is when the kicks happen: laying down, eating M&M's, when I first put my tummy in the spray of the shower and after drinking cold water. The little one in there is aware :) This week the baby is about 9 oz and almost 8 inches long. I know (from a dear friend that delivered her stillborn baby at 19 weeks) that my baby looks every bit like a tiny human. It has eyebrows and fingernails and maybe even some hair. The remaining part of the pregnancy (for the baby) focused on weight gain and maturity of several organs. My niece Ryelee was born at 26 weeks and was perfect but very tiny. I can't even imagine having this one in 6 weeks.
I will post again next week with the results of the ultrasound. I did get the results of the quad screen and the baby is negative for Downs and neural tube defects. Being that I am 34, I am statistically more likely to have a child with genetic defects.
