Baby Smied’s Anatomy Scan

Talking about a different sort of DIY project today 🙂 I cannot believe I’m writing this, but as of this week, I’m just about at the halfway point in this pregnancy.

Whaaaaaat?!

Time feels like it has passed so quickly since we announced.  I sometimes get overwhelmed and feel like it’s going too fast (baby is very active now, which is UNREAL to feel), because there are a lot of things about parenting I don’t feel prepared for, but this baby won’t wait.  He/She has a deadline and if it’s anything like me, will be on time or early!

None of this is to say that we’re not excited.  We are so excited to meet this little person, see what they look like, what the gender is, what their little personality is like, who they are.  But, this is also a new venture for the both of us and that can be really terrifying when you don’t fully know what to expect.  New parent jitters are REAL, and overwhelming at times, but normal I’m sure.

We recently had our anatomy scan to see how baby Smied is growing.  I had the MaterniT21 blood test done back in May just for peace of mind, and it came back with no chromosomal abnormalities, which was a big relief.  Despite the technology and testing we have available these days, a lot of low-risk pregnancy is just waiting, growing the baby, and hoping that everything is going okay in there.  While I’m SUPER thankful to be in the low-risk category, it’s nice to have some reassurance once in a while – so we were really looking forward to seeing this little one on the screen.

We had to leave for the appointment at 6:30AM – so, so early.  We were so tired.
 Source: U of M Health

Our sonographer was great, even though the baby was not cooperating.  Halfway through, she made me get up, jump/dance down the hallway, and chug ice water to try to get the little one to change their position.  Thankfully it worked, and we were able to get a good look!  It was pretty amazing to see this whole little person (who was just a little blob on our first ultrasound) kicking their legs, flexing their spine, clenching and unclenching their fists, yawning…moving like a real, coordinated person.  Once everything was finished, I asked “if there’s something wrong, will you let me know, or do I have to wait for the report to get to my midwife?”  She answered “yes we tell you now, and no, there isn’t anything abnormal”.  Everything looked fine, and baby was even measuring a little big for their gestational age (yikes!)   – we hired a Doula last week, too.  Between my midwife, the staff at UMich, and our Doula, I’m feeling more and more confident that we have a great team assembled to help us through the prenatal and birth process.

 Had to get baby Smied some Michigan gear!

Look at how much this little one has grown in just 10 weeks!  I can’t even wrap my head around it.

We are thrilled to know that everything looks great, and little Smied is healthy.  I feel like it’s safe now to start putting together a nursery, and buying things for the baby.  We didn’t find out the gender – but we’d love to hear your predictions!  Boy or Girl?