Baby Murray

Today was my ultrasound appointment; Alice was at Donna’s, so it was just Don and I. The technician was very nice (unlike the 2 ultrsound techs I had with Alice’s pregnancy), and she was also very informative and friendly. She checked my placenta, then I was allowed to go pee (thank god!) and when I came back she checked baby. Immediately she commented on how active he was, and she guessed he was around 18 weeks (*the technician said she always refers to babies as “he” unless confirmed otherwise); also, I think it’s a boy, and have ever since we confirmed the pregnancy. Papa George- I hate to tell you this, but if it is indeed a boy, Don and I have decided to name him George Ridgeway Murray II.No, really!! We advised the technician that we were not going to confirm the gender this time, so she concentrated on her usual measurements. Everything looked great, no abnormalities and baby is healthy. At one point baby kicked and she said, “he just kicked me!” I said, “I know!”. It was pretty cool.( I’ve been feeling those little kicks for a couple days now; I don’t remember feeling them so early on with Alice, and I also didn’t seem to get the butterflies, or as I call it “the fish bowl” feeling that I had with Alice. This baby just went straight to kicking!) I got to see more on the screen than both ultrasounds put together with Alice, and the pictures were very clear. The technician commented that baby was cooperating nicely, that’s my baby! The baby’s heart rate was 145, and is confirmed to by 18 weeks 1 day old today; the new due date is January 24th, a week off our original guess…