We had our 26 week appointment yesterday, which included another ultrasound. The baby looks great! Growth is right on track, he weighs about 2.4 pounds now. One of the advantages of being with the high risk practice is that they have lots of fancy equipment :-) After the sonographer took all of her measurements, she switched over to 3D mode and got lots of great pictures of the baby in 3D.
Here he is!
We go back in 3 weeks for a regular pre-natal visit. And 3 weeks after that we will go back for another ultrasound. So far, the pregnancy is going very well and everyone is healthy. But, there is a chance we may end up having to have a c-section due to the current location of the placenta. At this point, if that is the worst we have to worry about (a c-section), we will take it! Anything to get this baby here safely and soundly :-) But we won't know for sure until after the next ultrasound. If we do need a c-section, they would schedule it between 37 & 39 weeks to avoid having Kara go into labor. So we may be meeting this little guy a couple weeks earlier than expected.
In other news, work in the baby's room is coming along nicely. Grandpa Jack came up a few weeks ago and installed electrical for ceiling fans in each of the bedrooms. He and Matt put fans in the 2 other bedrooms, and the wiring is all ready for the baby's room once we get it all painted and put together. The walls are now also primed and ready for their first coat of paint. And eventually, we will get wainscoting and crown molding up on all of the walls.
Between the great pictures, the baby getting really active, and all of the progress in the baby's room, this is all starting to feel so real!!
Thanks to all for continuing to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We can't wait for you all to meet the baby once he makes is grand entrance!