Daddy's Little Running Back

We are starting to see a pattern with our son at ultrasounds: he lays where he is comfortable, and there is nothing myself or any nurse is going to do about it. Yesterday at our 19-week ultrasound, there was no amount of wiggling, jiggling, or moving myself around that was going to convince the little stinker to move out of his apparently cozy breech position.

While he wasn't interested in moving his whole body, he was punching and kicking up a storm. This was really fun to see, because previously we haven't seen any obvious movement through an ultrasound and I haven't felt anything that I can firmly say was the baby. His little legs were moving a mile a minute, and every now and then he would reach down and hang on to one of his feet with his hands. We could see individual fingers and toes, and of course the little spine that I've been watching since he was just a little baby blur.

I had been joking to my husband that the baby was sitting on my bladder, and the nurse confirmed it: baby boy had his rump directly on my bladder, and every now and then one of those kicks hit it square and center. I may not be able to feel him kick, but I can definitely tell when he relocates to resting on my bladder (which he usually chooses to do right as I get in the car or am drifting off the sleep).

Other stats from our visit:

• Little man measures about 6 inches from head to rear end, 9 inches if you measure down to his toes (that's the size of a mango for you foodies out there).
• He weighs about half a pound. By the end of my fifth month (3 more weeks) he'll be up to a whole pound.
• His heart rate continues to be strong and on the higher end--150 bpm.
• I've gained another six pounds, bringing the grand total up to 11 so far. My blood pressure is still great.

We have another ultrasound and doctor appointment in two weeks, and by then I should be feeling the little guy all the time. People keep telling me to enjoy the peace while I can, but I still can't wait to be poked back. And I really can't wait for my husband to feel his little running back in action.