Halfway there...

At the moment I'm 20 weeks and 5 days pregnant, so I'm exactly halfway. Looking at my belly, it's hard to believe I've still got this much growth to go - I think I will quite possibly explode. It's kind of a milestone though and I'm actually very excited that I've come this far. Thinking back to the beginning, I really didn't believe I could be pregnant, not me. I'd always expected it would take a while and the last thing I'd ever thought would happen is this, getting pregnant straight away! And yet here I am, halfway through my pregnancy.

We had the 20-week scan tonight and I was really relaxed about it. A lot of mums I know worry themselves silly about this scan and I thought I might get a bit more fraught towards the time, but I was just looking forward to seeing the baby again. The sonographer put the scanner on my belly and there (s)he was, all scrunched up in the foetal position. The baby had grown so much!! The sonographer looked at the skull and the brains first of all, which were the right size. Then she looked at the belly - kidneys, bladder, stomach and heart all in the right place. She checked out the chambers of the heart, which was pumping away merrily and that all looked good too. The spine was very clearly visible, together with the ribs, and they all seemed to be the way they should.

During the entire scan, the baby kept wriggling around, especially at the points when the sonographer had to capture an image in order to measure something. The legs looked very long, but if you look at the parents, it would be rather strange if they weren't! She focused on the face a few times and the baby has a lovely round face and looks like a proper baby already. The placenta is at the front, which explains why I don't feel the movements very clearly yet. It was just so just to see our child again and to count the fingers & toes and see all the bits and pieces in place. 20 more weeks and we get to meet our little creation. I can't wait!!