19wk ultrasound

On February 23, Dan's birthday, we had our second ultrasound. This was "The Big One". The one where they check to make sure baby is healthy, meeting growth milestones, developing normally, and where they can determine the sex. I have been looking forward to this day since we found out I was pregnant! I have also been so excited to see how baby has grown since our 11 week ultrasound.

The tech found baby right away and we were able to hear her heart beat, nice and strong as usual. It was beating 170 bpm. Keep in mind that we had just biked there and I'm pretty sure my heart was racing at the thought of seeing our baby again. She began taking all the measurements, making sure the head was fused together, that the spine was closed, that baby didn't have a cleft lip, etc. She measured and measured and measured. Baby was moving all about, waving hands, kicking legs, rolling around until baby finally got tired of putting on a show(hard to believe considering who baby's parent's are). The tech still needed to see her heart but baby was not cooperating. We got up and walked around for a bit, drinking some juice, and trying to give baby a pep-talk. When we came back, baby reluctantly turned over so we were able to see the heart, all 4 chambers and all the valves pumping. It was so amazing. We saw the kidneys , bladder, and stomach. Baby is all healthy! Finally it came time to check to see if baby was a boy or a girl. After much prodding, a not 100% sure guess, the tech was able to say with certainty that baby Caputo was a GIRL!!! We are so thrilled and excited to meet her! We've decided to name her Eleanor Anne, after our grandparents. Here are some Ellie's first pics!:)


This pic shows she's a girl...I have to take their word for it.

Her little spine, which we saw a lot of the second half of the appointment

 Profile pic!

 Tiny little foot! The tech forgot to take off the measurement lines

  Another profile pic, mostly of her upper-half. You can see her little nose and also her whole nasal cavity (that's the bright white line running through her mouth up into her head)

We're so excited and can't wait to meet her in person!!!