Four weeks ago Tim and I went to a special ultrasound place to determine if baby Jack had a cleft palate. They were pretty confident everything looked good, but wanted him to grow a little more and then do one more double check. Today Granny, Hannah and I went back, and the doctor said she got a view of the palate three times and it looks great. Having a child go into surgery is one of the hardest things in the world. Anyone that has experienced it knows you would do anything to take their place and yet you are helpless. So even though cleft is fixable and in the end not the end of the world, I am so grateful we will not have to hand over another baby and sit and wait while you know they are being cut up. Dr. gave Jack an A plus. With a 30 year old Daddy who's had open heart surgery, they also carefully identify each valve and make sure there are no defects. Exact words were "beautiful heart!" Yeah! all great news. Oh and yes, he is still a boy. Other fun facts, Tim felt Jack kicking for the first time last week which is always exciting. My latest craving is cream cheese. YUM and we registered for a few essentials. I will be 23 weeks on Sunday. At 23 weeks baby is the size of a mango. More accurately, based on today's measurements, Jack is 1 lb. 1oz. You can see in the 3D pic he looks like a baby now, but is super skinny. I feel so blessed and now that we have a name I feel so much closer to him.
All curled up: He saves the kicking for bedtime usually. I love the little profile. I hope he has Hannah's cute little 'Uncle Tyler' nose.
3D Picture. I like how his little hand is up. Hannah kept waving to him. The blob on the left side is my uterus.
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