We got to see his face this time. He has some cute, chubby cheeks! In the image below, you can make out his forehead (at the top), right eye socket, his right cheek, his little chin and the bridge of his nose. The left side of his face is mostly in shadow. You can see his left hand just over the left-side of his chin/cheek (directly after this image was taken he put his hand at his mouth and covered the lower half of his face).
We had an amazing opportunity to watch him practising breathing; we saw his chest expanding and contracting and we also saw him opening and closing his mouth. They estimated that Peanut weighs 2.72 kilograms (6 pounds). At this time in the pregnancy babies usually gain about 450-500 grams per week. Considering we have another three weeks before the c-section, he could gain another 1.5 kilograms (just more than 3 pounds). That could mean a 9 pound baby at just 38 weeks gestation!
Here's a photo of Mumma K on the day of the scan. There isn't any room left!
We have an appointment with the OB on Monday to discuss the results of the scan. The location of the placenta isn't much of a surprise (though he was hopeful that it would have moved). So, it's likely we'll continue with our existing emergency plan and delivery plan. We'll keep everyone up-to-date if anything changes.
We have just three (and a bit) weeks left before we get to meet him!
