19th week update

Between yesterday and last Friday I have spent 3 1/2 hours lying on my back to take pictures of baby T2. On the 17th we went for our 19 week ultrasound where they measure all the baby's anatomy. Since the little one was not being very cooperative, they took a LONG time getting all the measurements (and I still need to go back for more). Typically it takes about 45 minutes, but this time it was an hour & 10 minutes! Brad was sitting in the waiting room all this time- for this ultrasound they don't get him until they have got all the details they are looking for. So, he waited for over an hour to get to see his developing child for 5 minutes. He never completely said it was worth the wait.
Here is a picture of Baby T2 at 18weeks, 5 days. Rather alien-like photo-since I am the mother, I am allowed to make such a comment. They couldn't get a profile picture because the the baby was constantly moving.
Yesterday I had an appointment for them to do an echo of the baby's heart to check for any congenital defects. This appointment was 2 HOURS! I must say the first hour flew by though, because I fell asleep. In my defense, the room is dark and very warm. After an hour, the technician went to review the pictures with the cardiologist who then came back in to take another look that lasted another 45 minutes. I was trying very hard not to freak out when they were very intently looking at the screen. Finally she says that there are no "major" concerns, but that she cannot see the pulmonary arteries. She assured me that this is not uncommon since they are such small structures in an already small fetus, but said that she will want to do a follow-up after the baby is born.
So, needless to say I like all mother's will be waiting with bated breath to hear that "cry" when the baby is born to be reassured that baby is breathing well!