Bumpdate: 20 weeks

**This post was written on Thursday but not published until now.  

• How far along: 20 weeks!
• How I'm feeling: Overall, great!  
• Size of the baby: The size of a SMALL CANTALOUPE! (Disclaimer: This is the smallest cantaloupe I could find at the store.)
• Total weight gain: 9 pounds. 
• Maternity clothes: Oh yes!  
• Sleep: Not great but not terrible.  
• Gender: Your guess is as good as mine!  We had the big ultrasound this morning, but we had the tech seal the incriminating pictures in an envelope for our big gender reveal dinner with my family tomorrow night!  Eeeeek!
• Movement: Feeling baby move more and more.
• Food Cravings: Fruit salad, tator tots with cheese, chips and dip.
• Food Aversions: None.  
• What I miss: My feet not feeling so tired by the end of the day.
• Best moment of the week: Finding out the gender TOMORROW!
• Big Brother: G is becoming more interested in the baby and any baby we happen to encounter.  He uses a baby voice while talking to them - hilarious!

We survived the big anatomy screening ultrasound, for the most part.  My doctor did reveal that the ultrasound tech found a small bright spot on the baby's heart, indicating an echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF).  Basically, this is sometimes a soft marker for Down's or other chromosomal abnormalities.  

Since I already did the quad screening, which found my chances of any of those things are 1 in 20,000, he told me not to be concerned at all.  In fact, he told me that the only reason that he was telling me was because is he legally obligated to.  I do not show any other factors of a chromosomal abnormality - the bones all measured exactly where they should be, the neck fold measuring was perfect, etc.  Most of these go away on their own (a simple calcium deposit) or could also possibly evolve into a heart defect, which he also is not concerned about.  They are not uncommon findings and he kept stressing not.to.worry.

Of course I came home and googled away, and I really do feel at peace with everything.  We will have a follow up ultrasound at 24 weeks to check on baby's heart and growth.  Until then, grow, baby, grow, and know that mama loves you no matter what.