I am pregnant with our third baby. It's a boy! The due date is 12 March 2009, though the doctor says we should expect it from 28 February. His siblings gave him an inside name of Jupiter Stones. Luckily for him, his parents will give him his outside name.
| 30 July 2008 | 8 weeks | Positive test |
| 26 Aug 2008 | 12 weeks | First appointment with Sharon Marsay (midwife) |
| 15 Sept 2008 | 14w4d | First scan with Dr Jivkov (back-up obstetrician) at Parklane |
| 28 Oct 2008 | 20w5d | 20 week appointment with Sharon |
| 11 Nov 2008 | 22w5d | Second scan with Dr Jivkov |
| 8 Dec 2008 | 26w4d | Appointment with Sharon |
| 13 Jan 2009 | 31w5d | Appointment with Sharon |
| 3 Feb 2009 | 34w5d | Final scan with Dr Jivkov |
| 12 Feb 2009 | 36 weeks | Grandma comes to stay. I start raw diet. |
| 26 Feb 2009 | 38 weeks | Daddy home |
| 12 Mar 2009 | 40 weeks | Due Date |
Sharon did the usual booking-in questions, felt the bump, and listened for a heartbeat. According to her, the bump was protruding too far outside of the pubic bone to be only 12 weeks. The ease with which she found the heartbeat also pointed to the baby being older.
It's a boy! Unlike Sophie's first scan (where he said she was "60% boy"), but like the later scans of both Xander and Sophie, Dr Jivkov is 100% confident of this one. His machine came up with the exact due date I had originally, 12 March 2009. Everything is lovely with the baby, and he was very pleased.
The baby is kicking vigorously and moved several times while having his heartbeat measured. My tummy measured 22cm (1cm is roughly 1 week). That evening, his siblings gave him an inside name of Jupiter Stones, having realised that funny is allowed for inside names.
I misplaced the scan pic, although I do actually have video as well. Will put it up sometime.
He was head up, with feet at the side. My tummy measured 29cm.
To the Stones family webpage