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Last Wednesday, we had the anatomical ultrasound for JAM4. No anatomical abnormalities were detected. Based on body dimensions, JAM4 weighed in at 1 pound even, which is right on target for a November 13th due date.

JAM4's Rib Bones and Spine

Isn't this Side Profile Sweet?

Here’s a very brief video showing the four chambers of the heart beating.

We decided not to find out the sex of JAM4. I really want it to be a surprise when he/she is born. I can picture the “It’s a …” moment in the delivery room. James would have preferred to find out, but he let me have the final say; although, the ultrasound technician did give us an envelope with the baby’s sex written inside if we change our mind. Now, I know some of you think I am crazy for not wanting to find out beforehand, but I’m sorry. Now, granted there are some reasons to find out, but I will try to debunk them for you.

1. It makes it easier to decorate the nursery. Well, we are going to decorate the nursery in the same gender-neutral rainforest theme that we used for Jessica, so this reason is not valid.
2. It makes it easier to shop for clothes. Well, we have enough gender neutral clothes from Jessica to clothe the baby until he/she is 6 months old, so no new clothes are necessary right away, so this reason is also not valid.
3. It makes it easier to prepare Jessica. Granted, this reason could be valid. However, I don’t think Jessica is old enough to truly understand that a baby brother/sister is growing inside Mommy and probably won’t truly understand until the baby comes home, so knowing in advance probably won’t matter. If she was older, this reason might make more sense.
4. It makes it easier to choose a name. Granted, this reason could be valid. We have a boy’s name picked out, Jacob Andrew. And if we found out JAM4 is a boy, we could just stop looking for a girl’s name. However, if we found out JAM4 is a girl, we’d still have to keep looking. So since we’ll end up with an extra name, maybe it will be that much easier to convince James of a JAM5 down the road. LOL.

We are super excited about this baby and looking forward to his/her entrance regardless if JAM4 turns out to be a boy or a girl.

Just in case any of my blog readers haven’t heard, I’m pregnant, so in addition to the craziness of moving, the fatigue of pregnancy has kept me from posting much lately.

JAM4 is due to arrive November 13th. At the beginning of the month, I had an ultrasound. The ultrasound was measure the space at the back of the neck. Supposedly this can determine if the baby has Down Syndrome or other chromosome abnormalities. Not sure how measuring the back of the neck does that, but regardless of the results (which I get at my next appointment I think), JAM4 will be loved. These are JAM4’s first photos from that ultrasound. In the second ultrasound photo, JAM4 is waving a hand in front of his/her face, in case you can’t tell.

JAM4's First Photos