week 20: babygirl is the size of a banana! Anatomy ultrasound goes off without a hitch and our girl is beautiful! Thank God! week 21: babygirl is the size of a baby bok choy? Hmmmmm google: what is a baby bok choy?  This week we drove home to Indiana/Chicago to visit family and friends and attend a wedding for a long weekend.  We broke up the 9 hour drive on the way down, but did it in a straight shot on the way back.  It was already uncomfortable for me to be in the car for that long, but so very worth it to see so many lovely friends and…

  Tony took a half day off from work to make sure that he was available for our anatomy ultrasound at 20 weeks.  I am always more relaxed and optimistic when he is by my side, so I was feeling pretty good going into our appointment.  The scan was first.  I can’t even begin to put into words what it was like to see our baby girl moving and kicking.  Her sweet little profile, button nose and beautiful little lips were clear as day, and as reassuring as her beating little heart.  Tony had a firm hold of my hand as I began to pose the series of questions that…