Say 'Cheese!'

Helen went to the doctor's office today, thinking it would be a routine visit, getting blood drawn, etc. So it was a nice surprise when she was given this photo and saw how much Norbit has grown.

According to what we've read, the baby is now about the size of a lime. Helen says the heartbeat was measured at 159 beats per minute and that our kid was moving around a lot. His / her head is bigger than the rest of the body and Helen says she clearly saw fingers and toes. Quite a difference from the first ultrasound photo, (which you can see in a previous post) where Norbit looked more like a little alien than a human baby.

At this point I've been told most of the development of the fetus is done (fingers, toes, nose, eyes) and that from here on out the baby will just continue to grow bigger. I'm trying to remain even keeled about everything since I know we still have a long way to go, but I have to admit it made us pretty happy to see Norbit's development. As Ice Cube once sang, 'Today was a good day.' :)