Ultrasound Pictures

We have had two ultrasounds in the last several weeks. On October 23rd, we found out we were having a baby boy. They were able to measure his body and brain, check for movement (which there was lots of since I had a half a diet coke about an hour before I went!), and check a host of other things, all of which showed to be normal. Here are two pictures from that ultrasounds, one of the bottom of his foot and one clearly showing that it is in fact a boy. With the position he was in as well as since we were only at 19 weeks along at that point, we were not able to see his face (as it was pressed against my back out of sight of the ultrasound machine) or see each individual heart chamber. So, they scheduled us to come back for another ultrasound at the next visit.

On November 25th, we went back for another doctor's appointment and ultrasound to finish the mid-pregnancy check. Here are several pictures from that one. In the first picture, you can see the profile of his face and chest, and you can see his little arm raised over his head. (Apparently, he likes to sleep like his Grammy :). In the second picture, you can again see his facial profile and chest, and it looks like he's blowing a little bubble. In the third and fourth pictures, the ultrasound machine is looking down at his face. The dark spots are his eyes, and you can see the shape of his head around those. These are certainly the hardest to make out. Finally, we were glad to see (after painting the room blue and receiving many baby boy clothes) that it's still clearly a little boy.