ultrasound pictures #2

This morning Matt, Nathan, and I went to get some new pictures of our baby. Unfortunately, the baby didn't want to cooperate so that I could have a profile shot like I wanted. The baby was head down and facing my back. We did all we could to get it to wake up or turn over...to no avail. The ultrasound technician was so patient! She took probably 10 minutes after she was done checking organs and measuring just trying to get the baby to move. The baby just didn't want to cooperate. It must be a heavy sleeper! Every once in a while, the baby would rearrange a bit, but never enough to get a profile shot. Oh well! On the positive side, the ultrasound technician said that everything looked normal to her. Of course, the radiologist and my doctor will both review the info, but it's a positive report for now!

So...here are two of the pictures:





For those of you who enjoy lots of information, the baby had its legs stretched out most of the time as opposed to being in a fetal position. Of the few times that it moved, several of those the baby put its hand up like it was rubbing its eye. According to measurements of the head, abdomen, and femur (I think that's mainly what they use), the baby weighs about 1 pound, 3 ounces at the moment.

Nathan's favorite part of the ultrasound was getting to hear the heart beat. I'm not sure why he was particularly interested since he also gets to hear it when we go for regular checkups at the OB. However, he asked that we listen to it a second time while we were having the ultrasound. The technician graciously obliged. As a side note, the heart beat was in the 150s...which is normal...and is what it has been at our OB visits as well.