Baby!

Ultrasounds

Second Ultrasound

It's a Boy!	His Foot	His Face

We had the second ultrasound done at 20 weeks, and he is a boy! We weren't surprised, but we're happy!

• photo1 - it's a boy!
• photo2 - a foot
• photo3 - the brain

The other really important information is that he looks perfect healthy... no concerns at all. Everything is looking good! We just can't wait for him to get here! Read Jen's Updates for information about possible names, now that the sex is known!

First Ultrasound

We just couldn't wait, so we had an ultrasound done at 11.5 weeks.

Baby - Zoomed Out	Baby - Zoomed In

Here's the relevant excerpt from Jen's Baby Update: Week 12.

We got to see our baby last week! It was just on the ultrasound, but
it made this whole pregnancy seem so much more real! It was amazing!
Even though he/she was only 11.5 weeks old (and 5cm long), he/she
still looked like a baby! He/she has a head, body, two arms and two
legs. More details than that, we couldn't see (yet).

Oh, and there is only one baby. We would love to have twins someday,
but I'm sure that one will be plenty, at least at first!

The first thing that I saw was the heartbeat, just fluttering away in
there. Then the rest of the baby came into view, and we were
awestruck. I have many books with details about how the baby looks at
various stages of development, but somehow I never connected them with
*my* baby. I expected to see a tiny shapeless blob, but instead we
got a tiny baby-shaped blob. With the magnification, it actually
looked baby-sized, too.

We have some pictures of the baby, as well as a videotape of the
ultrasound itself. It is about 15 minutes long, and shows the baby
turning over, rolling around, waving his/her appendages, and doing
little hops. It was amazing and breathtaking. I kept looking at
Travis, and saying, "Can you believe that we made him/her?" He
modestly informed me that I had done most of the work.

I'm glad that we got the videotape and the pictures, even though I
know that the baby (at least at this point) is indistinguishable from
any other 11.5 week old baby. Maybe I'll scan in the ultrasound
pictures and put them on the web page, for those who are interested.
I've watched the videotape a few times already.

The ultrasound technician was excellent. She made sure that the gel
(which was blue!) was warm before she put it on me, which was good
because the room was freezing. She was very friendly and helpful. She
said that the baby looks very healthy, so far, and that there are no
apparent problems at this point. I'm a worrier, as most of you
probably know, so that was nice to hear!