Thursday, February 22

Scans...

Here are some photos of the ultrasound. Couldn't get hold of a scanner, but they are pictures of the picture. Anyway, for Premal and I it was pretty obvious what we were looking at, but if you find yourself in that episode on Friends where Rachel couldn't see the baby I put a labelled version below. I believe if you click on it, it will enlarge.

We finally also got the results of the ultrasound. Doctor said baby looks healthy and normal. Only small bit of concern was that I have slightly low lying placenta which should move up and will require one more ultrasound in 2 months.

No, we did not find out the gender of the baby. I want to find out the old-fashioned way.

Tuesday, February 13

Its been awhile...

I know, its been awhile since I last updated. I was away for a training and then work got really busy and I was too exhausted to make updates. Plus, carrying around a little one takes a toll. Things are getting better now. I've been feeling much better. I've gained 2 pounds and I'm even starting to show(well, a little bit). I found out a friend of mine is also expecting and is due same day as me!! (She is showing much more than me.)

We had our anatomy ultrasound yesterday. It was out of this world! The baby looks so different from last time. It weighs 7 ounces and heartbeat was 157 beats/minute.

Things the tech measured and looked at :
-4 chambers of the heart
-heart size
-skull size
-brain size
-femur bone (thigh bone)
-humerus bone (arm bone)
-hands
-feet
-stomach area
-eyes
-spine
-bladder
-kidney
-placenta
-umbilical cord
-cervix

All of it was really, really amazing. We could actually see the 4 chambers of the heart and of course the beating of the heart itself was awesome. The spine was one of my favorite things to see. It looked really beautiful. The profile was great too. We could even see the baby moving. Tech was getting almost frustrated that it was moving so much. She did finally get all the info that was needed. She printed out few of the shots for us to take home. (I'll post those if I can get my hands on a scanner.) All of the photos and info gets sent to the radiologist who sends it to my doctor who will let me know the results. The waiting it gonna be hard, but it is only for couple of days.


Next step I'm excited about is feeling the baby's movements. I should be feeling them in the next few weeks!