Wednesday, October 17, 2007

And the baby is....

At my last appointment at 15 weeks and 1 day things were so exciting! So at first I asked lots of questions! First appointment for questions! Then when I was getting ready for the ultrasound, the doctor goes we might be able to find out the sex if we are lucky today! Jeni, who went with me to the appointment, goes "Oh I can't wait to find out!" Or something like that....of course the doctor reminded it's if I want to find out, but OF COURSE I want to know!!! So within about a matter of two seconds she has found the right spot and took a picture. She asked me what I saw: It's a BOY! Conner James Standlea will most likely be his name! So so clearly and unmistakably a boy! Then since we were on the "picture" screen when we went back to live motion, he had crossed his little legs. I guess he figured his job was done for the day and he already gave mommy her little peek!

The doctor gave an estimate of 5 ounces for weight. I checked my baby books and that isn't supposed to be until 19 or 20 weeks! We are only at 15!!! So baby must be growing pretty well! The doctor showed me the heart, the stomach, the kidneys, the brain, the femur and some other bones. You could see the spine already too which was new! The feet are almost an inch long! I didn't get a crown to rump length, but next time we will see where we think he is at on the charts! =) The doctor also did a 4-D viewing of the baby! It looks orangish and fills in the gaps to give you an idea of baby's figure in a more visual way. Before leaving, the doctor gave me 3 pictures and a DVD with 3 videos on it (two 4-D and one normal ultrasound of the baby opening and closing his mouth). It is so cool! I can send it to Clint so he doesn't feel like he is missing out on as much! I was able to talk to Clint on the phone while still in the car right after the appointment to let him know we are having a little boy! We are both really excited!

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NO doubt about this kid: It's a boy!

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Hard to tell in this picture, but these were the little feet! About 2 cm so almost an inch in size!

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I took a picture of the 4-D video on pause so I could have a 4-D picture. Not the best quality cause it was a photo taken of the computer screen.

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Right before the ultrasound and before finding out!

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Laughing about something with the doctor during the ultrasound!

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Mommy at 15 weeks 1 day! Cute maternity shirt huh! I have only lost like 4 or 5 lbs since my first appointment. Really I am not showing much yet at all.

1 comment:

Robyn said...

why have you LOST weight? you are supposed to be gaining! and no you can't tell in this pic you look thin! wrong direction you are supposed to get thin AFTER the baby is born! ;) congratulations on your little boy!