NT Scan Part Deux

Oh geesh I haven't written in a long time.. lets go back in time a bit (as today is really June 13, 2009).

On May 28, we finally got to have our REAL NT scan!! Totally mind blowing. I still take issue with that 28 oz of water "required" before hand.. even the sonographer told me that she had no idea how I was holding it, and let me go 'relieve' myself a bit after a few pics were taken. Jason was late, and don't tell him I said that.. because he was seriously horrified that we started without him. The sonographer was awesome, got the necessary shots she needed for the NT scan and let me... go... and by then Jason was there for the big show!!

See, last time we didn't even get to see the baby move. It was so fast, measuring so small.. it really was frustrating. It just kinda chilled, and I halfway joked about him/her sleeping..heh..heh..right? No answer.

ANYways, back to this one, because it was nothing short of fabulous! We got to see such intricate details of lil bugger, it's little legs kicking around, arms punching (great...), flopping around like a fish, stretching.. even standing on it's head a lot (must be nice to have zero gravity!). We saw it's little eye sockets (ok that's not very cute at this point.. but still very cool), even the cavities for it's bladder and stomach. All the fingers and toes seem to be there, and the NT measurements were totally normal. We took some videos and of course got some great pics (a bit dark and blurry, but our lil one already likes to pose and wave hello, just look..)

I'm linking them instead of embedding them here, because it takes forever to upload them, just click and view;

Couldn't stop laughing

http://tinypic.com/r/28l441e/5

Look at the face! (if you look just before he says that.. it really is WEIRD! almost like on of the fancy 3d ultrasounds.. you can see it's face (and not just skeletal creepy stuff!)

http://tinypic.com/r/2d17h2b/5

Just chillin (aka not moving)

http://tinypic.com/r/2ufbtl5/5

Work it.. (watch it punch and kick)

http://tinypic.com/r/2ytpaqb/5

Ok, and now for some pictures, I have to admit.. he or she (all 5.4 cm at the time) is awfully adorable.. and skeletal.

Ok this one (shrunk down by blogspot so you can't see what I wrote on the pic), is actually 2 pictures in one. Ignore the one on the right, I'm not sure what that is. the one on the left is the baby's head on the right and it's little back and spine at the bottm/left, and then it's little arm and hand (bony lil thing), saying HI!

This one, is similar, but he/she is facing you, with a little hello hand again, or maybe it was shaking it's fist at us telling us to leave it alone.. but I like the waving idea better!

There the face.. eye socket and all. (head is on the right)

And this is just a profile shot, how cute! (that's all I can think of when I see it, and I'm lacking creativity today).

So that was the NT scan. While there, they also took drops of my blood and put them on this card that had 4 or 5 'spaces' for different tests. The blood dries, and they mail the postcard into a lab, and they are able to do bloodwork to check for markers for genetic abnormalities (a handful of trisomy disorders, including Down's). All ended up coming back completely normal!!

Whew..

NT scan... NOT!

(but not quite a plum..)

Still stuck with the lime..

Well today, by the docs due date I am 12 weeks. By MY due date I am 11w 4d (yes, it matters!).

So we had our NT (Nuchal Translucency) scan for today, and the lil bugger was 2!!! millimeters too small for an accurate reading. Very frustrating, however.. just too early. We go back next week for the real deal, but here's a pic and couple of vids:

Pretty cute huh? I think s/he has my nose. Actually now that I just said that I think it has Jason's nose!


This video is really mostly when the scanner lady (sonographer?) found the heart and zeroed in on it to get a heart rate (158 strong beats per minute!). I giggled in the middle and pretty much screwed it up ..lol..

This one is just a mish mash of baby, very bizarre to see the baby, then through the baby, then no baby.. and Jason's commentary of course (the head is on the right, like the pic).

<3 beat...

I don't think I need to really say anything besides just let you listen...

Week 10

Well isn't that attractive? A prune. Here's some info for this week; How your baby's growing:Though he's barely the size of a kumquat — a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.In other developments: Your baby's limbs can bend now. His hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.

Yep, copied and pasted it from babycenter. I feel great most of the time, tiny bouts of heartburn but no real nausea, I think I got away with no morning sickness. Exhaustion is constant, hunger is pretty constant. Actually I'm not really hungry, it's like I have a 24/7 case of the munchies.. never satisfied. Per the doc, I am 10w3d, but since I know when I ovulated I'm still banking on the 10w1day (I'm sure those days wont matter, but in the moment now, week to week, to me it does!).

I ordered a fetal doppler to hear the bub's heartbeat.. boy that will be reassuring! I've been taking 'belly pics' and there's still no difference, yet one more thing I should be happy about, but I want to see it grow! In time.. I know. I just hope all is well in there! My next appt is on 5/21 for the 12 week scan, NT exam (nuchal translucency). I can't wait, but I know I'll be a wreck that day just like last time. I want to remember to bring my camera, to shoot a mini vid of the ultrasound, I hope they let me!!!

Today is Mother's Day too, and Jason bought me a cute balloon and card.. aww my first mom's day :)