July 29, 2008
We had our 13 week (3 month) ultrasound today. The tech and ultrasound doctor were both quite confident that its a boy. Apparently our little guy is quite active, kicking and waving his arms around constantly. He even flipped over once. It was amazing to see that there is not only a baby in there, but that he’s alive and moving! I’ve nearly forgotten all the sickness and puking.
In order to get a good measurement of the back of his neck, looking for a down syndrome indicator, the tech jabbed at him numerous times trying to get him to change positions. Judging from the way his arms and legs started flailing with each prod–we don’t think he like being poked. I’ll have to stop the cats from walking across my stomach. We also got to see both hemispheres of the brain, the heart, the stomach and, of course, the limbs.
The doctor was very pleased with how everything looked–as were we! My OBGYN outsources all but the first imaging appointment, which is so smart because not only are they all specialists in natal imaging, but because they also give you a cd of images/pictures AND a video so you can see movement. I’ve already watched the video twice!