Monday, February 27, 2006

Twelve weeks!

We had an amazing appointment today! We were at the hospital for four hours...but we still had an amazing appointment. We went in for a first-trimester screening called an UltraScreen. They did a targeted ultrasound at the back of the baby's neck to measure the thickness of the fold at the back of the neck. A high measurement indicates a higher risk for heart defects or chromosomal abnormalities, and I am thrilled that our baby's measurement looked perfect! :o) We still have to wait 10 days to get the bloodwork, but the ultrasound looked great. The best part was that we got to watch this kid dance around for a while. When the tech first turned on the ultrasound, Baby was on its head and kept kicking its legs all over the place. Then we got to watch it move its arms around for a bit. A couple of times, Baby brought its arms up over its face, as if camera shy. This picture is a profile shot of Baby: This is a 3D shot looking down at Baby lying on its back (both arms are at the face): Baby's head is to the left, with an arm at the face and both legs kicked out to the right:

5 comments:

Mommy said...

Kristy,
I am so happy for the three of you! Congratulations.

Anonymous said...

Baby is cute, even at 12 weeks!

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness, he or she is already a cutie pie.

Anonymous said...

how crazy!!! it seems so much more real now. i'm glad the appt went great. love you guys huuuuuuuge bunches!!!

Anonymous said...

wow~these pictures are amazing! congrats again on the wonderful news! you and jeff will make great parents! :)