Nate and I found out on our anniversary, August 5th, that we're pregnant! The best anniversary gift ever!
Here are photos from our last ultrasound on Sept. 30th, when I was just under 12 weeks. This was a special doctor visit, at which we had our Nuchal Translucency Scan. The NTS checks for Downs Syndrome based on measurement of the baby and my blood test. We were very excited to get back super good results, that our baby has a 1 in 17,000 chance of having Downs.
We got to see amazing pictures of the baby during the ultrasound. The baby was moving all around- kicking its legs, wiggling arms, and turning around in my belly. Unfortunately, the pictures we have (below) aren't nearly as clear as what we saw on the monitor, but you get the idea. We also got to watch the baby's heartbeat on the monitor. The heart rate was in the 160's, which sounds really high but is perfectly normal for a fetus of that age.
This photo is a side view of the baby's head and chest. You can see the nose and jaw bones forming (where it's brighter white).
I think this picture is especially cool. It is looking down on the baby, with the head toward the bottom left and the arms and legs going up toward the right.
This is a double shot of the baby's hands. Check out the finger bones!
This last photo is a side view of the whole baby (head on the right side). You can glimpse the hands up near the head. At the time of the photo, the baby's crown-rump length was over 2 inches long, but by now it should be around 3.25 or 3.5 inches!
