All The Parts

Monday, July 27, 2009
18 weeks

We are very happy to say that all went well at Dr. Roussis' office today. We had "the biggie ultrasound," and everything looked great. The baby weighs about 10 ounces now and is growing bigger every day. They were able to visualize everything on the ultrasound. The brain is developing on target. We were able to see the nose and lips (no cleft lip for those who were nervous). We got to see the belly. They said that the baby is swallowing well, because they were able to visualize the stomach within the abdomen. The umbilical cord, which is currently connected to the placenta, has 3 vessels (2 arteries and 1 vein) just as it should. The baby has 2 kidneys, which is excellent. Although you can live with 1 kidney, it is always better to have two. We saw the legs, feet, arms, hands and spine. All looked totally normal. They were able to visualize the heart but could not see everything they wanted to see. So we have a more detailed ultrasound and a fetal echocardiogram (ultrasound of the baby's heart) in 5 weeks. We could have determined the sex of the baby today if we had been interested. Of course, you all know that Paul and I want to be surprised. I am uncertain whether or not the ultrasonographer now knows if the Miller Bean is a girl or a boy. We did not see anything telling while viewing the ultrasound, and if she knows, she respectfully kept it a secret. Dr. Roussis was pleased, which, in turn, is pleasing to us. This picture gives the best profile image. I am also going to post some of the baby's legs and feet!