Foot and Hair

Monday, October 26, 2009

31 Weeks

Once again, our little bean likes to hide from the camera. Today we were only able to get pictures of his or her foot, which measures about 2.5 inches (see top photo), and they tell us the baby has hair on his or her head. They promise us that there is evidence of this in the bottom photo. I'm not sure I'm buying it. See for yourself.

Lights, Camera, Action!

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So we finally figured out how to upload the video to the blog. The video is subtitled, so you should know what you are looking at. No, we still do not know the sex of the baby. We chose this song, because we thought it was appropriate for a baby video, regardless of the baby's gender. We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we have enjoyed editing it!

Sweet Baby

Monday, September 28, 2009

27 Weeks

Here is the baby's profile. His or her foot and hand are both up near the face. It looks as if the baby is blowing bubbles (there are no bubbles, though, because there is no air in the lungs...yet).

The Thinker

Monday, September 28, 2009

27 Weeks

Here the baby's finger is posed against his or her cheek as if in deep thought. Told you we had a smart one brewing!

In Your Face!

Monday, September 28, 2009

27 Weeks

It's kind of hard to see, but the baby is sticking his or her tongue out at us in this picture. Paul said is was a sign that the baby was going to bad like his or her Mama. Not true! The dark spots are shadows from the baby's foot, which he or she had positioned over his or her face nearly the entire time. Very agile!

Uncooperative Little Thing

Monday, August 31, 2009

23 Weeks

So the baby was somewhat uncooperative for the ultrasound today. The top photo is the only profile view we were able to get, and that one took some real coaxing. You can definitely see eyes, nose and mouth, though. The bottom photo is the baby's spine, and that's what she or he really wanted to show us today. It was like pulling teeth to get the baby to flip over!

Baby Feet

Monday, July 27, 2009
18 Weeks

This is ridiculous! I mean, look at those little feet. Tell me you don't want to nibble on those little piggies.

Baby Legs

Monday, July 27, 2009
18 Weeks

I thought this was very cool. You can actually see the bones of the legs, and you can see little toes! The baby was definitely moving those legs today, but I still don't feel anything.

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!

The Acrobat

Monday, June 15, 2009

12 Weeks

So the picture is not very clear, because the baby was doing flips the entire time. Every time the ultrasonographer got a good view, the baby flipped. Then the ultrasonographer had to find her/him again. It made it very difficult for her to accurately check the heart rate. However, it's supposedly a good sign that the baby is that active. I was very surprised to see all the movement and be totally unaware that all of it was taking place in my own body. They said it will be another 4 to 8 weeks before I actually feel the baby moving. Paul and I were both amazed to see it. It makes it so much more real! We will have another ultrasound on July 27, 2009 to check anatomy (e.g. organ strucures, function of the heart). You can often find out the gender at this visit, but Paul and I want to be surprised. Sorry to all those who like to plan, but none of us will know until the little bean gets here.

Welcome Little Bean!

May 15, 2009
8 Weeks

This is our first ultrasound picture (only 8 weeks)!
We were able to both see and hear the baby's
heartbeat today - 167 beats/minute!
You can clearly see the baby's head, and there are little buds
that will soon become the arms and legs. Very cool!