So baby, Daddy and I saw the first pictures of you this morning. The ultrasound technician started the scan in the regular way, with the cold gel on my tummy. She spent a lot of time looking at the screen and after about 5 minutes she told me that she couldn't see you well enough and that I'd need an internal ultrasound.
She put the cold gel on the end of a probe (it was like the regular ultrasound scanner but longer, about 8 inches) then put a regular condom over the end and some KY-Jelly. She placed the probe inside me about 3 inches or so and took lots of pictures of you.
It turns out, the regular scan wasn't very clear partly because my uterus is sideways. Usually the uterus follows the curve of the bladder but mine is more tilted towards my spine. Apparently it's fairly common, although not normal. The technician said it shouldn't affect pregnancy, labor or delivery. Phew! My mom (your grandma) had the same in all her pregnancies.
Daddy and I are spending more and more time on the internet finding information and searching for baby things. I'm on the search now for crib bedding; fitted sheets and things.
On the ultrasound you were 1.4cm long from crown to rump (your legs aren't measured yet because they're still just stumps!). We saw your tiny arms and legs and your heart beating. Daddy and I firgure your heart is just a bit bigger than a sesame seed and you're about as big as a kidney bean. It's still too early to see the placenta (I'm at 8 weeks) but we saw the yolk sack and the umbilical cord. Daddy kept saying, "look at the heart!", "oh, look, that's the umbilical cord", "those are the arms!" Real proof that you're healthy and growing!
She put the cold gel on the end of a probe (it was like the regular ultrasound scanner but longer, about 8 inches) then put a regular condom over the end and some KY-Jelly. She placed the probe inside me about 3 inches or so and took lots of pictures of you.
It turns out, the regular scan wasn't very clear partly because my uterus is sideways. Usually the uterus follows the curve of the bladder but mine is more tilted towards my spine. Apparently it's fairly common, although not normal. The technician said it shouldn't affect pregnancy, labor or delivery. Phew! My mom (your grandma) had the same in all her pregnancies.
Daddy and I are spending more and more time on the internet finding information and searching for baby things. I'm on the search now for crib bedding; fitted sheets and things.
On the ultrasound you were 1.4cm long from crown to rump (your legs aren't measured yet because they're still just stumps!). We saw your tiny arms and legs and your heart beating. Daddy and I firgure your heart is just a bit bigger than a sesame seed and you're about as big as a kidney bean. It's still too early to see the placenta (I'm at 8 weeks) but we saw the yolk sack and the umbilical cord. Daddy kept saying, "look at the heart!", "oh, look, that's the umbilical cord", "those are the arms!" Real proof that you're healthy and growing! 
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