First Ultrasound

We thought that once we actually saw the baby with our own eyes, the reality that we're actually going to have a baby would settle in. We were right, seeing the baby was an amazing experience and made this feel more "real". But even though we could see it with our own eyes, it was still hard to believe that is what is actually going on inside of me. We had to do the ultrasound twice because the baby was positioned head down at first, so we couldn't see much. So we waited 15 more minutes or so and tried again. This time the position was better (laying long-ways) but he/she was lying face down so we still couldn't see the right parts to determine whether we're having a boy or a girl. So we'll have to wait four more weeks to find that out, but we did get to hear a healthy heart beat (which was way faster than we thought it would be!), and the doctor said the baby looks like he/she is developing well with a very low risk to down syndrome. The baby is about 89 millimeters from head to tail bone (3.5 inches). Here are two of the best pictures that we got last night. You can see the spine, legs, arms, and a profile of the face. Pretty amazing huh? The pictures aren't near as cool as seeing the live movement on the big screen, but they are our baby's first pictures! (To enlarge, just click on the picture and it will open in a new window so you can see better.)