Wednesday, August 01, 2007

It's a..... oh, just look and see

This is a little hard to see small, so maybe click on the picture to see it bigger. It's a bum shot, with the legs disappearing to the left. (The round, hollow thing is a knee, so follow it back down to the bum.) In between you can see a distinct something...That's right! We're having another boy, and we are sure this time. This is a nice profile shot. For anyone who has a hard time seeing these, the white curve at the bottom left is the back of the head. So if you follow the curve over the top, you get to a nice profile. If you look at it close up the nose, lips, chin, and even cheekbones are visible. The squished oval to the right is the torso and the white streak coming up at the right is a leg bone.
Here is another profile. In this one you can see a little hand coming up to his mouth. You can even count all five fingers.
Right after the last one, the tech gave the baby a poke and he appeared to be laughing at her. (The cross-section is at a strange angle, so no, my baby isn't deformed.)
I know this doesn't look like much, but it's a foot with five toes. (The toes are at the upper right end of the foot.)

So it was a great ultrasound. He is healthy and clearly enjoying his ability to move around in there. It took quite a long time because he was playing around so much. Rolling around, waving his hands at us, and crossing his legs when she went for a bum shot. The tech commented that he was incredibly active, but was fun to chase around. She also mentioned how tall he seemed to be. All his measurements were right on, but they can't get a good length estimate once they are this big, so she was just guessing.

Well post something at soon about his name, because I'm sure you'll hear us using it. But I don't want to tell you yet until we can explain what it means to us. I may even have John write about it.

6 comments:

dastew said...

and your sure of the gender this time around? I don't want to be surprised again.

Ren said...

The one with his little fist is the cutest thing I've ever seen!

When we got Caleb's ultrasound, the tech got an awesome picture of his foot. But I love that you can see all those cute little fingers on the new baby.

Congrats on having another boy! I hope we get that lucky with our next.

Alissa said...

congrats! boys are supposed to be easier... tho not for 12 more years.

Mr Jo Bloggity said...

We actually wanted a girl this time. But, either way we're excited to be having another baby. It's about time ;)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!

I always wanted two boys first and then a girl, but Aida already messed that all up. :)

Cassi said...

Hey Mia,
Congratulations! I didn't even know you were pregnant. The pics are great. I am glad you were able to tell for sure it's a boy.