Wow! What a difference a week and better ultrasound equipment makes! Today we went in for a higher-resolution scan and some testing. Everything looks great, so that's a relief. And WOW! The baby actually looks like a baby now!
Steve keeps calling the baby "he," so for identification purposes, we'll refer to the baby as "he." (I really prefer not to call my child "it!")
He currently measures 5.9cm, with a heart rate of about 160 beats/min, which we got to hear for the very first time. He was squirming all around at first. That was hysterical. And then I guess he got sleepy and decided to take a nap. The technician kept thumping my belly to get him to move around, but he wasn't being disturbed. (Stubborn like dad!) But finally we got some movement and the tech was able to measure all of the necessary parts. Too early to tell if it really IS a "he" yet. We certainly can't wait for that. But today's experience was fascinating and wonderful! Totally looks like he's driving in there!
It will probably be a few weeks before we get to check in again. But hopefully we'll get another ultrasound when we meet the OB (Dr. Hsu) next week.
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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