This is the most beautiful profile I have ever seen:
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It was amazing. Sarah and I figured it would take the RN a minute or two to locate and orient the Wee Little One, but as soon as she placed the ultrasound on Sarah’s belly – whamo – there it was, posing in the nice profile you see.
Of course that was all the co-operation we got out of it. The little lizard (ok, it was sitting more like a frog, but we’ll stick with just one reptile comparison for now) is currently sitting breach (butt down) and after providing a nice profile, it turned it’s back to us and wouldn’t budge from there. We tried a couple of different remedies – walking around, having Sarah lay on her stomach, jiggling the hell out of her abdomen – but the little bugger just wouldn’t budge.
Despite that, the RN did get a few critical bits of data. Basically, Wee Little One weighs in at 9 oz., and all its limbs and bits look good. It stuck an arm toward us, giving us a nice close up of a hand and five little fingers. The RN also looked at it’s brain, which I must say looked mighty and super-genius like, and did some measurements; she also imaged the kidneys and checked out the blood flow to them. Very cool, that ultrasound machine.
And while we got a glimpse of the beating heart and could see all four chambers, the RN couldn’t get a clear shot of it – thanks to the backward facing and unco-operative child – in order to get whatever information she needed. Which just means that we have to schedule another appointment and hope the Little One is facing the right way round.
This is one excited grandma! The picture is great, thank you for sharing it with us. I know that when grandpa gets home from work he too will enjoy this beautiful photo.
Comment by Mom — January 21, 2005 @ 9:24 am
Cute! I don’t think I’ve seen an ultrasound profile so clear before, that’s kind of amazing.
Comment by Kristen — January 21, 2005 @ 10:48 am
Hey! I thought you said you were having a lizard! Why, that looks like a super-genius Barry-Ween like child!
Any idea if it’s a boy or girl? Or are you kids going to wait and be surprised?
Comment by gemma — January 23, 2005 @ 9:15 am
We are not finding out the gender. That just takes away all the surprise – and makes coming up with a name twice as frustrating. : )
Comment by Tim — January 23, 2005 @ 9:52 am
Speaking of which, how’s that whole name-game coming along?
Comment by gemma — January 23, 2005 @ 4:25 pm
It’s amazing how uncooperative the wee ones are when the ultrasound comes along. I think they don’t like the sensation.
Comment by Kris F. — January 24, 2005 @ 2:36 pm