Thursday, February 12, 2009

Well, would'ja lookie here...

Just a word of caution to all of you out there: Sometimes pregnancy tests are wrong.

When I took a test in December, only one line appeared. Disappointed, Manus and I went out that night and drowned our sorrows. Apparently our sorrows weren't the only things that got a little soaked...

We had our first obstetric appointment today and our first set of ultrasound scans. We were assured that all things looked in order, so fingers crossed that the vodka just relaxed those dividing cells a bit. At least there is only one baby with two legs and two arms and a rapidly beating heart. The pictures didn't turn out all that revealing, but after studying them for the last few hours, I can point out that the above picture is a profile shot of the baby's head and torso (head on right) and no, it's not the most well-endowed specimen of male fetus: that extra appendage visible above the belly is the umbilical cord.
After taking the serious pics, baby said, let's have some fun! And S/he donned a pair of dark sunglasses and stuck out the tongue. We have another party animal on our hands. Rock on.
The midwife confirmed our August 26th due date. We are 12 weeks and one day today. This baby right now is approximately 6 cm long and 80 grams.

This picture doesn't show much of the baby, but confirms something I'd suspected even when I was pregnant with Katie: Some women carry babies high, some carry low. I carry completely in my butt. (See crack at the bottom of the image?) No wonder my ass gets so big... This explains so much.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well holy crap! You are having a BOY! No morning sickness??? 12 weeks passed and no puke? Lucky dog, you!!! Although I was so sick that I had to go the hospital and have IV drugs with Max....maybe you're having a girl. So glad everything looks good!!! YAH!!! Anne :)

Leslie said...

damn girl, your ass IS huge if it can incubate a baby :)

xandra said...

You are too funny. I love the ass shot.