A month ago we had two doctor's appointments, and we were lucky enough to get to see Bean at both of them. The first appointment was at Kaiser - Bean looked like an alien, but it was great to see him/her look more baby-like.
This appointment was so much fun because Bean was rolling around and moving back and forth. I can't wait until I can feel all those little movements.Our second appointment was in San Francisco for a NT scan - It's part of the 1st trimester screening that tests for Down Syndrome & chromosomal defects. This appointment was hard only because I had to have a really full bladder and they were pressing down on my stomach for 20 minutes. They had a monitor up on the wall so Matt and I could see the action. We got a couple of pictures, but the quality isn't that great.
Here's a profile view:
An arm:
And a leg:
Bean decided to take a nap when we got there, so they had me roll back and forth and press on my stomach. That seemed to do the trick because Bean started flipping around and kicking his/her legs. After the ultrasound we got to meet with a genetic counselor to go over the ultrasound and our blood test results. They told us that we have a 1/10,000 chance of having a baby with a chromosomal defect. Great News!!I'm starting to show - At least to Matt and I. To other people I think I still just look chubby. I can't wait to have an obvious baby belly =)
I'm 15 weeks today, which according to Babycenter.com means Bean is the size of an apple:
Our next appointment is in 2 weeks just for a checkup. We should be able to find out the sex in another two weeks after that. =)15w 0d
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Woohoo an update! I've been waiting, patiently, for you to provide us more details. I am proudly awaiting the arrival of our first grandbaby 'bean' whatever the gender!
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