Thirty-Six Week Ultrasound

Progressing along nicely, we got another ultrasound. This time, the focus was on Amber's fluid. Well the fluid was fine, and we got a few great ultrasound shots in the process!

Profile

Elora has all five toes

Another 3D shot. As usual, her arm is blocking the shot.

Baby Measuring

Our 28 week ultrasound was quite thorough - many lengths and circumferences were measured, then compared against the average for 28-week babies. These are then fed into a formula which ultimately determined the Fetal Weight to be 2lb15oz.

Don't ask what all these acronyms mean... but Elora's dots are in the middle, so we win.

Twenty-Eight Week Ultrasound

Normally there would not be another ultrasound for another few months, but our OB was concerned that Amber did not look big enough.

Well, turns out Amber just carries Elora well! Elora is in the 67th percentile, at a healthy 2lb15oz, above average but within the 'normal' range. At this point, they can also measure all the major limbs and digits, and thus confirmed that everything is in the right proportions to each other.

Baby head profile.

This particular facility is also capable of taking 3D images. Here is 28 week baby face!

Twelve Week Ultrasound

Baby is still going strong! Not only does baby look like a baby, but baby also moves around! Baby does not approve of being probed, responding with an Amber trademark armwave "Wah!", then turning away from the probe.

Ultrasound: Baby Bean

Baby's first ultrasound, 5 weeks. Mike: whew, there's only one in there.

Ultrasound at 8 weeks. We saw a tiny flicker of a heartbeat, at a healthy 160 BPM. Something is alive in there!