My First Ultrasound at the Hospital (Oct. 05, 2009)

This time at the doctor's office was different because we were not at our regular office but at S.A. Hospital instead. Here, we had to meet with a specialist to check the baby's progress with ultrasound. Dennis had met me at the hospital since we both had to leave work early for the appointment, and being our first time at this new place, we weren't really sure what to expect. The ultrasound technician took us back to a room where I got ready for the scan.

I was about 13 1/2 weeks into my pregnancy at this point, and the pictures during this ultrasound showed more of a baby than a bump. I was very excited to see
our baby on the screen. I loved seeing the litte face the most. The tech was able to take some cute pictures of the profile of the baby, and the little nose and mouth were easily visible. As we watch the screen, the baby waved to Dennis and seemed very active by moving around every so often. Then it seemed that the baby went to sleep because the technician was having a hard time trying to get the baby to position itself for more pictures. Dennis called the baby stubborn, which was funny. The tech started to take the instrument she was using on belly to see the baby on the screen and pushing it on my belly to get the baby to move. If this little baby is anything like his/her dad, then there is no way that the tech was going to wake him/her up. :) She seemed to take enough pictures and get the information she needed, so it was okay in the end. There is still no way of knowing if we were having a boy or a girl because it was just too early to tell. That would come at a later appointment.