1st Trimester Screening

Today we went for an ultrasound to look at specific anatomy of the baby and determine the risks of certain birth defects. The tech said everything looked good but the final results will be from the doctor later in the week. 
Lucas was finally able to see what I saw last week! Lucas was just as excited and shocked as I was to see how much the baby has grown since we saw him/her last. Nugget was bouncing around a bit in there and Lucas thinks he saw him/her sucking it's thumb. We were able to see the baby's brain, heart, stomach and vertebrae. It is so amazing to see the arms and legs moving about. The tech showed us the umbilical cord and placenta and blood flowing through it to our baby. I asked if she could see any male or female parts but she said it was a little to early to see anything. I guess I will just have to wait till my 20 week appointment. Our appointment was at 12wks 5dys and Nugget measured at 13wks 1 dy and 6.92cm (approximately the size of a lime). It is hard to believe that the 8wk ultrasound measured him/her at a tiny 1.3cm (approximately the size of a kidney bean)!

Nugget chillin with his/her legs crossed

Profile shot (look at his/her big brain;)

View of Nuggets face (his/her arm is up by it's head and you can also see the hemispheres of the brain)

3 Months!!

Tiny bump starting:)

So I took a sneak peak at little nugget before my 12 week appointment (one of the benefits of working in the ER and having access to an ultrasound machine)! I was completely shocked to see him/her moving around and doing flips in there! I could see his/her tiny hands moving around and little flickering of the heart! I was surprised how much the baby had changed to a human shape compared to the last u/s where nugget looked like a kidney bean. It was amazing to watch and I can not wait for lucas to get a peak at our baby!

profile shot of head and hand

Today was our 12 week appointment. I am glad I peaked at the baby yesterday because there was no ultrasound today. After a few minutes of searching my OBGYN was able to find Nugget's heartbeat with a doppler and we were able to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time!

Sharing the Good News

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 With the help of a friend we took a few pictures and had these cards made to share our good news!



<=How we shared the news with Luke's parents!




How we shared the news with my parents! =>

 
Sharing the news with my girlfriends at dinner in NYC!













My girlfriend's informed me that I had to name the baby to avoid referring to the baby as "it." So we came up with Nugget;) 

First Look at Baby

8 Weeks!

We had our first appointment on September 18th! We were very anxious leading up to this appointment to see that tiny little flicker of a heartbeat. On the ultrasound we could see one tiny kidney bean shaped baby and it's even smaller little heart beating! Our appointment was scheduled when I was 7w5d and the baby measured 7w4d and 13.2 mm; which is right on track for healthy development! We were both so excited and relieved to know everything was progressing well:) We were able to keep our news a secret until we flew home in October and shared the news with family and friends in person.

First picture of baby at 7weekd 5days