4D ultrasound

Saturday, May 22

Colby's parents, my parents, and Mackenzie all came to Tulsa for our 4D ultrasound. It was so fun to see baby Miller, although he was really uncooperative. He had his right arm and hand in front of his face nearly the entire time. It didn't seem to matter how many times the ultrasound tech thumped on my belly, he refused to move his arm. He would just frown and look mad as if to say "leave me alone". :) The entire session was recorded, so we have a DVD of the whole ultrasound. We also have a CD with about 13 pictures.

We did still get a few good pictures of his face, but only profile pictures. Looking back through all of my ultrasound pictures, I noticed that his right arm and hand have been in front of his face the entire time, even at 12 weeks!

Here is a really clear picture of his foot, which he was using to cover his little boy parts. He pretty much had his foot there throughout the entire ultrasound, although we were able to confirm that we are having a boy! I guess the Chinese gender chart was right! Our ultrasound tech, Tamra, said that it is almost always correct. She said that the old wives' tales for determining the baby's gender such as heart rate or carrying high or low are only right about 50% of the time.

This is his other arm and hand. He has it extended straight up next to his body. You can see his palm facing up.

He is still oriented head down. I am hoping that he will stay that way until delivery! We also got to hear his heartbeat. It was 158 bpm. Now we have a recording of it so we can hear it anytime we want.

We are so glad everyone could come to Tulsa to see baby Miller! We had such a great time at the ultrasound and visiting with everyone afterwards! We are looking forward to our doctor's appointment on Monday!