Ultrasound #6 11-11-09

I went for my 6th ultrasound this morning. All is well with little Frankie. He gave us a nice picture of his face. The doctor said everything looks great. They measured my cervix again (this would be the 4th time now) and it sounds like they are going to keep measuring it at every visit. I think they are just playing it safe but it would be nice to have a regular ultrasound. Although, this does mean that I will definitely get an ultrasound at my next visit! Yay, more pictures! The doctor gave me the glucose drink for my next doctors visit in 4 weeks. I have to drink it an hour before my visit for them to do the gestational diabetes testing. I don't think it will be a problem for me since my sugar levels have been fine so far. Frankie is becoming more active every day! Sometimes you can see my belly "jumping"! Frank has been able to feel him move for a few weeks now but he hasn't seen it yet. He always stops the really hard kicks when I call for Frank to take a look!

Ultrasound #5 10-15-09

Our 5th Ultrasound was October 15, 2009. Baby Pisano was 19W3D at this visit. This was the 2nd trimester ultrasound where the doctor took extensive measurements of all the baby's body parts and made sure the baby is measuring appropriately and looks healthly. Frank joined me for this visit because we were told we would most likely find out the sex of the baby. The first picture above was the 3D image the ultrasound provided us. This picture was difficult for the doctor to get because the baby had a hand in front of its face for a while. The first picture below was taken during the ultrasound measurements. And the second picture below is revealed we have a baby Frankie on the way. The penis is the little thing between the two legs near the xy on the image. Frank thought the leg above it was the penis! The doctor's response...."you wish!" We also got the results of the 1st & 2nd trimester bloodwork during this visit and our baby is healthly!

Ultrasound #4 9-4-09

Ultrasound #4 was on September 4th, 2009. The baby was 13W4D at this visit. My mom was here for this one as well and Baby Pisano put on a little show for us. When the doctor started the ultrasound the baby was unusually inactive. The picture above was the first picture the doctor took. The baby was just sitting still. We weren't seeing the normal waves and squirming 2009. The baby was 13W3D at this visit. My mom was here for this one as well and Baby Pisano put on a little show for us. When the doctor started the ultrasound the baby was unusually inactive. The first picture to the right was the first picture the doctor took. The baby was just sitting still. We weren't seeing the normal waves and squirming that we were used to by now. My mom started complaining and telling the baby to move for us and it did as she requested! The baby completely flipped over onto all fours. The doctor was cracking up and snapped the picture below of the new pose. It is really interesting how you can see the spine so clearly now.

Ultrasound #3 8-28-09

My 3rd ulrasound was 1 week after getting out of the hospital. My mom was in town and came with me for this one. Baby Pisano was 12W4D and very active!

Ultrasound #2 8-15-09

My second ultrasound was in the Emergency Room on August 15th, 2009. Baby Pisano was 10W5D. The doctors wanted to make sure the baby was doing well to rule out any complications with the pregnancy. This was Frank's first time seeing the baby and he really enjoyed it. Had I not been in excruciating pain, I probably would have enjoyed it too. The ultrasound tech allowed Frank to take a picture of the screen. His comment when he saw the baby was that the baby has my nose (I was in a different room when he took the picture). When he showed me the picture later, I commented "the baby has your nose!"

1st Ultrasound Picture 7-29-09

This was our first ultrasound on July 29, 2009. Baby Pisano was 8w2d. I asked Frank to not come to this appointment because I figured there would not be too much to see. I was able to see the heartbeat but the baby was just a blob.