Thursday, October 1, 2009

First Ultrasound 12 weeks 4 days


We are so excited to introduce you to Baby Hirsch for the first time!! We were completely surprised to find out at our first appointment yesterday that we were going to have an ultrasound done. We were able to see the little one on a big screen in the doctor's office and I have to tell you it was a very moving experience. I have seen a lot of ultrasound photos in the past but it was so much different when it was ours! The doctor measured the baby and said everything looked great and confirmed the size of the baby corresponds with our initial due date of April 10, 2010. He let us watch for quite awhile while the baby squirmed around A LOT~ Jeff actually asked the doctor if that was the baby moving or if he was moving the camera because the baby was moving so much. The doctor said it was definitely the baby and that we have "a very active baby." No surprise I'm sure to those of you who know Jeff and I well :) Some of our friends believe the baby was practicing some of Jeff's infamous dance moves ;) Seeing the baby finally really made the whole experience a lot more REAL! We also got to hear the heart beating. We are amazed and so happy and excited!
Okay, so now to the good part. I'll try to explain to you exactly where the baby is in the photos. The first photo is further away and just shows the heartbeat at the bottom. The next two photos are the same photo. If you look directly at the center you will see a round structure with a little dot in the middle. That is the body and where the heart is. To the left of that is the head, another round structure. To the right of the body are the legs which are curled up under the baby so you can just see a little bit of them and near the head and the body is a white line which is one of the arms. Isn't it beautiful! I know some of you are still trying to make it out! Lol. Its kinda like one of those pictures you stare at for a long time and then eventually a picture pops out at you! Well, thank you for your time and support! We will keep you posted on more up coming news and events!!

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