This morning we got up nice and early so I could drink a bunch of water and we could drive in to Calgary for our Ultrasound appointment at 7:45 am. It's interesting that they scheduled the appointment for then considering they don't actually open until 8 am... At least I only had to drink 2 cups this time which was a lot more bearable than the 5 I had to drink for the dating ultrasound. Anyway, we were very happy to see that our little one is doing just fine with a nice strong hearbeat at 150bpm and all the limbs and organs a baby should have. Unfortunately we couldn't get a good look down below and the ultrasound tech had a terrible time trying to get a picture of the tailbone area because our stubborn little munchkin was settled right down in my pelvis and was far too comfy to be bothered to move. Eventually the perinatologist was able to get the last couple of pictures they needed. The tech said her educated guess was that we are having a baby boy but she's only 75% sure. I think she must have been basing this on the way the hips and pelvis are since the baby didn't seem to want to give us a show. So based on that we will have to work a bit harder on figuring out a boy name or two, but I'm not running out to buy a bunch of little boy clothes. If my doctor decides to send me for another ultrasound after 30 weeks they might be able to get a better look, but if not, we will have a slight mystery until the baby actually arrives. Here are some of my favourite pictures from this morning's event:
