May Doctor's Appointment

We didn't get to see our doctor today as she was in delivery, which is a little sad as she always brightens my mood. The baby's heart rate was normal, although he/she kept kicking the monitor. We definitely have a curious little bugger! I'm measuring just fine, so baby is growing normally. The doctor commented that my belly looks really small for as far along as I am because the baby is lying down instead of curling up. So, my belly takes up the entire front of me instead of sticking out down low like most people's. It's apparently totally normal and dependent on where it is easiest for your body's muscles to stretch- baby takes up any room that is available! I'm happy for that information, though, as I hear frequently: "You're seven months? But you're so small!". Now I have an explanation.

Second Ultrasound: Ten fingers, ten toes, and a normal palate!

Baby Starbuck's anatomical screen was performed on March 4, 2008 at 19 weeks. All body parts were present and accounted for :) Baby decided to hang out really low in Mommy's pelvis, so Mommy had to be tilted back for most of the ultrasound to get him or her to come up to a more visible position. No hiccups this time, but baby was pretty shy about showing his or her gender, so we couldn't have found out even if we wanted to. It took them quite a bit of time to find the baby's palate, but after a few scared minutes they declared that all was well.

Mommy's belly looked like this:

Baby Starbuck looked like this (look how big I am now!):

(Skull baby!)

(profile of baby looking to the left, umbilical cord coming up towards the mouth)

(baby sucking his or her thumb)

(tiny foot)

The screen took quite a long time, so we won't bore you with video from the entire thing. For a "greatest hits" video go here: http://www.vimeo.com/765016

First Ultrasound: Hiccups, heartbeats and happiness

Baby Starbuck's first ultrasound happened on January 30, 2008 when he or she was just 14.5 weeks old. It was during our first visit with our doctor and was completely unexpected. We had hoped to hear the heartbeat, but instead got to see our beautiful little baby. Starbuck had a nice case of the hiccups during the procedure, but that just made it extra cute.

Mommy looked like this at 14 weeks:

Baby Starbuck looked like this:

(the head is on the left with the legs on the right pointing straight down)

(head on the left again with the cutest face ever pointing down)

For a video of the full ultrasound (complete with Mommy and Daddy's relief that there was only ONE baby) go here: http://www.vimeo.com/652019