Beansprout has grown so much in the past three weeks! We had our nuchal translucency scan, which tests for chromosomal disorders, on Friday, December 16. I actually moved it up a week, from the 23rd, because I was experiencing some abdominal cramping, which made me anxious. But Beansprout was perfect! He was in the perfect position for the screening (the ultrasound tech said sometimes the screening can take hours, because the baby has to be spine down), and the technician was able to alleviate my fears right away by saying his spinal fluid levels were in the normal range and he has a clear nasal bone. Also, the bloodwork we did in connection with the scan said our odds of trisomy problems is less than 1 in 10,000.
Beansprout now measures about 2-3 inches, and all of his body parts are formed, just tiny! He woke up as we did the ultrasound, so we were able to see him moving and flipping around. He even waved to us, as you can see in the second picture, and it looked like he was sucking his thumb (third picture). It was so cool to see the change from the eight week ultrasound. You can distinguish his little arms and legs, and even see fingers. The technician wouldn't guess about the sex, so we'll have to wait another seven weeks or so to get confirmation about that.
Beansprout's heartbeat had decreased to 168 beats per minute, which was nice to hear. In short, it was a great appointment, and I could have watched him on the monitor all day!
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