5 inches!

So we had our first hospital visit today. They had a much higher resolution sonogram machine this time, and what an amazing experience. I literally had my mouth open in amazement the whole time. There was our little guy/gal on his/her back. You can see arms and legs and a little pot belly! 12cm too (nearly 5 inches!). I can't get over how fast the growth is. You read and hear about it, but its something alltogether different to see it with your own eyes.



The sonogram operator (she's worth a post on her own...) had to move the paddle thing around a lot to get a look at things from different angles and to see if it would respond to movement. It was a little unnerving to see her wiggle it around almost violently. I nearly said something, like, 'hey stop beating up my unborn child.' I realized though that this is her job, and that's what you do, and that our little 5 incher is protected by lots of fluids and cushions.



All of a sudden we could hear a fast heartbeat coming out of the TV. There was a waveform too illustrating what we heard. I hadn't expected that at all! I nearly cried. I was holding Jill's hand so hard and we just couldn't say anything but keep looking back and forth between the screen and smiling at each other.

What a busy morning, all done before 9:00am! Well, we're looking forward to a great Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a great Holiday too.