The big ultrasound finally arrived. I invited my mom to come with us since she had never seen an ultrasound before and was fascinated by the tale of our last one. The baby was definitely awake and active for this one which made it a bit hard for the ultrasound tech to do all of the measurements and assessments. The heart, brain, and spine were looked at in detail along with the kidneys, bladder, and other organs. Per the report, all of the following were found normal on the fetal anatomical survey: calvarium (top of skull), choroid plexus (part of the brain where the cerebrospinal fluid is produced), neck, palate, lips, sacrum, aortic arch, ductal arch, chest wall, kidneys, genitalia, forearms, fingers, lower legs, toes, intercranial anatomy, cisterna magna (space in the brain), nuchal fold (space at the back of the neck that, if too large, can indicate Down Syndrome), face, cervical spine, four chamber heart view, cardiac axis, lungs, ventral wall, humeruses, hands, femurs, feet, umbilical cord, lateral ventricles, midline falx (division in the brain), profile, thoracic spine, right and left ventricular outflow tract, cardiac position, diaphragm, stomach, bladder, cerebellum, cavum septum pellucidum (a cavity in the brain that is present in all fetuses but closes by 3-6 months in healthy babies), orbits, nose, lumbar spine, fetal heart motion, ribs, liver, and bowel. Nothing was found to be abnormal which is a relief. The baby is big for its gestational age measuring 9 inches tall, in the 96th percentile. The due date per the ultrasound is 2/19/09.
And the question on everyone’s mind is- what is the baby’s gender?
We are proud to announce that we are having a girl! Her name will be Lilia (Spanish for Lily) and we will call her Lily. Her middle name will be revealed after she is born.
Here are some pictures:
a side view of Lily, her hand was always by her face
a cross section of the nether regions: a lack of anything sticking out plus the three white areas apparently = girl
a 3D image of her face tucked up against the wall of my uterus
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