Sunday, August 1, 2010

BABY BEN'S FIRST 3D/4D ULTRASOUND

We got our first 3D/4D ultrasound done yesterday, and we got to see our baby's beautiful face! I can't put into words how much relief this ultrasound brought to me, just knowing that he's still doing okay in there. For those of you who aren't familiar with what a 4D ultrasound is, that's basically just a 3D ultrasound in motion. So, it's live video feed of the baby in 3D.

We went to a wonderful place called Stork Vision. They have many locations, but we of course, went to the local one here in Austin. The owner's name is Juliana and she is the sweetest person! She made this entire experience comfortable and easy. We purchased the "Double the Fun" package, so we'll be able to have a second scan and see baby Ben again! I had this first scan done yesterday, and I was at 24 weeks 5 days. When I go in again, I'll be at 29 weeks 5 days. So, Ben's face will have filled out more and we'll be able to see his chubby little cheeks! I'm so excited to have this experience again in just 5 weeks!

I had been told to eat something about 15 minutes before the appointment to get the baby moving. So, I ate a peach and half a banana. Well, it got him moving alright! He just wouldn't sit still! And he was a little bashful, as he kept trying to cover his face with his hands. :-) He also kept burying his face in the placenta! But, eventually, the sonographer was able to get some pretty good shots of his face.

Here is Ben's adorable little face. :-) I think he kinda looks like Mark!


The sonographer thought this was a funny shot, so she added the "Eww stinky!" to it. :-)


In this one, you can see Ben's right hand and the right side of his face.


Here is a 2D video of baby Benjamin. It's amazing because if you look closely at his face, you'll notice that he's making a suckling motion with his mouth! It's so cute!


Here is a 4D video of baby Benjamin. Apparently, 3D/4D images are tricky. If you take a frontal shot in 2D, it'll be a profile shot in 3D/4D (and vice versa). It might be hard to realize what you're looking at at first, but keep watching and you'll soon see Ben's beautiful face appear. :-) And you'll also notice him moving around a lot.

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