July 7, 2004
Ultrasound
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| These two images above show a pretty good profile of the baby's head and body. Based on the length from crown to rump, the estimated due date is January 6, 2005. The left image gives you a really good view of the baby's developing spine and ribcage. In the right image you can see an arm sticking out from the body. The white areas at the back and front of the head are the developing bones of the skull. | |
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| From this image you can really see the bones of the skull and the two lobes of the brain. The doctor was really impressed by how clearly the brain's development was visible. He said you don't often get that clear a vision of all the components. You can also see a little hand sticking out from the body. We could actually see five little finger bones at one point. | This isn't such a great picture, but it shows the baby's arm, and the back of the skull. There was never a really good shot of its face -- shy baby. |
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| Again, a good picture of its arm. | Okay, so maybe the baby's not entirely shy. This is a view (from above? from below?) between the baby's legs. The doctor and the technician were pretty confident that the arrow is pointing to evidence of a boy. |