6 weeks, 8 weeks, and beyond

Alot has happened since my last post. We had our 6 week appointment and 8 week appointment with Dr. McKenzie and our first visit with the OB/GYN's office.

At the 6 week ultrasound there wasn't much to see. The ultrasound tech told us that there was a 50/50 chance that we would be able to see and hear the heartbeat because all they are really looking for a 6 weeks is the egg sac and the fetal pole. Luckily we were able to see and hear the heartbeat! The heartbeat was 103. The ultrasound tech told us that anything over 100 was good.

Here is a picture from the 6 week visit.

Two weeks later at our 8 week visit.

At the 8 week visit we could actually see the head and body starting to form. The small circle near the feet is the yolk sac that provides the nutrition for the baby. We were also able to see and hear the heartbeat again. This time the heartbeat was a strong 160.

And finally at 9 weeks.

This was our first visit to the OB/GYN's office. We saw the Nurse Practioner, June, on this visit. June said everything looked great and that the baby was measuring at 9 weeks. We were able to see the baby's head, arm and leg buds, and the yolk sac. You can also see from this ultrasound that the baby has changed positions and is now lying on its back, head is on the right side of the picture and feet on the left.

My official due date is March 17, 2010, St . Patrick's Day!

Our next visit will be with the OB, Dr. Journey, on Sept 1st and at that point I will be 12 weeks. I will have an ultrasound every visit up to 20 weeks and after the 12 week visit we will only see the Dr. every 4 weeks.

I will continue to post updates from our Dr's appointments so stay tuned!