I went to the maternal fetal medicine doctor today to have my 1st trimester screening. The ultrasound part was so terrific. The baby was asleep in the beginning, with its fists up by its face. She jiggled my belly around to wake him up He kept looking straight at us which was great for me, but made it tough for the doctor to see the nuchal fold..lol She did find it eventually, and said it looked really good, thin. She kept saying the baby looked 'terrific', which just put this permanent smile on my face throughout the u/s. I didn't even ask about gender and she didn't look, so we'll just have to wait till I'm 16weeks, which is fine (they'll be more certain then anyway). She sent me home with 8 pictures of the baby, one funny skeleton looking face and some other really terrific profiles. One shows its cute little ears from the back. I'm really happy. It looks like all is well and baby is doing fine. I'll find out next week what the results of the blood work are and the assessment of my risk. Another hurdle down, closer to my goal!!!
xoxo

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Lori
breastfeeding momma to Reilly Olivia
born October 22, 2007

Oh Lori, I'm so glad everything looks good! Isn't it funny that no matter how many times you've been on that us table it's just as thrilling as the first? Best of luck for healthy and safe pregnancy and delivery.

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Lynne

Wife to Ron (24 years)
Mom to 12 beautiful children here on earth and 5 precious babies awaiting our reunion in heaven.
mc #1 ~ 2-1-94 @ 10 weeks
mc #2 ~ 5-13-94 @12 weeks
mc #3 ~ 5-13-99 @ 8 weeks
mc #4 ~ 3-24-01 @ 10 1/2 weeks (identical twins)
Justin 11-14-84
Jason 2-17-88
Elizabeth 11-17-91
Daniel 12-16-92
Josiah 8-5-95
Isaiah 5-7-97
Hannah 10-10-98
Sarah (twin) 9-23-00 (40 wks 1 day) 7 lbs. 3 ozs.
Elijah (twin) 9-23-00 7 lbs.5 ozs.
Jeremiah 3-18-02
Abigail 7-13-03
Isabella 2-5-06

Before you were conceived I wanted you, before you were born I loved you, and before you were 1 minute old I would have died for you.

That's great news! How wonderful to see your little one looking good.

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That is wonderful news!!

There's nothing more reasurring than hearing everything looks good with the wonderful life growing inside you. Keep the good news coming!!

Lori that's fantastic!

I had 5 u/s with Cooper and I never got tired of hearing "everything looks great" or "he looks just fine". And isn't the skeleton looking face pic hilarious?! I remember I kept thinking "I hope he's cuter than that when he comes out!"

Congratulations on your wonderful news! Can't wait for the next update to see if it's a boy or girl!

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Me (45)..&..DH (49)
Mine: ........... His:
DD - 25 ...... DD - 28
DD - 23 ...... DD - 24
DD - 18 ...... DD - 23
DS - 15 ...... DD - 13

Ours! Cooper Joseph
Born: October 26, 2006

Watching the squirrels out in the yard


Just sitting there trying to look innocent!

Thanks ladies! It's so true, we never get tired of seeing the baby on u/s and hearing "everything looks good". We can do this in our 40"s!!

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Lori
breastfeeding momma to Reilly Olivia
born October 22, 2007

I always wished I could have an ongoing "movie" so I could always see what they were doing. Like, what exactly are they doing when I feel this or that? Do you have a gender preference?

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Where did I come from?" the baby asked its mother. She answered, half-crying, half-laughing, and clasping the baby to her breast: "You were hidden in my heart as its desire, my darling. You were in the dolls of all my childhood games. In all my hopes and my loves, in my life, in the life of my mother, and in her mother before her, you have lived."
--Rabindranath Tagore

Jac, we are kinda thinking it's a boy. We really don't have a pref, but the more I think boy, the more I hope it will be..lol We will see in a few weeks

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Lori
breastfeeding momma to Reilly Olivia
born October 22, 2007