Ultrasound Result: It's a...

great blessing technology is. (And you thought I was gonna tell you what the baby's sex is. I might later, so read on.) We went in for another ultrasound on Friday, this visit much more lengthy than the last. Instead of just having a "peanut" to measure, this time our baby was fully formed and there were lots of measurement to make.

The technician measure our baby's head, heart, arms, legs, spine, kidneys, stomach, umbilical cord etc. etc. It was amazing what all one could see and tell out of that grey fuzzy picture. In addition to that, the fancy machine was also able the bloodflow from mommy to baby. Everything the tech saw seemed normal to her, but it all will be formally reviewed by a doctor and discussed with us at our next visit. The machine also had a cool but creepy feature to be able to convert the ultrasound images into 3D.

So without further ado, I'll post the images. To view them in detail, simply click on the picture and you'll be linked to the full-size image.



Here's a profile shot of Baby Carnahan. Our favorite of the bunch.




Two legs, always a good thing. (°.°)b




Two Arms, which will be han...nevermind too corny.

So now we've come to the first of the 3D images. As you can see they make the baby look like a little alien, but it should be good enough for you grandparents to fight over who's side of the family the features best represent.

We think this picture shows the baby enjoys chewing on its arm.
Is that a family trait of anyone?



Here is a side view of the baby in 3D. Even though it may look like it's deformed, that's just how the pictures are, so don't worry. Just enjoy them for what they are. You can see the little arm up by the face, and the cute little leg and foot down below.



Here it looks like the baby is about to suck on its thumb. Well actually it is. During the ultrasound we were shocked at how much the baby actually moved. Just a few short seconds after this photo was snapped, Baby Carnahan had that thumb in mouth and not such a grumpy look. The dark line up on the head isn't necessarily the hairline, but if it is, we might have a little Eddy Munster on our hands.

And finally, I guess I owe it to you all to reveal the secret you've been patiently waiting for. Our baby is going to be... A BOY!!! And here is the pic to prove it.

And since some of you might have bad eyesight (or just doubt me), here's the blown up version.

He may have been shy about his face, but those last two photos are pretty conclusive in my book.

We should be putting up a new "belly pic" soon, so look forward to that.