An inside look into the life of a fetus

A post by Steven (a.k.a. baby daddy).

Yes, it is now officially a fetus! Today we had our third ultrasound and were given a rare glimpse into our developing baby's world. The doctor was very thorough and guided us on a tour of our baby's entire body. I know many of you will ask if we know if we are having a boy or girl, but it was still too early. What we do know is that it is very evident that the baby finds its temporary home peaceful and safe. The nugget looked very relaxed and had its legs crossed and was just hanging out in an upside down position.

Today we heard the heart beat for the first time and it sounded strong and impressive. The doctor told us that everything looked very good... It is still hard to believe that Dana is growing a human inside her, our human.

If you look very carefully at the image above you can make out our baby's head, neck and shoulders. If you have trouble figuring it out, this is a close up and the baby is lying on its back looking up at the ceiling (well, actually the uterus). The doctor told us that our baby has a beautiful profile, but I am sure he says that to all his customers.

We are now twelve weeks and three days along and our due date was updated from the specific date of May 18th to a range from May 15th to May 18th.

Dana, I wanted to publicly say that you are doing an impressive (I originally used the word "amazing," but edited it for the sake of my father-in-law. inside joke) job caring for our growing baby.