Round 2's First Photo Shoot

Below you will find the first ultrasound pictures that Alison and I got of our little guy. Before yesterday, I have never been able to see the baby in the ultrasound pictures whenever I've seen them, but yesterday I pushed through my blindness and saw. It probably helped that the doctor was there saying, "Its there. No, its there. ahrhghg!! THERE!!" So for those of you who have trouble seeing, the second picture is labeled with the baby.

When we got to the hospital, Alison hadn't drunk enough water. Apparently more water helps the ultrasound. We went into the doctors office and she hooked Alison up to the apparatus.

You can see on the picture a few dots that go the breadth of Round 2. These are the measurements. Apparently, though Round 2 is only 10 weeks since conception, he/she is the size of a 11 week old. Good stock, those Perkins'. The little tike was quite active, too. Limbs seemed to be flailing all over the place as he/she moved & grooved about.

We were also able to see the baby's heart beating. Its fairly unproportional, at least in terms of our hearts/bodies. It looked as if the whole stomach area (or the midsection at least) was bulging in and out, in and out. Quite quickly, too.

I'm not sure if this is true, but it almost seems as if you can see the outline of the skull bones. I read in the pregnancy books we have that its this time when the bones start to harden and form a little more, even though he/she is only about 2 inches long!

Well, that's all for now. Enjoy the pictures. I'm sure we'll have more as time goes on.