Dragon @ 12 weeks

Yesterday, I had my 12 week scan. Craig came along and it was really wonderful for both of us to see Dragon for the first time. After all, 6 weeks ago, Dragon was no more than just a small ball with a beating heart. Now though, Dragon has a head, limbs & a body! In this picture, Baby Dragon is upside down. Now the point of this scan is to measure the risk of birth defects such as Down's syndrome. But in this position, Dragon made the Sonographer's job extra hard! She was jiggling my tummy with the ultrasound probe, getting me to roll around, even got me up and walking but all to no avail. The baby just got more stubborn and refused to change position!

Dragon Upside Down :D

One of Dragon's Leg & Butt

In the end, we ended up going for a walk and she asked me to have a cold & sweet drink. Apparently, this encourages babies to shift positions and indeed, it worked a treat. So after much encouragement, Dragon moved and we were able to do the measurements and see better photos of the Baby. Don't be mislead by the size on these pictures. At the moment, baby is actually no bigger than a plum or a kiwi fruit.

Baby's Face in Profile

3Ds of Baby from the front. That's its hand in front of its face.

I think it's playing Peek a Boo.

At this stage, we are at low risk of any birth defects - so a big sigh of relief. Actually, I was just thrilled to see baby kicking & moving and also to see its strong beating heart. I don't have any morning sickness at the moment and it's all quite strange, because I don't feel any symptoms or baby movements. Never the less, here were these live ultrasound pictures, showing me this moving baby inside my uterus. All a bit mind boggling really! So while I've been celebrating by sending photos to our immediate family & blogging, Craig's way of celebrating was testing his first batch of home-brewed beer. Me thinks there will be plenty more beers opened come late September.

So for now, cheerio. Until next time - Bottoms up!

Yours truly,
Demi & Craig.