From Raspberry to Plum

Written on April 8th, 2011:

As promised here are the ultrasound photos of Sweet Pea (or Blah Blu, whatever you want to call him/her).

The first is at 8 weeks.  At this point baby is approximately the size of a raspberry at about .63 inches weighing in at .04 oz.

Just in case you're unsure, the head is on the right and the legs (or leg buds at this point) are to the left.


And here we are just 4 weeks later at just over 12 weeks.  Baby is about the size of a plum at a whopping 2.1 inches and a hefty .49 oz.

I think it's safe to say that at this point, you probably can tell which parts are which.  It's amazing how much they grow and develop in just 4 short weeks.  This ultrasound machine was also much more powerful since it's the one the specialists use.  The midwives' equipment is older, but it suits the purposes that they use it for.

Unfortunately, no clues as to the gender of this little one.  I'm dying to know, but we won't find out until our anatomy scan on May 24th.  Right now it seems like that is forever away, so I hope time flies between now and then!