11 Week Baby Check-Up

Dayna and I had our 11 week baby check-up today. We hoped to hear the baby's heartbeat today. The doctor pulled out her hand held ultra-sound, but was unable to find the baby's heartbeat. It's still very early, but it did make Dayna a bit anxious to not hear the heartbeat. Apparantly, at this age, the doctor is only able to hear the heartbeat about 50% of the time when using the small tool. Dr. Blackstock decided to use the internal ultra-sound device to ensure everything was ok. We're glad she did because we had a chance to see the picture of the baby on the monitor. AMAZING! I have seen these images before, but it set me back slightly when I saw that was OUR baby moving around in there. He/She was absolutely beautiful and quite healthy I must add. We were able to see all the baby's limbs. Apparantly, the baby was so active it made it difficult for the doctor to get the heartbeat using her small tool. Anyway, needless to say, we are pretty darn psyched about this little tike. I've uploaded the ultra-sound pictures under the Baby Karas link on the right. Enjoy!!!