I am about 11.5 weeks along and time already for another ultrasound!This week's ultrasound was a part of the elective screening which includes specific measurements (nuchal reading) and blood tests. But for me it wasn't about the tests - it was about another chance to see little wiggles in action!!!
The very cool thing was that because the tech was busy measuring stuff I got to just stare at the baby for a LONG TIME. Probably close to 10 minutes. Which is so amazing. Hard to even really describe in words. I also got to watch him or her wake up right before my eyes. It was incredible. When we started the ultrasound he or she was sleeping. But then after a few minutes the head was moving and then the arms and legs and then wriggling about!
The baby looks very much like a baby the proportions have changed considerably in the last 2 
weeks. The arms and legs were MUCH longer. And noticeable toes and fingers. In fact, if you look hard at the ultrasound pics - especially the ones of the baby's legs (I LOVE THIS ONE!!!) you will see bone just starting to form around the shins, thighs and sacrum - pelvis. The facial features are much more defined. The tech showed me a cross section of the hemispheres of the brain forming. It was all just really really awesome.
weeks. The arms and legs were MUCH longer. And noticeable toes and fingers. In fact, if you look hard at the ultrasound pics - especially the ones of the baby's legs (I LOVE THIS ONE!!!) you will see bone just starting to form around the shins, thighs and sacrum - pelvis. The facial features are much more defined. The tech showed me a cross section of the hemispheres of the brain forming. It was all just really really awesome. According to the weekly update:By pregnancy week 11 your baby is big enough to hold in the palm of your hand. Between 1.75 and 2.4 inches long your little bean weighs almost .3 of an ounce, and is probably about the size of a small plum. By pregnancy 11 weeks you can still see right through your baby's skin. In fact, your baby's skin will remain paper thin throughout much of your pregnancy, until you come closer to term. If you were to look directly at your baby during pregnancy week 11 you could see her blood vessels through the skin. By this point in time your little one should be able to open and close her fists, and is starting to form little buds that will one day pop out as teeth! By pregnancy 11 weeks your baby's fingers and toes have lost their amphibious like resemblance, now separated instead of webbed. Your little one is taking advantage of the huge space she is floating in by pregnancy 11 weeks, by kicking and squirming about. In the next three weeks your baby will go through a tremendous growth spurt, almost doubling in size. At no other time in your baby's life will she undergo as many rapid changes as are occurring during this stage of your pregnancy.
