NT Scan

Mommy went for her nuchal translucency test (NT scan) last Monday (11/30). The NT scan is a risk assessment of certain genetic diseases like down syndrome, trisonomy 13, and other conditions. The test consists of a ultrasound and blood draw. During the ultrasound scan Mommy got to see Jellybean bounce around in her tummy which was so cute! At first Mommy thought Jellybean had the hiccups but the Dr said that was normal for babies to jump around inside and actually she needed Jellybean to jump up to conduct her measurements. When the scan was first done Jellybean was jumping along nicely and the Dr was able to get 2 measurements right away but then Jellybean decided to stop jumping before the Dr could get her last measurement in. The Dr tried pushing a little on Mommy's tummy to get Jellybean to jumnp again but nope he stayed put. The Dr said it was fine and she could wait and in the meantime took some nice pictures of Jellybean. After about 10 minutes Jellybean started to play again and she was able to get the last measurement in. The Dr then took some blood and gave Mommy and a huge reel of pictures yay!

The three on the left are when we first started the scan. As soon as a picture flashed on the screen there was Jellybean looking right at us! I think he looks a bit like a turtle in the middle one. His Uncle Rob sees Nemo!

The middle and bottom right are 3D scans which are neat and a bit scary to look at at times. While we were waiting for Jellybean to jump again the tech started taking these and said look he is saluting us! Jellybean's arm was across his face at the time. I thought oh he is tired of the paparazzi taking his pictures, he obviously takes after his dad!




Here is a close up of the top right picture. I think Jellybean is smiling a little here and he looks a bit like Daddy I think personally.


Mommy had wanted a full body shot of Jellybean but felt bad about asking for another picture after the Dr gave her so many. While Mommy was getting dressed though she noticed that this image was still up on the screen. This is Mommy's favorite picture of the bunch as Jellybean looks so serene and happy in his own little enclosed world. He looks so content and cute and so Mommy decided to snap a picture with her cell phone before she left.

See you in 27 more weeks baby!