16 Weeks and First Weekly Ultrasound

This past Wednesday was our first weekly cervical length ultrasound.  To our surprise, the doctor had also ordered a full scan of the baby.  We were excited to get to see the baby again. :) The baby was very active but she calmed down after awhile so we could get some good shots of her.  We could see her various organs in pretty good detail for a 2D ultrasound, including her kidneys, heart, brain, etc.  Chuck surprised me and showed up at the ultrasound.  It's difficult for him to be there every week because of where he is working right now, but it was a pleasant surprise to have him there to see the baby with me.  Everything looked good with my uterus, cervix, and the baby :)  Right now they are mainly concerned about cervical incompetence, so they measure the length of the cervix every week and see if it's shortening.  If it looks to be changing too much, they will put what they call a cervical cerclage in, which is basically a stitch.  It will help to prevent pre-term labor and keep the baby in there growing longer!  I will post some new pics shortly.