Ultrasound Pictures of Our Little Samuel

Samuel is, without question, such a big part of our family. We now talk about him every day and are growing to love him more and more for every moment we have with him. I savor every little flutter I feel in my belly. He is not active enough to start feeling strong kicks outside of my belly which is still unfortunate for his dad.

Last Thursday’s OB check-up went well. Samuel’s heart was beating 160bpm! He is so strong and such a good little fighter. He reminds me a lot of his big brother Luke and I bet has a strong temperament too. :)

We requested to have Samuel’s pictures sent to us from his 18wk ultrasound appointment. Because that day was so very hard for us, we neglected to ask for these images at the time. A few days later we realized we DID want them and thought it might be too late to still get them. We want to treasure every little piece of his existence for as long as we have with him. The counselor at the UCSD Medical Center got back to me and told me he would locate Samuel’s images after checking a few different databases. I didn’t hear back for a few days and finally last Saturday they came in the mail. We were thrilled! After reviewing the images again, he is every bit as perfect just as we remember when we saw him on the ultrasound scan live. Here are a couple of snapshots taken of our little angel:





Samuel's Profile









Samuel's Ankle





Additionally, last night we finally scanned the 12 week ultrasound image that was taken at my normal OB office ~8 weeks ago. This was the week the doctor discovered the ‘prominent’ bladder. You can vaguely see the dark spot in the lower portion of his body (far right side). I would never have guessed it was slightly enlarged until the doctor pointed it out.