Date of ultrasound: 09 February 2002
During this month's checkup, Mom asked Dad
to accompany her inside the doctor's office for the ultrasound, and of
course Dad was only too happy to be there as well. It was his first time
to see me on the monitor. Unfortunately, this also happened to be my "nap
time" as well, and I wasn't moving around as much as in the previous
checkup. There I am, in a curled-up position. "My God, it has turned
into a kitten!!!" was my Mom's first reaction. Later on my Mom and
Dad would call this position my "Garfield" position. My CRL
is now 11.6 cm. The doctor can now measure the diameter of my head (they
call it the Biparietal Diameter, or BPD) - at this time it was around
5 cm!
Mom was so happy this month when she finally felt me give her my first
"kick", called the "quickening." She describes it
as something like "passing gas." Dad can't feel my kicks yet,
but I'd make sure to give them quite an exhibition in the coming weeks!
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In the know:
By now, heat-producing brown fat has begun to form on the baby's neck,
chest, and crotch areas. Brown fat has a protective function: it helps
keep the baby warm in cold environments. Brown fat exists in newborns,
but only vestiges of brown fat remain to adulthood.
The baby sleeps and wakes as much as a newborn does now. When the baby sleeps, it characteristically settles into its favorite position or "lie." Some babies sleep with their chins resting on their chest, while others tilt their heads back.
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