It's a Boy!!!

We had our final doctor appointment for the pregnancy with Alta Bates in Oakland (now we have to find a doctor in Philadelphia). The highlight of the morning was the ultrasound exam. First and foremost, it was meant to determine that the baby is developing normally (it is) and retarget a due date based on the measurements (now December 7). They told us after Marty had snapped this that we aren't supposed to take photos.



A nice benefit to the exam is that they can determine the sex (from a close-up of the groin area). Our technician had no doubt that it is a boy. We would have been excited either way but since Marty comes from a family of all boys, he was a little nervous about the possibility of a girl for the first child.

Below is the "portrait" that we were given from the exam. You can see his head on the right side of the image (he is facing up) and his hand is in front of him (he was sucking his thumb). His spine is shown coming off to the left.