Angle of the Dangle!

So we had out 12/13 week check up last Tuesday. Everything looks good so far! Poof's heartbeat is now a steady 154, which is good that means s/he is growing! I also had the first trimester screening done witch is a blood test and an ultrasound. We will know the blood results at the next appointment.

This baby is soo stubborn! It definitely is a Booker. lol Every time the ultrasound tech would try to get measurements the baby would turn it's back towards us. We were able to get some profile shots really quick but they are kind of blurry. Also we got a half way decent shot of the dangle! What is that you ask?  Well there is a theory called the angle of the dangle. According to this theory all 12 week old fetus's have a nub. A quote from the site "The determination is made by studying the angle between the genital 'bump' and the direction of the lower portion of the spine. The following images are not typical and intermediate forms do exist, establishing gender can sometimes be difficult." So in a male fetus the genital tubercle usually creates an angle of greater than 30° with the lower part of the spine. With a female fetus the genital tubercle protrudes in the same direction as the lower portion of the spine with an angle of less than 30° relative to the backbone. As demonstrated in the photo below.

Here are our pictures:

Looking at the dangle in this picture I am guessing girl.

Here is a picture of Poof sucking on his/her thumb!

We have talked about it and will officially announce Baby Poof after our next appointment which will be on March 27th. I will be 16 weeks 5 days and we will be planning our BIG ultrasound at the next appointment which will not only be with a genetic specialist but we will also find out the sex of little Poof.