Another Look at Piperbean #2

We went for our 24-week ultrasound yesterday. They said he's approximately 1 lb. 11 oz. right now, has a heart rate of 144 bpm, and is actually measuring about a week ahead (per his head circumference). He's positioned side-to-side right now; his head is on my left side and his feet are over on my right side. Everything looked good ~ the baby, my fluid, etc. This little booger didn't want to cooperate completely with us. He kept his face up against my placenta, the umbilical cord kept getting in the way, and he kept putting his left hand up to his face. This was actually a 3D/4D ultrasound, so the pictures provide a little more detail. Keep in mind that you're still looking at the baby via sound waves and it picks up other stuff that makes the baby look a little odd. I'll do my best to describe what you're seeing in each photo. {NOTE: If you want to see all of the ultrasound photos from yesterday, look over in the right-hand column under the heading More Photos of Piperbean #2, and click on the link: Piperbean #2's Ultrasound Photos. There are actually 22 photos, but I'm only posting 4 here on the blog.}

The first photo is probably my favorite because you can see his left hand so clearly. You can see all 4 fingers and his thumb. His arm is bent, so you can see his elbow. And you should be able to make out where his eyes, nose, and mouth are located. On the left side of the photo (which is the right side of his face) you see a big blurry area ~ that's the placenta getting in the way of the photo.
In the next photo, you actually get a decent view of his face. It is still a little distorted by the placenta on his right side... because he just loves hugging up to it! But you can see the shape of his sweet little head, his eyes are closed, his cute little nose, and his mouth.
In this photo, it is a similar view to the one above. You're still seeing a big area of placenta on the right side of his face. He must really be pressed up against it good here. But you can still see the shape of his head, his eyes, his sweet little nose, and his mouth is open! On the left side of his face (right-hand side of photo), you'll see two weird looking tube shapes. That's actually a cross-section of his left arm, bent beside his head. It's a little strange looking, but if you think about it for a minute, it makes sense.
And the last photo shows more of a profile of his face. You can see his forehead, his eyes, his nose, and his mouth (which is open). Ignore the dark black "ring" where his right eye is located. That's just the machine picking up the bone structure of his eye socket. His eye is not deformed. Below his mouth and chin, you can see that he has his left hand pulled up next to his cheek. He was actually sucking on a finger at one point. And one time, we saw him rubbing his left eye with his hand.
He actually looks a little like Fenn at this point. Looking back at Fenn's ultrasound photos, their noses are identical.