Ultrasound Memories

For many people, ultrasound photos are the very first baby photos. It is special and exciting to see photographs of children in the womb. As a result, they deserve a special place in our scrapbooks. Here are some tips for saving those photographs and adding them to your scrapbooks.

Photographs
Ultrasound photographs deteriorate quickly. To preserve them, keep the photographs encased in a pocket away from sunlight. The optimal preservation solution is to have the ultrasound photographs scanned (300 dpi) and saved to a computer or CD-ROM. The scanned ultrasound photographs can be printed on a computer or sent to a photo processing service for printing on photographic paper.

Below left is an ultrasound at its current condition after six years. The colors have browned considerably. Below right is the same ultrasound scanned with the color adjusted in Adobe Photoshop.

An additional advantage of scanning the ultrasound is having the versatility of reducing or enlarging the ultrasound photograph.

Titles
For a title the baby’s nickname could be used or the date of ultrasound. Here are some other title suggestions:

• Sneak Peek
• First View
• Wonderfully Made
• Just Beginning
• Coming Soon
• Love at First Sight
• A Pea in the Pod
• Baby on Board

Journaling
Record the facts of the ultrasound such as the date, the baby’s heart rate and who was there. Did the ultrasound change your due date or did you discover the baby’s gender? Did the baby move? If so, how? Include those details.

Add your feelings. Were you scared, happy or apprehensive before the ultrasound? What about afterwards? How did you react when you first saw the baby on the monitor? You may choose to include a Bible verse such as Psalm 139:13-14.

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. -- Psalm 139:13-14

The journaling could be in a formal or informal voice or even as a letter to the child.

Layout Design
Have fun with color. Since ultrasound photographs are often black and white, feel free to use any color scheme. Use a favorite color or use pink for a girl (or blue for a boy) if you know the gender. In my layout, I used pink for my daughter-to-be.

On the layout, photographs of both the mom at the time of the ultrasound and the ultrasound photograph itself may be included. Original ultrasound photos can be matted on cardstock or placed in a pocket for safety.

If you have ultrasound photographs from several dates, design a layout with the different dates. Pullout journaling behind the photos could relate to each of the different dates.

So get out those ultrasound photographs and preserve them. Have fun recording those first baby photos!

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