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On Saturday 24th March 2007 at 1.22pm I became a father for the first time!
My wife Melinda gave birth to a bouncing baby boy who we have called Sebastien, via c section at the St George Private Hospital.

Weighing in at 9 pounds 14 ounces in the old measurements or 4.490kg, and 53 cm in height he pretty much dwarfs all the other babies in the nursery.

We didn't know whether he was a boy or girl until he came out however we did have a good idea what he liked like.

How is this possible you ask?

Well until recently the only view that expecting parents and doctors had of an unborn child was via 2D ultrasounds, you know those grainy, black and white images with vague outlines of what kind of looks to be a head. Recent computer imaging technology has allowed doctors to create a 4D ultrasound which gives you a complete 3 dimensional view of the unborn baby.

Whats the 4th Dimension?

It took me awhile to figure out as well but the 4th dimension is time.

The 4D Ultrasound machine renders a 3D image in close to real time.

How accurate is it?

See for yourself!