First Glimpses-- Our 3D Ultrasound!

Today was such an AMAZING day!! Lemme tell you why...

Last weekon Thursday, Feb 18th, my Mother-In-Law threw a fantastic baby shower for me! We got so many CUTE outfits, fun baby toys and books, things I had registered for that I really wanted.. it was great! :) One of the especially thoughtful gifts was organized by my sister-in-law, Holly. Along with a few other very thoughtful and generous women, they set up an appointment for me to have 3D Ultrasound!! I had really wanted one, but couldn't justify spending the money for it.

My appointment was for the next day at 1:00. I drank a ton of water that day, trying to prepare myself as best I could so the pictures would be as good as they could be. Anyways... We went and started our session. She was in the perfect position for good pictures, with one little hinderance-- the little stinker had her hands covering her face! We tried for a good 45 minutes trying to move her--pushing on her, walking around, squashing her, drinking cold water, going to the bathroom to give her more room... Nada! And so, we left with a DVD of the session and another appointment for the following week-- TODAY!

We were a little concerned about what would happen today, since I'm now 33 weeks, and that's usually when they stop doing sessions.. I guess because there isn't much room left in there, and they baby is pretty squished up. But, I really wanted to try again, and was glad they were willing to give us another shot! I drank cold juice, and had a fudge sundae from MacDonalds (YUM) to try to get her active. And can you guess what happens as soon as I lay down??

Nothing. She went to sleep--hands in front of her face! More poking, prodding, walking, squashing, changing possisions... The technition lady suggested putting a cold cloth on my belly, since I notice she responds to cold. That seemed to help a little, at least she started to twitch a bit. I was laying on my right side, and a thought came to me...

I had Aaron come over and start massaging my back. Almost immediately, she moved her arms out of the way, and started moving her head, opening her mouth, yawning, and just being really cute! :) It was almost as if she was saying, "Hey! I know that touch!" lol. I actually got a little bit emotional watching her move. It was so amazing to see her without any limbs in the way! It made me so excited to see what she'll look like when she's actually out of me. The technition and I both think she will be a very Glanfield looking baby-- I personally think she has Aaron's lips.

We got 55 pictures in total with both session, and came away with another DVD and printed picture of our little peanut! It was a great day, and I'm so thankful to the women who made it possible, and to my wonderful husband in going with me and being so supportive! :)

I love being pregnant, and I'm sure I'm going to miss this awesome experience! However, I'm so excited for her to come and be part of our family! :)