4D Ultrasound Pictures

After the first 4D ultrsound last week was a COMPLETE and total failure, we went again today for another attempt at a decent shot of her face. I scheduled this appointment for 4 in the afternoon which is typically her unofficial in-utero "playtime," and to make her even more hyper I downed a Cherry Coke and a Snickers beforehand. Despite my efforts, I was left with little more than a massive post-sugar high headache and I am quite honestly not looking forward to staying up until the wee hours of the morning paying for the caffeine overload. But I guess I am subconsciously teaching myself a lesson in sacrifice. Ha! (Tylenol PM is sounding like a really good idea tonight...)
We were able to get a few pics from the side at first, but as soon as little girl figured out that we were spying on her again she got shy and turned around to the back again, to the same position she was in last week with her face buried in my back. Perfect, she is already exhibiting defiant behavior. Enjoy!

Maybe just wishful thinking on my part, but her eyes look like they are open in this picture. Also, LOVE the pursed lips and puffy cheeks in this one. The first of many hilarious faces to come one day, I'm sure!

Hands up, hiding her face- AGAIN!

Anyway, that's about it. We are getting closer to being finished with the nursery, except for final touches. Sherry has finished all of the bedding and major sewing projects, which turned out beautifully! Stay tuned for pics of that too!

Fruit of the Womb

When I found out I was pregnant, the first thing I did was sign up on every baby site known to man: BabyCenter.com, PregnancyWeekly.com, theBump.com, etc. What I loved the most was them sending me weekly emails telling me the size of the baby, and most of the size comparisons were fruits. So I decided to make it fun and take pictures of the growing "bump" with the coinciding fruit of the week to give my friends, fellow bloggers and facebookers alike, an idea of the size of the baby... why not? I wish I'd started earlier, around the 4th of July with a blueberry, but this will have to do. So here we go.

Here we are on Aug.5th, at 12 weeks, baby about the length of a lime! Cute, huh?
(Not ME, the LIME! :)
P.S. I had also just eaten an e-normous Birthday dinner at Mikata, which more aptly explains the "pooch" here.

At 13 weeks, the baby now the length of a peach.


And at 14 weeks, the baby is the length of a lemon.

Here we are at 15 weeks, baby is the length of a naval orange.
(Seems confusing to me too, but I'm trusting these pregnancy websites here)

This is me and baby at 16 weeks, where we just found out it was a GIRL! Oh, and she's an avocado.

I skipped a few weeks all the way to 21 weeks (I must've thought the fruits/veggies listed were either boring or ugly) and the baby is the length (and also hoping the weight with all I've put on) of a cantaloupe. Actually, she's just about a pound in this picture. :(

I will take more soon, at this point the websites give you fruits by the month, not the week. We are 25 weeks tomorrow! Our 4D ultrasound is scheduled for next Monday, which should be quite the event with both sets of grandparents joining us for the festivities (you got it, all SIX of us will be in poor Sheila's ultrasound room! Don't worry, I've apologized to her in advance.) Pictures will be posted soon after-- of the baby, not the grandparents. :) Until then!