Latest View from the Womb

Well, folks, heeeeeeeere's B! This is a nice profile pic of his/her head.

Sorry about the streaks, but our scanner is tempermental. You can see a cute button nose, the mouth, a bit of the ear... and the little blob above the body is one of the hands.

The pic isn't too clear because I forgot to go with a full bladder (whoops)! We did see lots of bones... the thigh bone, the spine, some ribs, a tibia (or was it a fibia?). And, of course, the heart beating furiously! All the measurements were good, and the due date stays July 28...

oh, and our baby is in the 51% percentile- meaning his/her growth is average. At first, I was a little disappointed (I'm used to scoring high on tests), but then I realized a smaller tyke might be easier to deliver! I'll be trying to drink more water of course.... all in all, things are good.

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And.... thanks for prayers for Kelsey. She delivered Michael earlier this week- -two months early ! He's tiny, doing okay in general, but please keep them all in your prayers.

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Thanks for checking in!

B Moves...

Hey folks- news from this past week... 1) Jimdad is getting really good at using the heartbeat monitor and 2) I felt the baby move! I was laying on the couch with my feet up (which happens a bit too often, but hey). Then...it was a very odd sensation... like one of those water tubesnakes that slips through your hand. I was telling Jim "I think B is right here", pointing to a spot about 4 inches above my left hip. So he grabs the heartbeat moniter, and wa-la! Instant heartbeat. So cool...

I think we have another appt. soon -- so tune in next week for some new ultrasound pics!! Thanks for all the prayers....

ps- "B" refers to "baby", not a specific name or gender ;)

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I'm happy to report that the baby appears to like baseball and Thai food! Hurray :)

Listen to this !!

Hey folks! Here's a fun one... the video above is a short clip of JimDad listening to the baby's heartbeat! How cool is that? You can hear the heartbeat too... Of course, I'm there listening, but off camera- I'm not quite wanting to show my belly on the net yet ;) We found this latest gadget and decided to rent it for a month or so just for fun & connectedness...

My other big moment this week came when I found some GREAT maternity shorts. Holy cow, they're SOOOOOOO comfortable! I don't know what I was thinking about maternity clothes or why I waited this long to get some, but WOW. I am really loving these 2 pair of shorts. Hey recent moms, if you remember any decent places to shop or pieces that I *must* have, drop my a line and let me know... oh, and have any of you tried the Bella Band? A friend down here recently recommended it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY THERESA!! Hope it's a good year :)

That's it for today. Please keep praying for Kelsey & baby, and my brother's job- thanks. See you next week!