Between this blog and the last, that has definitely been the most exciting news!!! Well, actually the most exciting news is that from what they can tell on ultrasound, we have a healthy baby girl too! We went in for our ultrasound on August 6th and let me tell you, I was SO nervous (Ben can vouch for that!). Even though we had an ultrasound at 6 weeks, this was really the first time we were going to see our baby looking like a baby and the one that they do the full body "check" for everything. But, our fears were calmed a little bit when her cute little profile came up on the screen! Here is one of the very first pictures we got of her...
I love her little nose!!! She was all curled up!
It really amazed me how good the ultrasound techs are at deciphering what is what on that screen! I know they are trained to do that, but still, it was pretty amazing they could pick everything out! Ben was much better at "seeing" what the tech was saying during the ultrasound - must be that artsy/visual brain of his :) I felt like I kept having to ask..."wait, what?" and then Ben would explain it to me lol - oh well, I'm happy to have him there with me :) She was moving around a ton during the ultrasound (I had a spicy sandwich for lunch, that must have done the trick!). And, she was moving around enough to show us that she actually is a she! While they can't say they are 100% sure (as always), the tech said she is as sure as she can be that it's a girl! Her heartbeat was 146 bpm! And, the doctor said they saw the full checklist of everything they wanted to see - which is actually pretty rare for the first ultrasound! Here are a few more pictures of our little one!....
One of our favorites! Once again, her cute nose! Those are her knees in front of her face.
The slightly creepy front view of her face! :) hehe
Her cute little feet!
Luckily, the weekend before our big appointment, we were able to take a fun trip up to Traverse City, Michigan with our friends Steve and Nyssa for a little getaway. It really helped keep our mind off of things! :) We enjoyed nice dinners out, time at the beach, an afternoon of driving up the nearby peninsulas for wine tasting, a trip to Sleeping Bear Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, and exploring downtown Traverse City!! I wish I could have partaken in the beer and wine tasting, but it was still super fun - next time I will! :) We had a blast with Steve and Nyssa - we are so lucky to have such great friends!!! I really felt like this was the first time I could actually see a true baby bump in pictures of me! Ben got a few really nice ones of me and my belly on the beach while we were there :)
One of the best things that has happened in the last few weeks is that I have started feeling our little girl move!!! I think I felt her first around 17 weeks, but I definitely know for sure now that it is indeed her. I am getting pretty good at differentiating between her movements and just normal stomach movements :) It's pretty amazing! We think Ben got to feel her move tonight, but we are not sure! I know he can't wait to really start feeling her move regularly! I can tell he likes seeing my growing baby bump - he gets a huge smile on his face when he comments on how much it is growing! And he loves to touch the belly too :)
I was 19 weeks last Thursday, but here is my 18 week pic! Definitely a baby in there now, don't ya think?... :)
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