Naughty baby!

We went today for our elective ultrasound (my bday gift to myself), and our little joy has decided to reveal more about her personality than her appearance. As soon as the technician turned the 4D u/s on, she crossed both of her hands in front of her face AND moved one of her feet up there! She then used the other foot to kick me repeatedly in the ribs.

So, we can see she already has us wasting money, is uncooperative, and doesn't like the paparazzi. Or perhaps, as Ryan thinks, she is preparing to be a boxer, and was just guarding her face from the pokes.

In any case, the best picture we got was of her foot kicking me in the ribs:


You can check out the other photos here (from pic 29-38):
http://www.dotphoto.com/Go.asp?l=sltrunzo&P=&AID=4434202&IID=156145932

Here is what we learned today:

• She is still a girl :-)
• Her organs are all developed, and some are showing development even past her gestation (i.e., 32 weeks and 4 days, rather than 32 weeks even, which is what I am at today)
• She weighs approx. 3.5 lbs
• Her heartbeat is 131
• She is almost in the right position - head down, but instead of facing my back, she is laying on her right side
• Best of all - she has HAIR!

As for how mom is doing, yeesh. I can't believe I still have 7 weeks of this! I really don't know how she is going to possibly double in size, because there truly is no more room. I have gained about 25-26 lbs now, and absolutely feel huge and gross. The past few days in Raleigh have been in the 90's and my hands and feet have been swelling like red little sausages. I can't wait for the pool to open, so I can feel cool and weightless.

This weekend is my Raleigh baby shower, and I am so excited. I will load pictures of the shower and the nursery this weekend. Stay tuned!