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!

Full slideshow

Check out our full photo album here:
http://www.dotphoto.com/Go.asp?l=sltrunzo&P=&AID=4276026&T=1

It's a Sheila!

The u/s tech asked us if we had any guesses about whether it was a boy or a girl, and we said, "We both feel like it's a boy, so it will probably be a girl." And, her eventual response, "You were right that you'd be wrong!"

So, we have to start picking out little girl names tonight. The u/s was amazing. I can't believe all of the things they can tell from these pictures now. She was playing with her hands the whole time, sucking her thumb, and she was sitting indian style. Her heartbeat was 132, and she is about 9 oz. right now.

We got a whole CD of pictures, but I will load a few of the best here.

There are her special parts:


See the legs all curled up:

Thumb sucker!

She looks like Ryan already!

Count to five:

Ninja baby

This ultrasound was SO amazing. Our baby is crazy! He was kicking, punching, rolling and flipping the whole time, prompting Ryan to shout, "He is a ninja!" I am sure the OB thought we weren't fit to be parents, but we enjoyed ourselves.

The baby was moving so much it was kind of hard to get good shots, and these pictures really don't do the experience justice. But, at least out baby doesn't look like a crustacean anymore.

Bubba Gump

Here are the first ultrasound pictures - it's our little baby shrimp! :-)