3d/4d Ultrasound Recap

Say, "Hello," to Baby Smyser!

(I think if you click on the picture, it will enlarge if you'd like.)

Baby Smyser was a bit uncooperative in a sense because she refused to look straight on towards the "camera." She was just too comfy I guess where she was. She was positioned with her head on my left, and she was facing up towards my face...if that makes sense.... It made sense to me because most of the major movement I feel is towards the middle and right side of my belly. Later, as Josh and I were talking about her position, he said, "That's a looong time to be laying down like that!" I asked him how, and if, he expected her to be "standing" up inside there?! He's so funny sometimes!

She also kept her arms/hands near her face most of the time. Although we weren't able to get a great full face picture, we were able to get several profile pictures. We were also able to see her make some facial expressions and move her mouth. I think it kind of look likes she is smiling in this one!

Since she enjoyed having her hands in fists near her face so much, we decided to keep a picture of her little fist. She looks like she is flexing in this one!

We tried rubbing/jiggling her a couple times to get her to move, and she did move...just not the ways we wanted her too! One time she even turned her head (so she was facing my back) so all we could see was the back of her head.

I said she was being feisty...and Josh said, "Uh oh, she's being stubborn just like her mother!" Isn't he hilarious?! Here she is covering her face...I imagined her thinking, "No more pictures, please...can't I just go back to sleep already?!"

Overall, we had a wonderful experience Saturday! Tracy, my Dad and my Brother were able to attend as well. It was great to hear the heartbeat again, too. I can't believe the next time we will "see" this little baby will be when she is born!

Baby Smyser is a...

We are proud to introduce Baby Smyser's first picture! (Is it just me, or does Baby Smyser have quite the pot belly already?!)

Sorry for the delay about our ultrasound this week! It was such an amazing experience, and it flew by too fast. We were so happy to hear that everything measured well, and that all the organs they were looking for were visible. Baby Smyser's heart rate was around 145.

One of the most memorable moments for Josh and me was when Baby Smyser had the hiccups! We were told that was a good sign of lung development. I never though hiccups would be so cute...until now.

I have carefully studied this foot picture. I think most of you know Josh has the flattest feet in the world. And, my weird foot feature is that my big toe is shorter than my second toe. We've figured no matter what, Baby Smyser will likely have some unique feet! Of course it's still too early to determine specific features like that...so, time will tell!

Here's a picture of the front of Baby Smyser's face. You can see that it's, yes, I said "it's," right hand is up near it's cheek.

So, the the ultrasound technician told us that she never felt she had as clear of a view as she would have liked, or that she's had with other viewings (I guess Baby Smyser listened to it's mom!), but if she had to determine the sex of Baby Smyser from that day's viewing alone, she was going with female. She said while she never saw testicles, they could have been hiding or missed due the angle of Baby Smyser. It was hard for me to tell how confident she was, as I know it's her job to tell us that she can never been 100% accurate. So...while we are leaning towards Baby Smyser being a girl...and Josh personally feels confident we're having a girl...I'm still on the fence.

At this point, we aren't scheduled and won't have another ultrasound unless the need arises. We also haven't decided yet if we'll be doing a 3D ultrasound for sure...so, I guess for now, all I feel comfortable saying is: "We're having a girl! But there is still a slight chance it's a boy!"

Oh, and some favorite quotes said by the wonderful husband:

* "It looks like an alien." (Referring to the face pictures.)

* "It's taking after Daddy already." (Referring to my comment about it's big belly.)

* "It looks like it's laying in a tomb." (Referring to the first picture I posted.)

P.S. Some days...I still can't believe I have a human growing inside of me! Ahhhh!