Well, I am officially 30 weeks pregnant and should be meeting our daughter within the next two months sometime.I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has flown by! I think they next two months will drag though, because we are so eager to meet her and see what she looks like, and how much she weighs, and when her birthday is going to be. We've got the name narrowed down to about two or three choices, but we're not telling! We probably won't decide until she gets here anyway. We didn't pick Alex's middle name until we saw him, and then we just knew. This pregnancy hasn't been much different from my first, despite that fact that we are having a different gender this time. I have had more back problems, more heartburn, less nausea,more cravings, and I feel like she is more active than he was. We had a 3D ultrasound done on Saturday at a place called Precious Previews in Bel Air, and it was really cool. We actually are getting a good deal out of the whole thing, because the tech could only get profile shots, so she's having us back free of charge this Saturday. I'll post some of the ones she was able to get though. She was able to tell us that it is for sure a baby girl--no doubt about it. We saw it in 3D! LOL. That gives some relief, so we know everything we've done to prepare for a girl wasn't in vain. She was also able t tell us the baby weighs almost 3 lbs. now, has a lot of hair and is already head down. To see features on the baby;s face was just amazing.We could see her opening and closing her eyes, and moving her tonuge around actually licking the placenta (gross I know, but the tech told us it's really common). I'll post some of the pics she was able to get. I also post some new pics of Alex. He's getting so big, so fast! He's almost 19 mnths old. We had his 18 month photos taken at JCPenny two weeks ago, and he looks like such a big boy in them. He's really into sport like activities now. He loves to throw and kick any ball that is in sight and the boy has a pretty good arm! He also is starting to love matchbox cars! He runs them all over the house and crashes them into each other. It;s to funny. He's talking a lot more, but saving it for us only! LOL. He doesn'treally talk much around others, but he's non-stop at home. He can say "Baby" reallyclearly now and says "choo choo" every time he sees a train. He also repeats pretty much nything we say to him. Tonight whle we were changing him, we said "love you" and he said it right back to us. It was the sweetest thing. He still loves animals too,and we have been thnking about maybe taking him to the zoo soon before the weather turns cold. We'll see. We just know he'll be a great big brother, even if it takes some time for him to adjust to the concept!
This was the closest we got to getting a full shot of her face--I do think she looks like she has Alex's nose here.
One of Alex's 18 Month shots from JCPenny--I think he looks more like Abe here for once! LOL.
Alex in my classroom on back to school night--he found and orange on my shelf and was throwing it around like a ball
Playing around with Daddy
Ready for purple Friday--go Ravens!
Love that smile!
Didn't mean to ruin your day. Was trying to make you aware of the facts. I had 3D ultrasounds with both my boys. My point was to encourage you to find a reputable service. If the place you are going to does not employ professionals...should make you wonder what else they would do to make a buck. For example, when is the last time she had her machine serviced to ensure it met OB u/s standards? It's not like your taking pictures of your baby with a Cannon SureShot!
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Oh my goodness! I can't believe the picture shows so much detail especially that you could see the eyes open and close and mouth movement. That is just way too cool! Nothing like that in my time. It's good to know that the baby is positively a GIRL! Your pregnancy is just flying by!
ReplyDeleteGrandma was up today so I shared your website with her. She was excited about seeing the picture of the baby. We think Alex has just about the prettiest "smile" of any kid. He seems so happy. I know he's going to be a great big brother. Grandma is getting very excited especially after seeing the new pictures.
ReplyDeletethe pics are soo coooool!
ReplyDeleteand yes, alex looks totally like ABE now- lol:)
Hey guys,
ReplyDeleteHope everything is ok, these pics were so cute... Abe or Ash or family member- give me a call when you know what is going on... 443 865 3457 last email I got from Ashley was Friday morning and I'd like to know if there is anything I can do to help!
Danielle