Impossibly Beautiful

I am constantly amazed at the amount of detail one can see in an ultrasound. Before Baby, I always thought ultrasounds consisted of showing the prospective parents on outline of their baby's head. I had no idea you could see their little stomach, heart, kidneys, umbilical cords, feet, hands and face.

We went to a different ultrasound place yesterday in an attempt to avoid another experience like this. We gave up the privilege of knowing the details instantly for someone who actually possessed an inkling of bedside manner. The tech yesterday wasn't able to comment on whether things looked "normal", but she was super sweet. She did all her measurements and took the photos she needed. When she was done, she turned the screen so that I could see it clearly and then she pointed everything out.

The aspect that amazed me the most was being able to see Baby's perfect little nose/nostrils and her beautiful little lips. The tech held the u/s wand steady over Baby's face (so that the image stayed on Baby's face instead of changing from skull to face). I can tell you right now this child will definitely have the Loewen nose (my siblings and cousins on my dad's side all have the same nose)! We saw the bottoms of her little feet (oh! how I wanted to reach out and tickle them!), her tiny little legs and her amazing little hands and arms. We even got to watch her tiny little body jump from her hiccups! The best part was when we saw her little arm reach up and punch my uterus (or placenta or whatever) and I actually felt it...what an amazing thing to experience :-)

Baby has her little legs tucked up against her chest and her arm up beside her face

Can you see those little lips and nose??!! I can't wait to kiss them!!