September 1, 2010 - 19 weeks - 4th Ultra Sound - It's a Girl!

By the time this appointment came around I felt like it had been forever since my last doctor appointment and even longer since my last ultra sound.  I wanted to see my baby and make sure it was safe and sound (and to find out if it's a boy or a girl!)  Also, I was so happy that my mom and sister had joined Mike and I at this appointment so that they could see the ultra sound first hand.  (It's so much easier to figure out what your looking at when you are watching it live, rather than seeing the freeze frames and I was glad they were there to experience that).

So the doctor took a ton of images and gave me several on a disk and then told us that we were having a baby girl!  I didn't see Mike's reaction, because I was too busy looking at the screen in wonder, but the technician said that Mike's facial expression was priceless and sweet.  It sounded like his face was a combination of surprise, awe and happiness!

Though we did receive several images, most of them are not easy to read, so here are the two clearest pic's.

This first one shows a view of the whole body (and you can clearly see the head and eyes - on your left)

The second one shows a close up view of the face and upper body.  Her face is on your left and you can see her left eye, and it kind of looks like her right arm is covering the right part of her face and nose.  You can also clearly make out her right shoulder.  (Hope I described it in a way that is understandable.)

Anyway, these of course, were the best pictures to date and made it again, that much more real!