Pregnancy Update - 6 mo. ultrasound

We had our 6 month doctor appointment this week and got to see the baby again (they wanted to monitor the fluid around the baby – everything was good!). She wasn’t quite as active as last time, but she was still pretty wiggly, and even gave the ultrasound tech’s wand a big kick at one point. She has her head comfortably (for her) tucked up under my ribs. She apparently likes to keep her face pressed snuggly against the placenta, which has made it difficult to get great pictures of her face. The ultrasound tech commented that she’s surprised we have even gotten the pictures we have!

Her profile - we can't decide if that is her jaw, or if she has something in front of her mouth. Who knows... ultrasounds are confusing.

This one shows her nose and lips (she is laying sideways, facing the camera). I told Matt that nose looks like it could be a cute little turned up nose like her mother's... ;)

They showed us some 3D images and we got to see her opening and closing her mouth (drinking the fluid) and it was pretty cute. I couldn’t help but laugh when the ultrasound tech and the doctor commented, “Oh, what a cute baby!” OF COURSE we think she is already pretty cute… but I also understand that it’s an unclear ultrasound picture where you can only make out bits and pieces of her features. So I’m not saying I disagree with them, but it was kind of funny.

You can only see part of her face (again, pressed up against the placenta), but she looks pretty sweet to me!



As of right now, she is measuring to be a pretty little gal. They’ll monitor her growth in the near future, just to make sure there is nothing to be concerned about, but for now, they said everything looks good and healthy – she’s just little!

She has started really reacting to Matt’s voice, which is pretty sweet. I may have cried earlier this week when she started jumping around when Matt started talking and singing to her. Then I may have cracked up laughing at myself for crying. Oh, pregnancy…. :)