Lookie Here!

Today was my mid-point ultrasound!

I won't have another unless a problem arises 

(Lord willing, that won't happen!).

I know it's hard for some people to "see" the baby 

in the ultrasound images, 

so I will do my best to explain them, just in case!

This one (below) is of the baby lying sideways - looking out.

The head is on the left... you can see the top of the head 

and an eye socket, nose and even the mouth.

It was open so it showed up on the picture.

I think it kind of looks like a smile! :)

The big circle on the right is the belly.

 

This one is a profile.  

You can see the nose.

The rest is the body and the legs sticking up (to the knees). 

Not sure where the arms are in this pic... but I 

believe the bright white line at the bottom of the body

is the spine.

We got several pictures, but they were mostly repeats

and these two were the most clear.

And don't worry - Baby does have arms and legs, though

the pictures are deceiving.  I saw quite a few

where the arms were up by the head and we even saw

the bottom of the feet.  :)

We also were fortunate to see the baby's tongue moving

at one point!  That was pretty neat!

We asked the ultrasound tech NOT to tell us the gender, 

but it turns out that the baby was in such a funky position

that she couldn't tell either!  So that worked out!

It was exciting to watch the screen...

and made it seem more real that we'll be welcoming

a new little bundle before we know it!

I continuously pray for a healthy pregnancy and baby!