Ultrasound: Over the moon!

So this ultrasound was incredibly exciting!

First and foremost, we got great news on some of the blanks that were left open from our last ultrasound back at the beginning of September. You see, Baby P is screwed (or I should say we, her parents, are screwed). Her dad is stubborn, I'm stubborn. It's inevitable and already apparent that she is as well. She likes to make sure she is right in the way of anything that needs to be checked, which also meant that I had to have both types of ultrasounds this trip. You know, both. Fun! Lil Princess was not pleased with the internal one, she was kicking the highest I've ever felt her kick to date. Either way, they managed to screen everything this time, and she and I are healthy and right on track!

To the exciting part.  We noticed our Doc was in the office this day, which usually he isn't there on Ultrasound days.  We were greeted into the room with him, the ultrasound tech, and a rep.... for a new ultrasound machine they were testing! We didn't know what this meant until we saw them playing with some settings. And then, voila, there she was, in 4D! Totally unexpected!

As an aside, we had gone back and forth on whether to spend the money on a 3D/4D ultrasound. I kinda think they make babies look like aliens and wasn't sure I wanted to splurge. But interestingly on the way to the appointment, Kevin and I had discussed it, and I had expressed my new desire to do it.

While we only got to take home 1 picture of the 4D (again, they said she wasn't cooperating), that 1 picture and getting to see her was plenty enough.  Kevin and I keep telling one another we can't stop looking at it.  She is just perfect.

They said she has a big head full of brains, and it couldn't be more perfectly shaped :-). After a relatively nerve-wracking previous ultrasound, we are over the moon after this one and even more anxious for her to finally get here.

These updates are from last week (week 26), so these updates will likely be stacked together, so long as I can find some time to post Week 27 soon!

Size: Interestingly, while a couple of websites I have been using have her at roughly 1 2/3 pounds this weeks, we found out at our ultrasound that she is approximately 2.2 pounds! Her heartbeat has slowed down, which is typical, to about 132 beats per minute. 

Sleep: No bueno.  Waking up and rolling over all night. And it's in slow motion too because the ligaments in my belly are very, very sore when I roll and I am absolutely PETRIFIED to trigger another one of those painful episodes that I experienced a few weeks back.

Weight:  I'm at plus 4 pounds from last month!! Overall I'm at plus 11 pounds. Officially seeing numbers on the scale I've never seen before.  The more I gain, the more I feel like I need a scale in this actual house. But then again, I'm staying active, [trying to] eat healthy, I'm listening to my body, so I trust that I will gain the amount of weight I am intended to gain.

Exercise:  Speaking of staying active. It's official. Doc asked me to cool it on the jogging.  I'm so bummed. I've been having these cramps when I jog that feel like when you exercise and haven't drank enough water. But I drink water like a camel.  I'm pretty upset I'm losing what I would consider my sanity, but I'll stick to walking and this pre-natal exercise DVD I've used a few times.

Our Jacksonville shower was this weekend, and we were incredibly excited to finally see the family. We haven't seen them since we shared the news back at the beginning of July!! Can't wait to share.