Challenge: Day 15 and an Ultrasound!

A Photo of You and Someone You Love

Yes! This is our baby's ultrasound picture! And technically speaking (if you aren't afraid to hear the word uterus), I am in this picture too. So it counts towards today's challenge. Oh, and for those of you who don't know yet.....

The Bean is a Girl!

I was actually quite surprised by this news. I really thought we were having a boy. But during our ultrasound, the tech zoomed in on the "evidence" and she asked if we had any guesses about what it was. I said, "Well, I thought it was a boy.....but that doesn't look like a boy." She then congratulated us on our little girl.

Here she is with her hands up by her face. She was posing.

The first thing she did when the tech zoomed-in on her face was smile. :) She also yawned. I wouldn't have known that, but the ultrasound tech was happy to fill us in. The tech had quite the job following this little Beanadette around. She was moving like crazy.

Obviously with the help of the label and the little toes there, you can see that the above picture is of her foot. Those feet may look small to you, but let me tell ya, she knows how to use them! She's already kicking with distinction. I can only imagine what the next 4-5 months will be like.

And this is her monster claw of a hand. I think it's crazy that you can see so much! You can't see it in this picture, but she's got all 10 fingers and toes. So far she just uses them to punch and kick me. Not much else to do in there, I guess.

I wasn't emotional about the ultrasound like I thought I might be, but I was definitely in awe of what I was seeing. Seeing her on the screen made her seem much more real and human (because she is!). She doesn't seem like such a little alien anymore. It was also very cute to see Gerrit grinning throughout the appointment. He calls the experience "the coolest thing ever." He's already banning her from dating until she's at least 25.

Overall, she appears to be a healthy baby. She's on the small side, but not enough to be concerned about. As long as she is healthy, I wouldn't mind having a small baby! :) Hurray for the Bean!