Her Life Out Loud: Ultrasound Ultra Cool!

So I wanted to start this blog entry off by saying that I have the most amazingly wonderful doctor and staff in the entire world. I love going for our prenatal visits and always dealing with the same smiling faces. They always know our names and are interested in what is going on in our lives. Monday we had our 29 week check up and Mitch was telling our nurse about how this would be his last visit with me before deployment and she was asking him how I was holding up and stuff. Well, I guess Dr. Barnes overheard because when he came in to talk to us and check me and stuff, the first thing out of his mouth was thanking Mitch for his sacrifice and asking about where he will be going and what not. So we all talk for a few minutes and he walks us out to the lady at the check out counter and our ultrasound tech was there too. He proceeds to tell her that he wants to do a surprise ultrasound for us since Mitch won't be here for the final ultrasound or the birth. I lost it. Started crying like a pregnant lady. :) So we get in there and start doing the ultrasound. This was the first one we've had in over 10 weeks and my has our little girl grown since then! So we're looking at the screen and talking and laughing and such when our tech (wish I could remember her name!) says "let's try this" and put away the wand and grabs another one and sticks it on the belly. Mitch says "What's that one do?" and after a few seconds she says "This!" and the ultrasound goes 3D/4D!! Amazing! And there I went again....crying like a pregnant lady. So anyway, they gave us 14 pictures and a dvd recording of the ultrasound so that Mitch will have something to take with him on deployment. How special!! They are definitely getting a big batch of Christmas goodies from us this year! So now that I've blabbed...here are some pictures!

3D Pics First

Profile shot. In the video, she looks like she is drinking here:

Another profile shot. Crazy how you can see all of the bones in her spine/mouth:

That would be a foot right next to that pretty little face! She's all sorts of snuggled up in there!

My mom couldn't make this one out so I don't know if anyone else will be able to but her face is turned sideways & almost looking straight on. There are two dark spots where her eyes are and you can see her little nose and lips. She's so perfect!

Perfect little foot imprint :)

Alright now on to the updates...
Sophi Update

So wow, here we are in the start of month 7. Things are progressing well and Sophi girl is doing all sorts of new things. Thebump.com says that for the next four weeks, she will be the size of a squash (see measurements in picture), more specifically for this week, the size of a butternut squash. She has been crazy energetic these days due to the formation of white fat deposits underneath her skin. Also, this month all five senses will finally be functional and her brain and nervous system are in high gear development mode. :) Her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and her head is growing bigger to make room for her developing brain. Hopefully she gets her smarts from her daddy! Also, her bones are soaking up about 250mg of Calcium each day now so mommy has to make sure she drinks lots of milk!

Her movement is getting stronger and stronger. Sometimes she wakes me up in the middle of the night but where I thought this might bother me, it doesn't. It's kind of neat waking up to our little girl jabbing me in the belly. The only time I'm really ever uncomfortable is when she presses up real high and it constricts my breathing a little but it's not too difficult to convince her to go back down some so I can breathe again. She isn't kicking as much these days. More stretching than anything. It's so cool when she gets a good stretch going because my whole belly shifts to whatever side she is stretching too. We really get a kick (no pun intented...hehe) out of it! Also, when she does push out on me and I push back at her, now I can actually feel her in there vs. just feeling like the belly was bulging out. It almost feels like there is a knob under my skin and I'm pushing it back in. It's so amazing!! Again, I thought it would be all weird to feel a baby moving around inside of me but I look so forward to every little kick/stretch/hiccup that comes along! I love her so much!!

Mommy Update
How far along? 29 weeks, 3 days. 74 days until due date!
Weight gain/loss: Well I guess all of the weight I gained at my last visit was needed because I have leveled out again. I was 157 this Monday which puts my total weight gain at 17 pounds.
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep? Sleep has been better lately. The last couple of nights I haven't even taken any Tylenol and have only had to get up a couple of times a night to pee.
Best moment this week? Definitely getting the surprise ultrasound on Monday and getting to see our little girl again!
Movement: Every day, several times a day. We had a command meeting on base the other night for family preparedness (getting ready for deployment) and she was rolling around so much in there I thought I might lose my stomach! Mom says she's doing baby gymnastics! LoL!
Food cravings: Nothing in specific right now. I've been trying to curb my sweet cravings and stick to the healthy foods again.
Belly button in or out? Still in but barely....I'm really surprised that it hasn't popped out yet but it is still very close to surfacing. I'm betting I won't be able to hold out much longer here.
What I miss the most: Having the energy to clean the entire house in one day. That probably sounds silly but I have to break my chores up into different days of the week now in order to have the energy that I need to devote to my honey when he gets home.
What I am looking forward to? Our second baby shower this weekend! I just know it's going to be fabulous!!!
Weekly wisdom: Get off of the scale!!!! Jillian Michaels and Tony Horton will be there when the doctor clears you to work out again AFTER Sophi is here.
Milestones: One baby shower down, one to go! There is still a lot to do this week though. I've been very lazy about getting in the nursery and getting things done. Mitch leaves next weekend though so, we need to get cracking!!

Baby Shower #1
So our first baby shower was this past Saturday (Nov. 13th). Mom got a group of her long time clients/friends and friends of the family together for a shower for us. We had a great time. Even had a glass of wine! I just wanted to share a couple of my favorite pictures from the day. :)

Why yes it is! :)