Taking Advantage of Today's Technology

Technology today is absolutely incredible - especially when it comes to sonograms. I had seen the advertisements and read about 4D sonograms, but I didn't have any desire to get one until a friend of our's was telling me about her experience. Even though I still had some hesitations about it, I quickly made an appointment. Thank goodness the sonogram technician was on vacation in Hawaii when I called. Otherwise, she probably would have turned us down. Why you ask? Because after 34 weeks, it's a littel more difficult to get good shots of the baby. At this stage of the pregnancy, the baby is getting bigger and getting into 'position' (head down with back facing outward). I was exactly 35 weeks at our appointment. Apparently, the girl booking the appointments while the technician was out didn't know any better. But, to the technician's surprise, she was able to get some really good pictures of Ethan - even though he had already made his way to the delivery position. Sajid wasn't able to be there because of work, but my mama, sister, and both nieces shared in the experience with me. We ended up with about 60 photos, a CD of all the photos, and a DVD of the entire session (approx 45 minutes). I've debated whether or not to post the sonogram pics, but I am just so proud and excited that I have to share them. I think Ethan looks like his daddy; what do you think?

I thought I'd be a little disappointed that Ethan's physcial appearances wouldn't be a total surprise anymore. But the feelings were quiet the opposite. I am SO MUCH more excited about his arrival. I just want to hold him and love on him that much more. The technicial assured us that there will still be some surprises.

In this picture, Ethan has his 'lil tongue sticking out. The technician measured him at 5.5 lbs, and predicted he would weigh about 8.5 lbs at birth. She said that he has a head full of hair. She measure me about 3 days early, which would be July 19th instead of July 22nd.

My prediction is that I'm going to deliver late. No signs of pre-labor yet, and I'm only 2 weeks away. Only God knows when Ethan will arrive.