3D/4D Ultrasound

So, you know we did a 3D/4D Ultrasound of our little baby girl a couple weeks back. I of course have been slacking on writing a post to accompany our experience. All I can say is every dime we spent on doing this was completely worth it to see our baby's little face! Technology is really amazing!

We wanted this to be something special shared with our parents. Unfortunately my father-in-law was away on business, but D's grandmother came in his place. Once everyone got situated in their seats she put the wand on my belly and we heard/tracked her heartbeat. A strong 161. She clicked over to the 3D side and bam! There was our precious little girls face! I made sure all the mom's had tissues and everytime I glanced over at my parents, my dad was grinning ear to ear and my mom was dabbing tears from her face. D's mom was clicking away with her camera and they were all trying to get in video on their phones! It really was a special afternoon for all of us.

Elbow and arms around the face

At first I had a mild panic attack. Apparently the umbilical cord was directly in front of her face and it made her lips and nose appear distorted. I freaked out inside thinking "omg what's wrong!?!" Then the tech asked me to roll to my side to help shift the cord and we got great shots. I brought a little bottle of 7Up with my to keep her awake and she kept on wiggling and kicking where the wand was placed. She also loved to keep her feet up in the air and was also very modest about showing us the goods (as seen in the photo below) when we asked for a gender confirmation. We got a little grin and eventually she had enough and started to turn and face my spine. We got her to flip back over but then she kept putting her hands and arms over her face! Little stinker! She apparently had enough of us!

Holding onto her legs while protecting the goods

Leg and foot in front of her face

Little Grin

She's done, arm in front of the face

We noticed how much she looks like daddy, from his chin to his lips. She definitely has his feet! But the arms in front of the face and holding her legs is a mommy characteristic all on its own! Her little grin reminded me of our goddaughter so she will fit right in with all the cousins! Honestly it was so worth it and I cannot wait to see how much this will look like her when she's out of my belly!

When Two Become Three - A Holiday Surprise

Has this blog been a little quite this month? I have been holding in a secret for 6 weeks!!!  Our twosome (with a furbaby) is becoming a threesome!!!! If you follow me on Instagram (dianekimball07) or are following my personal Facebook you got the news last night!

I couldn't think of anything more perfect to be thankful for this year, besides our family, friends, and health; except for that little tiny heartbeat on the screen. It finally happened!!!!!! It has been SO hard keeping it a secret and even though our parents, siblings and close friends have known for five weeks now....we wanted to save the secret until the holiday's and really give everyone a reason to celebrate.

I am 10 weeks 5 days, and although its still early I just cannot hold in my excitement! Everything has been relatively easy for me.....minus a little nausea that started mid week 7....I thought I was in the clear. Bummer. But that seems to have passed. We had an ultrasound and saw our little peanut's heartbeat at 6 weeks 6 days which is what is pictured above and below. We had a mini scare week 8 with some spotting, which is why this post (which was supposed to go live on Thanksgiving) is a little delayed. We had another ultrasound done and everything looked great. We also had our 10 week appointment yesterday, and saw our little nugget again, who has quadrupled in size from the last month! We are beyond excited!!!! I cannot wait to share this journey with all of you! Bring it all on! I will share how we announced to the family and everything that has happened thus far in a little more detail in the coming days. Please bear with me if its a little baby heavy for a couple of days....I'll try and mix in some other posts that I have lined up as well!

The best time to be pregnant is around the holidays with all the yummy foods, outpouring of love and kind words from our family and friends! My mom has already started shopping! I thank you for all your support and love with our journey to becoming parents!! I hope you all will be around for this journey, it's going to be a fun ride!

See our mini photo shoot below that I told you about a couple weeks ago!

And a picture of the peanut along with our announcement cards for the family!

I love how it looks to be waving for the camera! My heart be full!