3d Ultrasound

I received the best early birthday present yesterday (almost a month early, but hey who cares)!! Roger & I went to www.windowinthewomb.com and had a 3d/4d ultrasound done of Amelia. We wanted the reassurance that she really was a girl and to see how she is developing.

She's beautiful! There are a lot of 3d pictures that I look at and say, I can't tell anything about that baby, but I can look at these pictures and see what she is going to look like. I can see her smile and her nose and her little rolls of fat on her arms... it's amazing!

She is definitely girl!!! The ultrasound tech was able to point out specific parts of the female anatomy that you almost don't want to think about your daughter having... but I now feel much better about all the pink we've bought her.

It also looks like she has the Fort long legs... so I guess I better get use to the idea of my daughter being taller than me.

For me this was more than just pictures and a dvd, this was a bonding experience. I feel SO much closer to her now that I've seen her smile and I can't wait to meet her in 3 months!

The photos are even better when they are larger so here is a link to my flickr account. If you hit "slide show" you can really enjoy the details that the 3d images produce.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleerodman/sets/72157602200903474/

In 6 days I'll be in my 3rd trimester!!!

Just wanted to post a quick update...

Last weekend I went home to Corpus for my dad's birthday. It was a great weekend, lots of resting and pleasant family conversations, my sister came in town as well and it was the first time we had seen eachother in almost 2 years!

We had the opportunity to take my dad's mother out for lunch on Saturday, she's so tiny we really want to know how she carried 5 children! She doesn't think she has any pictures.







I had a doctor's appointment on Monday and had to do my glucose test to see if I have gestational diabetes (yes the drink is gross), luckily I do not have diabetes! I am however anemic and they are putting me on iron supplements. No wonder I've been feeling so tired lately! I now start going to the doctor every 2 weeks... this REALLY makes me feel like baby Amelia is coming soon!

Roger has dental surgery tomorrow and I am taking the day off to play nurse... then Saturday we have our 3d/4d ultrasound... I can't WAIT to see Amelia again. Keep your eyes on the blog for 3d ultrasound pics, they should be up sometime Saturday or Sunday.

26 weeks!

Today I am 26 weeks... WOW do I feel pregnant!

Amelia spends about 1/2 the day now kicking, flipping & punching me... I'm sorta ready for her to get bigger so she doesn't have as much room to wreak havoc. After weeks of playing possum with her dad (she would stop kicking the minute his hand touched my stomach), Roger is finally getting to feel her incredible strength! We can see my belly move when she kicks and a few of the kicks have become painful. Although I don't feel her often kicking my ribs, my ribs are now sore to the touch, I believe because of bruising.

I feel as though I am constantly whining these days (back pain, hip pain, rib pain, heartburn, and other fun ailments), but I am also completely aware of the miracle going on inside my body.

The pregnancy books say she is now 13 inches long and I am convinced she is going to have the Fort long legs. I now firmly believe that the women who have 15 kids are crazy, 2 will be fine for me thanks.

The coming weeks will be eventful... I am headed to Corpus this weekend for my dad's birthday, my last trip home before the baby comes. Monday I have my glucose test to see if I have gestational diabetes, next Friday Roger has dental surgery and that Saturday we have our 3d/4d ultrasound. Expect lots of pictures to be posted after that.

For now, here are my 26 week pictures...

24 weeks!

Today I'm 24 weeks... this is a HUGE milestone for us... the odds for a 24 week infant surviving if delivered after 24 weeks is 80%! http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment/24weeks/ We of course want to keep little Amelia tucked away in there for a few more months, but I'm definitely still breathing a sigh of relief!

As for changes in the last two weeks, Amelia is now kicking HARD... to the point that you can see my belly move when she kicks!!! I'm definitely rounding out (as seen in the picture below) and SO excited to be sporting some fall clothes. I took some time off around Labor Day and got some much needed rest and retail therapy!!!


My tooth is doing better, although it set my wallet back $350 for a night gaurd. :( My last doctor's appointment was completely uneventful... Blood pressure was great (even though my ankle has been swelling into a cankle lately), I've only gained 7 pounds the entire pregnancy (the doctor is very pleased), but had gained 4 since the last appointment... 2nd trimester is when you are suppose to gain the most weight so bring on the food!

My cravings have intensified!!! Lately it's been cheesecake, caramel, pistachios, rice krispie treats, & shrimp dip. I'm REALLY ready to go eat my way through the State Fair of Texas in a few weeks.

Roger's parents came to visit and it was SO nice to have them here. We got to do a little shopping at Babies R Us and they purchased our Pack & Play and Travel System for Amelia. Both had to be special ordered and arrived today via UPS to Roger's work... I can't wait to see them!

Roger has been already showing his SUPER DAD skills setting up the crib & dresser, installing a ceiling fan and dimmer switch in her room (turned out to be ALOT of work), putting in blinds and installing her valance. Her room is REALLY coming together. I painted letters for her wall as well.