Ultrasound and Feelings

Today, we had our second ultrasound and it was the most amazing thing!  I'm 21 weeks 3 days along and I loved every minute of the ultrasound.  Right away, we saw baby looking at us and moving his/her mouth! It was fantastic!  Then the tech spent lots of time checking baby's development ~ no cleft lip, two hands/feet, spine, stomach, bladder, etc.  She even complimented the baby on how cooperative he/she was being for all the views.

After letting me use the bathroom, she started some more, including 3D views!  I guess baby was a little tired of all the pushing because he/she decided to cuddle up against me and not face us.  Super cute to see it's arm covering it's face, almost as if to say "Okay, leave me alone to sleep!"  We worked hard to coax baby around by pushing on my belly and me turning to my side.  Every time we thought baby turned around, we were wrong!  But we did get a picture of baby's profile and it brought a tear to my eye.  Finally, she checked the baby's weight ~ already 1 pound 2 ounces!

No more pictures please!

Love this little face so much!

Pregnancy brings about a lot of various feelings ~ nervousness, excitement, stress, etc.  Lately, all I have is excitement!  Baby is moving a ton more and I'm able to feel him/her a lot which always brings a smile to my face.  After our early morning ultrasound, I literally spent the entire day smiling about it ~ seeing our baby's growth has made my heart grow a million times larger.  

I cannot begin to explain how it feels to be pregnant and grow a baby.  As annoying as it can be to be a woman at times, it's so worth it!  I feel bad that Mike can't experience what I'm experiencing.  It truly is amazing and I love every minute of it.