3D Ultrasound at 24 weeks

On Friday, Jeremy and I took a trip down to Pensacola to visit my ultrasound school. It was the first day the new class was scanning. We went down so they could practice and also so that my old teacher could do some 3D pictures for us. She was still trying to get used to the machine and said that I still might be a little too early for a good 3D picture but these are the ones she came up with. I don't really expect anyone to be able to tell what they are because I had a little bit of trouble with it myself, so I'll do my best to explain. We were both really excited to see him in 3D. We finally were able to figure out that he has my nose with a combination of Jeremy's nostrils. The baby has a little button nose. I guess KeithAnn is right when she says that the Carter gene is pretty dominant because from these pictures, we both said that he looks a little like me. See for yourself...

He is on the left of the screen and facing to the right and a little forward. You can see his face good here. His eyes, of course, are closed, and then you can see his nose and mouth.

He is, again, to the left of the screen but is looking down. This is a profile shot. You can really see his nose here and can tell that it looks a lot like mine. Once you see his nose, you'll be able to tell the rest of his face.

This is another shot similar to the first one. He's to the left of the screen and looking to the right and a little forward.

Back to the 2D. This is a shot proving, once again, that he IS a boy!!

He's looking straight at you and his arm, as always, is at his head.

Uhh, this one is pretty self explanatory.

A profile shot. His head is at the right of the screen and he's looking up. His body is in the middle of the screen, then his thighs are going up, and the picture cuts off at his knees.

I tried to do my best to explain what the pictures are, and may have stated the obvious to some people but I've been told that Deddy can't tell what they are no matter what so I tried to be a little more obvious. ;o) Ha!! I hope you enjoyed seeing our precious little Will! We were excited to see his face!

22 Week Update

We've made it to 22 weeks and all is still going well!! Baby Will is still growing and is kicking harder than ever! This week, he should be 11 inches long from head to foot and almost 1lb. My guess is that he's already 1lb and perhaps a little longer than 11 inches.

When I scanned myself yesterday, I think it might have been naptime for him because he wasn't moving around a lot and because I saw him yawn 3 times in about a 2 minute time frame. It was really, really sweet!! I said, "Awwwww!" I've always heard about a Mother's love and how much love I'll have for my baby but I never expected to feel so much love for him already! I know that it will only grow and I couldn't be more excited for that!

His kicking has become a lot harder, or perhaps I'm just feeling it more since he's getting bigger. As I was laying in bed last night watching TV, it felt like Will was using my belly as a punching bag. It was unreal!! He did that for a good 5 minutes. It was really fun to experience! I'm sure as time goes by, it will begin to be not so fun but I'm enjoying it for now.

As excited as I am to have him here, I am enjoying being pregnant. Since my belly is growing more, people are starting to recognize that I'm really pregnant and not just incredibly fat. (Ha!!) Jeremy and I were in a gas station the other day and a lady looked at my belly and then looked at me and smiled real big. I had a friend ask me if it bothers me when people touch my belly and it doesn't. I told her that if someone, even a stranger, can show love for my baby in any way, including touching my belly, then by all means...love away! It might be a little uncomfortable but I see it as a compliment. People love babies and if they can love my little Will before he's even here, then I'm happy!

This weekend, we're hoping to finish up most of the nursery, or as much as we can. I'm ready to get things settle and I'm ready to make my "nest," I guess. It's exciting and I'm really looking forward to getting a lot accomplished this weekend. When we're done, I'll post pictures. For now, know that at 22 weeks, Will is good, he's growing, my belly is growing, and my love for my son is growing even more!! Thank you for loving him as well!!

21 Weeks and Counting

We had another doctor's appointment yesterday. They did a follow up ultrasound since they weren't able to see a full 4-chamber heart last time or get good pictures of his brain. They didn't measure him to see how much he weighs but my pregnancy book and emails say that he should be about 3/4 of a pound. I'm guessing he's probably about a pound already since he's been measuring big. According to the book and email, he should be as long as a carrot. Last week he was a banana. He's moving a lot and definitely kicking! He'll surprise me sometimes with a big kick that'll make me jump a little but I'm just bracing myself for what's to come from those long legs and feet. Here are a couple of ultrasound pictures and another belly picture of me and Will.


This is Will's profile. He's too big to fit his entire body on the screen at the same time. You can already tell that he's going to have big lips just like his Mama and Daddy. I think he's going to have his Daddy's little nose.

His mouth is open.

21 weeks and 15 lbs later