Coolest Ultrasound yet!

Last Tuesday we had a "bonus" ultrasound, as I volunteered to be a "belly" for the local medical school to train their technicians on!!  We felt very fortunate because it's not routine to have another ultrasound past the 18week one, unless something's wrong.  And IF you elect to have one and pay out of pocket they can range from $200-$600.  That's just wrong...so that WASN'T happening!!   Anyway, this experience was so cool and so different than others we've had because it was over 45 minutes long (vs. 15 minutes long!!)  

A few different technicians trained on my belly, so we got to see all of his parts numerous times, in many different layers/cross-sections.  Yes, kinda creepy, but so amazing.  Saw his head, his leg bones, his eyelids, his lips suckling, his heart and all it's chambers beating, even his stomach and kidneys!! Sooo cool!  Since it WAS just for training we didn't get pictures like we thought we would...Sorry :(    But these final weeks will go fast and we'll soon have pics of a real, live baby for you!!    So don't stop checkin' the blog--you never know when he'll HATCH!!

It's a boy--It's a Boy--It's a BOY, BOY, BOY!!

Below you'll see the pics from the

18 week ultrasound, and a pic of my growing belly!
The first is of his face and his little arm!
The second picture...Um, well, ...confirms he's a boy!!

I had NO intuition one way or the other, but last night,
for the first time my hubby actually had a dream it was a boy!!
How cool is that...!?

He was turned at an awkward angle, so this was the only view we could get! Haha!

(it's from underneath him, looking up at his legs and bum)

The doc said everything checks out; he has his arms, legs, fingers, toes, nose, etc!
Oh, and baby is about a half of a pound now and about 6 inches long!!!
So he's healthy, and I'm healthy; so, ALL is quite well as far as we're concerned! 

And here's me (early this morning...looking tired)!
(I was so excited for the untrasound that I didn't sleep well last night.)
Overall I've been feelin' great--just a bit of heartburn now and then.
Lately, after I eat my meals, I can feel little kicks and punches, and
he wouldn't stay still for the doc today so maybe
he'll be a Taekwondo fighter someday like his daddy!
( By the way, hubby is now a "black-tipped red belt"--I'm so proud of him! )

I should've worn a different color than black, and I was turned at an

angle, so this pic makes me look smaller than I really am.

And so we don't forget our daughter, here's a couple pics
of her from last week. She's out on the deck tearing into a tasty Halloween treat!
Well, that's all for now.....Keep in touch, and thanks again for all
of your love, and support and enthusiasm! It means the world to us!

BhimiBABY on the way!!!

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Hello everyone!!
I'm happy to announce we're PREGNANT!!!
9 weeks along today; baby is due April 9th, 2009!!
Here's pics from our ultrasound this morning!
Rupesh was shocked by how loud and how fast it was--169 beats/minute!



Here's baby at the "gummy bear" stage, as my sister Bonnie calls it!
But she's right; doesn't it look like a gummy bear!?
And the ultrasound tech said the baby
is actually a BIG gummy bear at 2.31cm!!