Everyone Loves Chubby Cheeks!

SHE IS AMAZING!

We have about 7 more weeks to go (if I make it full term) before we welcome our beautiful baby girl into this world! Baby and I are definitely getting bigger and bigger everyday and we can all really feel the big day drawing near!

While there are so many things to enjoy and ‘ooohhh’ and ‘awww’ over during pregnancy, one of my favorite parts is the ultrasound. Yes, it’s really awesome to feel her moving around inside of me and seeing my belly ripple (or bulge) when she moves, but I LOVE seeing her on the ultrasound! We had another ultrasound today to check her growth development and I’m happy to report that she is doing well and looking good...she even has a little bit of peach fuzz!

As of today she is about one week ahead in her development and weighing in at a whopping 5 pounds 8 ounces! The last few ultrasounds we haven’t really been able to get a good shot of her face because she’s always got it buried down and blocked with her arm (see previous blog). WELL, today before I left work for our appointment she was especially wiggly in my belly and moving around a lot…it made me hopeful that we might just see her precious face. I heard that if you drink some caffeine before an ultrasound it helps to get them to wake up a little so you might be able to get a good picture. I’ve really been doing my best to avoid caffeine throughout the pregnancy but today for good measure I had a small cup of hot chocolate. Well that small cup gave me the jitters and shakes by the time I got to the doctor, but baby was definitely moving!

We went back to the ultrasound room, I got all gooped up and low and behold, there was her beautiful face...finally! The tech did a few measurements but then decided to switch to 3D mode before the baby decided to turn. Now let me tell you, seeing your baby’s face for the first time in 3D is so incredibly amazing! I can’t describe the feeling or the emotion! I’ve posted the pictures below for everyone to see! Personally, I really think she looks just like Justin…same nose, same mouth! I’m completely awestruck. If you can’t tell, she’s definitely a chunk and we can’t wait to pinch those cheeks!

As always, thank you all for your love and support throughout this journey; we have the best family and friends anyone could hope for.

Love Always,
Candice & Justin

That's Our Daughter...

Hi Everyone,

So just a short update today. We had another ultrasound and they let us do it in 4D! These ultrasounds are simply amazing! It is unbelievable how detailed of a picture you can get out of them. Essentially you can see what your baby really looks like before he/she is even born. So naturally we were very excited to get see our little girl in 4D! Well make no mistake, this is OUR daughter...no doubt about it! I'm not saying this because she looks like either one of us, I'm saying this because she already has the personality of her Mom and Dad...stubborn. This little girl buried her head perfectly so that we couldn't see any part of her face no matter how much we tried. I tried shaking my belly and rubbing it, but no such luck...she just put her arm up and covered her face even more. So our exciting 4D ultrasound only resulted in a great picture of her little ear...it is a nice ear though! :) Maybe next time we can convince her to show us her precious little face...then again, maybe she'll make us all wait until she makes her debut to the world.

Love always,

Candice & Justin