BABY V!

Finally! Our trusty laptop has returned home safe and sound! Turns out herbal teas without sugar make for easy computer survival! So we thought we'd take this moment to share photos of the last few months.

Here's our first belly photo of J at 12 weeks:

Then Steve turned 35 on Jan. 21, and J turned 30 on Feb. 6. This next photo is before J headed to the spa for her 30th! She's 18 weeks.




Then, on Valentines Day we got to see our little baby for the first time with our ultrasound! We were just astonished by how amazing it all was. Our first image of the baby was face front with one arm above its head! That's how Steve sleeps!! HA HA!! Genes are amazing things!

Throughout the entire ultrasound the baby kept touching its face and at one point even put its hands over its eyes! It was so amazing! The mouth was moving the whole time. When we looked at the legs to measure them they were completely stretched out and crossed at the ankles! It was hilarious! The heart was beating a solid 145 and looked great. The brain was full and fantastic. We looked at the hindbrain and the ventricles and the spinal cord and the little rump. We even got to watch blood going in and out of the umbilical cord! That was crazy! And when we went over the feet they kept moving like a tap dancer against the probe. We were astonished!

Then Mary, our ultrasound technician, asked THE question. Did we want to know. Hmmmmm.... Originally, NO, we did not want to know. Yet, we told her that we thought we needed to be thrown a bone since the beginning of the pregnancy was so difficult. We looked at each other and decided that she could look and if she saw something to tell us and we'd decide then. So J intently watched her scan across the rump over and over (the cord was right between the legs in front). J knew just watching. There was nothing there at ALL! No hanging goodies that we could see. So when Steve said, yes, he'd like to know, we weren't suprised when she said she couldn't be 100% sure, but she's 90% sure it's a..............................

GIRL!!!

We trotted home with this news and felt just fine that we gave into the heat of the moment. Life is like waves, right? Fight it or go with it. We love the thought of a baby girl! Although we didn't care, and still, the babe could have been just hiding a little something something, we enjoy calling it a "her" and enjoy taking polls with family and friends on our names we're thinking about. If you'd like to get in on the action, let us know! Not that we'll listen to any of you, but it's fun!

So, lastly, here's Mommy again at 21 weeks (Febuary 25) Clearly J has finally popped! She's gained a solid 15 pounds and is loving watching everything expand. Unexplainable. Creation. (please note for the tender eyes of the bunch, this next photo shows some skin)

We end the photo slide show here. With the trusty Dell-tastic friend back at home we will continue to post more pics as time goes on. Thanks to all of you who have inquired after our health and the well-being on Baby V. We love you all.