Friday, August 6, 2010

Ultrasound Pictures

Here are some ultrasound pictures of our little girl.  I am now 23 weeks along. 

I feel great (we'll see if I'm still saying that after next Thursday when I start teaching again!).  This summer has been such a wonderful summer.  I'm so thankful for the extra rest I was able to get, the wonderful times with Ethan as we traveled, and being able to spend time with friends.  This summer sure has flown by.

This was our first glimpse of our baby at 8 weeks.  She was so tiny!  On the far right is her head, in the middle are her hands, and on the left are her legs.  It was so amazing to hear her heartbeat for the first time and see her tiny body. 

The verses in Psalm 139 take on much more meaning to me now as I see God knitting together this precious baby inside of me:

13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place.  When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body.  All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!  How vast is the sum of them!

A side view of our baby's face


These are her feet.  I love this picture because during the whole ultrasound, she had her legs/feet crossed.  The ultrasound technician was having a hard time seeing for sure if it was a boy or girl because she didn't want to open her legs (I guess she was just being a lady.).


Finally, our ultrasound technician saw what she was looking for - the "three lines" that mean it is a girl.  :)  We were very excited!

Lately, I have been feeling her kick a lot more.  Before it was just little butterflies.  Now, I can feel it more strongly.  Even as I type, I'm feeling her kick.  It is so cool!  The other night, Ethan got to feel her kicking for the first time.  It was so fun to see the excitement on his face.  What a wonderful gift God has given us!

2 comments:

the Indian woman said...

So cute! Glad she cooperated to find out if it is a boy or girl. Didn't know that is what the techs looks for. May be I'll try that one next time to find out.. just kiddin :)

Mrs. Horse said...

Such a very fun and special season of life! I understand the excitement and anticipation with the ultrasound appointments, and then the day finally arrives and you get to have a glimpse of that little life growing inside of you. I'm very excited for you all...and girls are so much fun. :-)