21.4 Weeks Along - What You've All Been Waiting For!

Well here we are. Or I should say............................................................................








Here SHE is!

Yes, peanut has no nuts!

I don't care though because she's gorgeous. However, it took us better than an hour just to find out if peanut indeed had dangly bits or was a peanut sans the nuts! Well, being that she's part of Gareth and I and our respective families, it goes without saying that there will be nuts!

Anyhow, top picture is her kicking back against the placenta! Leave it to a child of mine to figure out how to use what's around her to her advatage, especially if it means it makes it more comfy! *lol* I love this first one though because you can see her nose and lips and the outline of an ear.

Middle pic is very telling indeed. There are no ummm...nuts! It's indicative of a female. The tec said if it were a boy there would clearly be a 'sac' and a penis. And with a girl you usually see three lines or three dots that indicate girly, um...well you know, girl stuff.

And the bottom pic is one that the sonographer choose as her favorite only because it took her forever to get our little darling to face us, and that was no easy feat....let me tell you! This little girl has got "gymnast" written all over her! And she packs quite the "punch", of which the recipient has been my bladder lately. The kicks have gone straight to the inside of my belly button.

It's kinda strange, but every once in a while, when she manages to get herself really low, she runs her tiny fingers across my previous incisions from earlier babies and it feels like someone is playing the harp inside of me. Can't describe it any other way. Gymanast or soccer player, either way I have a feeling this is one little girl that will keep both mommy and daddy on their feet all the time!

The tec said that right about now is when the baby starts to determine what's "hers" and what's not, meaning she is starting to "play" with her hands and feet. Several times throughout the sonogram we'd see her try and grab her feet and end up popping herself in the head. Yep, that's my girl!

I'll scan in one more which is my absolute favourite and wait till you see what it is. Probably not what you're expecting. In all we ended up with the entire hour on video tape with audio and about 20 printed out pics of our beautiful little girl. I can't wait till she's here. I can't wait till she's in my arms.