After much frustration and several thwarted attempts to determine what gender our little Peanut might be, we decided to make the trek into civilization in order to avail ourselves of some recreational ultrasound imaging.
While some scoffed at our desire to ogle our little fetus, suggesting that our need to know the gender was bordering on the unseemly, we would not be dissuaded from our mission. So, off to Brookline we went this past weekend, to visit the retail, entertainment sonogram provider nestled among the trendy shops and funky restaurants.
Stopping first to meet some friends for lunch, and indulge my craving for some kosher noshing--I wanted Chopped Liver, dammit!, we braved the hottest day of the year thus far (101 degrees!, yikes).
Our goal--to get a 3D/4D ultrasound scan of the soon-to-be-Jacobs Baby, with the specific intent to:
- Figure out exactly what gender little Thumper actually might be. That 70% girl crap just irked us to no end! Inquiring minds must be satisfied!
- Get a gander at our wee bairn's face, and see if we can spot some family resemblances.
Within seconds of clambering up onto the very comfy, mom-centric scanning bed (hospitals could take a few notes from these folks), and exposing the belly for the copious gel application, we received the answer to our first question (though the technician had to go to some lengths to educate us on how she was able to tell, as it all looked rather mushy to us):
IT'S A GIRL!!!!
110% Girl...no messing around!
Whew! It's so nice knowing. And, now I can finish my registries--all those items that I was waiting to choose based on gender can finally be selected, and some of the green and yellow items can be replaced too...not that everything must be pink, of course.
And, now we can really dive into the name game with gusto! (Reminder: Got a name suggestion? There's a place to make those in the archives--maybe if I get my act together I'll pull a new post up front so you can all indulge, if you feel the need.) Our list continues to grow, and I'm sure we'll whittle it too...but our plan remains to meet our little Thumping Peanut first, before committing to a name choice. We want to make sure our choice fits the person who comes out.
Anyhoo...back to our adventure in scanning!
Having established that we are having a girl person, it was time for the real fun to begin! On to the 3D experience!
It took a minute to find her face--she's already in the Vertex position, by the way (for the uninitiated, that means head down, getting ready for eventual exit...). And, having found it, we wished for a better, clearer visual, so we began a series of antics to attempt to shift her around for a better view.
We poked, pushed, and shimmied my belly (I paid for this later, I'll have you know). I rolled one way and then the other. And, then Ross had the brilliant notion to motivate her with music. Pulling out his handy cell phone, equipped with a database of music to rival many ipods, he loaded up some Beatles tunes and proceeded to serenade our little fetus.
The scans that accompany this series of events are precious--and soon to be available for viewing, once the conversion to YouTube is complete. Turns out, little Thumper was sleeping, and our various ploys finally managed to lure her into wakefulness. In classic Sleepy Gene style, no less! Ah yes, she is her mother's daughter! ;)
First, one little fist came up to sleepily rub at her eye.
Then her eyes opened, and she grabbed her forehead, as if to say, who sent for these people and their noise?! (This was when Ross had started up a particularly screech-y Sgt. Pepper track.)
Now awake, probably jostled out of a lovely fetal dream, Thumper made the classic 'Sleepy Grumpy Face'--with which we are quite familiar around this household, as not only does Mommy make that face when prematurely awoken, but so, too, does Winston Puppy Pants. It's something of a family trait--clearly deeply ingrained, rather than learned, as Thumper is making it in the womb! ;)
Finally, Thumper worked her way out of her grump with a little soothing suckling, working her little mouth and lips in the cutest little moue. It looked like she indulged in a little yawn, as well.
She's a cutey, alright--plump little cheeks, sweet button nose, and darling little lips. One cheek is mooshed up against the placenta in the scans, but it doesn't obscure her adorable little punim. Awww.
I think this was the most fun thing thus far of the entire pregnancy! And, it has struck us anew--Wow! We're having a baby! ;)
110% Girl...no messing around!
Whew! It's so nice knowing. And, now I can finish my registries--all those items that I was waiting to choose based on gender can finally be selected, and some of the green and yellow items can be replaced too...not that everything must be pink, of course.
And, now we can really dive into the name game with gusto! (Reminder: Got a name suggestion? There's a place to make those in the archives--maybe if I get my act together I'll pull a new post up front so you can all indulge, if you feel the need.) Our list continues to grow, and I'm sure we'll whittle it too...but our plan remains to meet our little Thumping Peanut first, before committing to a name choice. We want to make sure our choice fits the person who comes out.
Anyhoo...back to our adventure in scanning!
Having established that we are having a girl person, it was time for the real fun to begin! On to the 3D experience!
It took a minute to find her face--she's already in the Vertex position, by the way (for the uninitiated, that means head down, getting ready for eventual exit...). And, having found it, we wished for a better, clearer visual, so we began a series of antics to attempt to shift her around for a better view.
We poked, pushed, and shimmied my belly (I paid for this later, I'll have you know). I rolled one way and then the other. And, then Ross had the brilliant notion to motivate her with music. Pulling out his handy cell phone, equipped with a database of music to rival many ipods, he loaded up some Beatles tunes and proceeded to serenade our little fetus.
The scans that accompany this series of events are precious--and soon to be available for viewing, once the conversion to YouTube is complete. Turns out, little Thumper was sleeping, and our various ploys finally managed to lure her into wakefulness. In classic Sleepy Gene style, no less! Ah yes, she is her mother's daughter! ;)
First, one little fist came up to sleepily rub at her eye.
Then her eyes opened, and she grabbed her forehead, as if to say, who sent for these people and their noise?! (This was when Ross had started up a particularly screech-y Sgt. Pepper track.)
Now awake, probably jostled out of a lovely fetal dream, Thumper made the classic 'Sleepy Grumpy Face'--with which we are quite familiar around this household, as not only does Mommy make that face when prematurely awoken, but so, too, does Winston Puppy Pants. It's something of a family trait--clearly deeply ingrained, rather than learned, as Thumper is making it in the womb! ;)
Finally, Thumper worked her way out of her grump with a little soothing suckling, working her little mouth and lips in the cutest little moue. It looked like she indulged in a little yawn, as well.
She's a cutey, alright--plump little cheeks, sweet button nose, and darling little lips. One cheek is mooshed up against the placenta in the scans, but it doesn't obscure her adorable little punim. Awww.
I think this was the most fun thing thus far of the entire pregnancy! And, it has struck us anew--Wow! We're having a baby! ;)
2 comments:
so sweet! But the rubbing her face in the placenta idea...eeww.
But maybe that is why baby's have such nice skin.
What is on you list of names?
Let's not focus on the 'Ewww' factor, cuz that list goes on and on and on and...ahem, you get the picture!
We're doing our best to focus on the sweet and pleasant elements as long as possible...particularly considering how squeamish I am! ;)
We're keeping our list of names on the down low for now...prefering a surprise!
We are accepting suggestions, however!
xoxo
tara
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