Pics of Baby Jackson

Today we had another ultrasound to see our baby girl. We've been told that 28 weeks is a great time to see your baby because they are old enough to have a little "chub" in their faces and look cute but aren't old enough to be smooshed and running out of room.  So even though this ultrasound was not medically necessary (which we are thankful for by the way!), I decided I would really like to see my little one again and have the ultrasound. Mike is in training for his new job out of town so my Momma graciously came with me.

But...our baby girl wasn't exactly in the mood for pictures this morning so the ultrasound technician had a bit of difficulty getting good pics of her face. Basically, Baby Girl was holding her leg above her head and refused to let go. The ultrasound tech tried for almost an hour to get her to let go of her leg, but to no avail. So I guess my baby girl is a bit stubborn...SHOCKER, right? :-)

So let me tell you a bit about all of the tactics our ultrasound tech tried to get her to release her leg:
- Shaking the belly
- Poking the belly
- Using a small device to "buzz" my stomach...basically a small vibration and noise
- Having me turn on my side
- Drinking 1/2 a regular Coke (NASTY!!! Ugh!!)
- and the finale was the best...are you ready for this? I got down on all fours in the floor to try and use gravity to make the baby move. It was freakin' hilarious! Mom and I were laughing SO hard. We'll spare you the picture of that lovely scene.

But, none of these tactics worked. Baby Girl was happy in her foot over the head position and wasn't having anything to do with moving/cooperating. I hope this isn't an indication of what her teenage years are going to be like, hmmm.

Here are some pics...look closely to see her adorable little face. Yes, I'm her mother and I can already say she's adorable. :-) In a couple of the pics you can make our her arm and leg, the umbilical cord and the placenta. But between all of those "parts", you'll catch a glimple of our beautiful baby girl.

Check out those lips (definitely a Mikey addition). It's possible she has a nose kind of like mine. AND, she already has CUTE chubby cheeks.

Baby girl is 2.8 lbs and all of her organs are functioning properly according to the ultrasound...thank goodness!
It was SO wonderful to see our little one. I couldn't wait to call Mike and tell him all about it.