3D Ultrasound!!

Hey All,

So Courtney just got the 3D ultrasound done and here are the pics!!

This Picture shows her with her left hand covering her right eye. The hand is bent and you are looking at the back of the left hand. You can see her nose and eye. That sheet of tissue that is covering part of her face and shoulder is actually the placenta as this picture was taken looking through it.

This is a picture of her face. Because of the technology the hand that is closest to her face looks like she is sucking her thumb when in reality it is stretched toward the camera. The reason the hand looks funny is because the camera is actually catching it half way through so it cut out the fingers (she does have all her fingers though!). Her face is pushing into the placenta which is why her left eye looks like it is being pulled down. Her left arm is in front and it looks like she is swinging a mean left hook with her fist.

This is kind of a funny picture. The dark spot on top is a shadow... not some new funky hair style. It is kind of an unclear picture because it got a ton of placenta in it but her left hand is up to her face the right is wrapping around front. The lower right corner is basically obscured due to placenta.

This is another obscured photo due to the placenta. You can see her face peaking through with what looks like a hand up to her chin (think the "Thinking" pose).

This is a pretty clear shot of her face. She has two blotchy shadows on her face but you can make out most of the features. I think she looks a lot like my sister in this picture. You can see her lips and nose and eyes. She is laying with her head on her hands so you can see her arm wrapping around the bottom of the picture.

This is an unclear picture but you can see her face. She looks cramped!! I know my claustrophobia would be kicking in right about then! You can see her nose and eyes... her face is buried in the placenta here so her nose is flattened out.

This is the best picture of her face. You can clearly see the eyes and the nose and even the upper lip. It looks like "Alien" where she is liking straining to get out of Courtney's stomach!
This is a super cute pose. You can clearly see her face and her hand to her face.
Courtney said that the doctor had to manipulate the image a bit to see it this clearly but you can see that, even before birth, our daughter seems to be praying!

So those are the pics! Tell us what you think (that is what the comment section is for!)

Court's in Cali

Hey All,

Just wanted to let you all know that Courtney is now in California so if any of you peeps reading this are in the Tulare area feel free to give her a ring and try to hang out!

Cheers,
Ash

Another appointment down...

Hey All!

Hope you are all doing well! So here is the update... nothing much to update!! We went to the doctor's this morning (both of us... me for my kidney stones and her for the baby). Good news, I no longer have kidney stones... but... I have a 50% chance of getting another one in my life. Not that you cared about that but I thought I'd throw it in.

So, at Dr. Ellis's, Courtney has a crappy bladder so she had to give a urine sample to culture and we'll hear the results from that this week. Courtney has not gained any weight since our last visit and so the Dr. decided to set up another ultrasound for July 11th. He wasn't too worried about it though. He also wanted Courtney to make sure that she felt at least 10 strong movements each day (right now she is feeling almost constant motion so that isn't a problem) just to make sure the baby is doing alright. Madeleine's heart rate was at 160bpm and he said that his 90% girl prediction still stands.

The fun part of this trip, however, was that Courtney was being tested for gestational diabetes. So she had to fast all morning and then they made her drink this nasty "lime" concoction that made her want to yack. She said it was nasty sweet and left a film in her mouth. They then waited an hour and then drew blood and we should find out the results from that later this week sometime.

Now for those that have been missing those pics of Court, here is a new(ish) one.

Enjoy!
And of Course... GO DUCKS!!

Same stuff, different day

Hey Gang,

I know I've been a slacker and have not updated recently... but there is really nothing much to update. Courtney is getting HUGE... that's for sure. She has another appointment on Wednesday of this coming week (it is the diabetes check). I have another kidney appointment on the same day (yay for me). Other than that time is just flying by and we are trying to enjoy our pre-baby lives while we can.

Courtney is going to California on the 15th of this month and I am staying here (no vacation for Ashy). Anyway, nothing new... when something new happens I'll update the blog!

Cheers,
Ash

PS. Anaheim Ducks 2007 Stanley Cup Champs... thought I'd throw that out there!