4D Ultrasound Appointment!! :-)

We had our 4D Ultrasound Appointment today. When someone told me about this technology, I wanted to do it so badly, but because it's very expensive Shawn and I decided not to do it. Then at my baby shower, I received a gift certificate from Chung, Cindy and Lory (thanks guys!!) and was completely surprised and excited. I am very thankful for this thoughtful gift. I called the 4D facility right away and made an appointment for today. It was perfect timing because they told me the best time to come for the 4D ultrasound is between 28-30 weeks. I am currently in my 30th week.

I woke up super early this morning, very excited for my appointment today. I was hoping Alaina wouldn't be asleep during this appointment and she sure wasn't! She was active as ever. She had so much energy. She moved around the whole time! The 4D package included a 15 minute DVD video of what the baby is doing plus tons of 4D pictures. I also asked to confirm the gender again and yes, she's definitely a girl! Whew!

For the first few minutes, Alaina was covering her face with her hands and arms. She also kept putting her face really close to the uterine wall. It was hard for the technician to get a good face shot. The technician made me turn to my side and after much poking and tapping on my belly, she turned her face and we got some really good face shots! Alaina looks just like Shawn. She's got a rounder face, Shawn's nose and definitely his lips. She's got my forehead. We can't tell with the eyes cause they were closed the whole time. The whole appointment went by so fast, but we got a very nice video and some great pics. Yes, I cried and I still want to cry looking at the pics and watching the video again. How amazing is the 4D technology! I'm so happy that I was able to experience this and I'm so glad I get to share this with Alaina one day.

Below are some pics I want to share from the appointment. You can all see what a cutie she is!! She is beautiful and I can't wait to meet her! She even waved good-bye and she looked like she was mouthing the word "bye" toward the end. SO CUTE!! We also have the 15 minute video but the file is too large to upload to this blog.