BABY BEN'S SECOND 3D/4D ULTRASOUND

Over the weekend, we got to see our baby boy again at Storkvision! We had purchased the "Double The Fun" package, so we got to see him in 3D twice. :-) This time, we were joined by a crew of close friends and family! Thank you to all of you who joined us! It was so wonderful to share this amazing experience with you! (We got this ultrasound done at 29 weeks 5 days pregnant.)

He's just perfect!


I love how he scrunched his face up. :-)


Look at that beautiful smile! :-)


Love that little face already!


Here's an amazing video of little Ben, making some sucking motions with his mouth. You can also kind of see his eyes flutter open and closed, as well as seeing his chest move up and down with his breathing. :-)

BABY BEN'S FIRST 3D/4D ULTRASOUND

We got our first 3D/4D ultrasound done yesterday, and we got to see our baby's beautiful face! I can't put into words how much relief this ultrasound brought to me, just knowing that he's still doing okay in there. For those of you who aren't familiar with what a 4D ultrasound is, that's basically just a 3D ultrasound in motion. So, it's live video feed of the baby in 3D.

We went to a wonderful place called Stork Vision. They have many locations, but we of course, went to the local one here in Austin. The owner's name is Juliana and she is the sweetest person! She made this entire experience comfortable and easy. We purchased the "Double the Fun" package, so we'll be able to have a second scan and see baby Ben again! I had this first scan done yesterday, and I was at 24 weeks 5 days. When I go in again, I'll be at 29 weeks 5 days. So, Ben's face will have filled out more and we'll be able to see his chubby little cheeks! I'm so excited to have this experience again in just 5 weeks!

I had been told to eat something about 15 minutes before the appointment to get the baby moving. So, I ate a peach and half a banana. Well, it got him moving alright! He just wouldn't sit still! And he was a little bashful, as he kept trying to cover his face with his hands. :-) He also kept burying his face in the placenta! But, eventually, the sonographer was able to get some pretty good shots of his face.

Here is Ben's adorable little face. :-) I think he kinda looks like Mark!


The sonographer thought this was a funny shot, so she added the "Eww stinky!" to it. :-)


In this one, you can see Ben's right hand and the right side of his face.


Here is a 2D video of baby Benjamin. It's amazing because if you look closely at his face, you'll notice that he's making a suckling motion with his mouth! It's so cute!


Here is a 4D video of baby Benjamin. Apparently, 3D/4D images are tricky. If you take a frontal shot in 2D, it'll be a profile shot in 3D/4D (and vice versa). It might be hard to realize what you're looking at at first, but keep watching and you'll soon see Ben's beautiful face appear. :-) And you'll also notice him moving around a lot.

IT'S A BOY!

Mark and I found out today that we're having a baby boy! I started crying when the technician told us. It was just such a wonderful feeling knowing that we're going to have a SON! And even better, the technician and the doctor said that the baby looks healthy, which is awesome!

Mark and I already feel so blessed! We feel so lucky and relieved that we have a healthy baby boy on the way. It's when you see images like the ones below when you truly realize how awesome God's power is!

Here is the proof that it's a boy! And he wasn't very shy about it either! He was curled up in a ball, and his feet were by his head. So, basically, he was spread eagle...showing us his goods.


Here is the shot of one of his feet next to his head. Notice all of his perfect little toes???


This is a picture of his beautiful spinal cord. :-)


Here is his face. :-) It's kind of a creepy shot, but still. Imagine the skull-like image with flesh around it. LOL.


Here is a video of the baby's heart beating. You can see all four chambers of the heart! Amazing!