On the morning of the ultrasound, I made sure to eat some jellybeans and drink a ton of cold water right before we visited, since the last time we went with Nolan, he was stubborn and refused to move much and it made it difficult to get good pictures. We met up with my mom, and when we went inside, Nolan was totally distracted by the fun toys they had and could care less about seeing baby Sissy on the big screen! Ha.
As we got started, we noticed her hands were right in front of her face, and I knew from that second that she was going to be just like her big bro- stubbbbbbborn! Sure enough, we struggled to get some good pictures, since she was pretty set on sticking in one spot and keeping those hands right in front of her face and eyes! From what we did get to see, little miss has more than just her stubbornness in common with Nolan... she looks JUST like he did in his ultrasound pictures! She has a very similar nose and lips, which we can't wait to kiss! She even gave us a quick little smirk, right in the beginning, which had us melting instantly.
In between trying to get good facial shots, the tech did some measurements and checked on baby's heartbeat, position, weight, blood flow from the cord and my placenta. Everything looked great, with baby being head down already and weighing in at 2 pounds 10 ounces. Compared to Nolan's ultrasound in the past, she's already bigger than he was (barely over 2 pounds around the same time), and the chunky cheeks we got to see in the pictures speaks for itself that she may be a chunker! Her heartbeat was steadily in the 130s, which has been consistent with the doppler readings I've been getting at home, between 130-140s. She showed off her tiny little ears, and the tech confirmed, yet again, that this little one is all girl! While checking for gender, she gave us a little toe touch show, using her hands to continually grab her feet! Super cute.
She was definitely a sleepy little thing and didn't want to move for anything! Keeping her hands up by her face, she looked so peaceful and even gave us a little yawn to swoon over.
At the end, she decided to place her hand under her chin and show us just how chubby those cheeks really are... and oh my goodness, these are definitely my favorite pictures of the session! It's so amazing how excited you can be about a new baby, but once you see these detailed ultrasounds, with their movements and features, you fall sooo much more in love with them!
In comparison to Nolan's ultrasound, I did a side by side to see how alike these two really look. Judge for yourself, but we're convinced they are going to be twins!
(Baby girl is on the top in both photos, Nolan is on the bottom)
We really cannot wait to meet this little baby girl and welcome her into our family! I can't wait to snuggle those cheeks and kiss those pouty little lips! It's coming up SO soon!
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