I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schenck's lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor's children. I want to be there with a little dirl under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."
~Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Monday, October 20, 2008

More Ultra Sound Pictures!

For those of you that can discern the images in this picture, you will agree with me when I tell you that 'She is definitely a girl!' Also you can see her fingers, which are open. The Doc told us that it is a good sign that she is able to open and close her fingers. Because we were so far along none of the images were very clear. We weren't able to get any 3D shots either because her face is pressed so close up against the uterine wall, that there's no fluid between the two. I guess there needs to be for there to be any contrast in the image. In the ultra sound, she kept sticking her tongue out! The doctor was able to freeze it at just the right time so it looks like she's sticking her tongue out at all of us. Who knows, maybe she'll be the funny one in the family! She also kept opening and closing her mouth and drinking the fluid. This is good because it helps with the diaphragm and kidneys. He said they both looked great! Also, during the ultra sound, Anthony asked the doctor if she was opening and closing her eyes. He told us she was, that it was amazing too because they don't normally start doing that until they're 32 weeks! It was so neat to watch. We were also able to see up both of her nostrils which clearly indicates that there's no cleft lip. All in all I would say that the ultra sound couldn't have gone any better! She is growing and developing properly and seems to be very healthy! It still amazes me, even after three pregnancies, that babies really grow inside of us. It is so evident to me that there is a God and that He is in control. Just 9 weeks left!

5 comments:

Always, Forever, NO MATTER WHAT said...

Oh how cute! Ican't believe that you only have nine weeks left. With the holiday's coming up time is going to go buy so fast. I can't wait to see you guy's next month. It truely is awsome to have that little human growing inside you. Well, I guess Anthony doesn't get his boy this time. :) We sure love your little girls.

kate said...

9 weeks? No way. That is serisouly insane how fast this pregnancy went.. { I don't know for you though.. } What an awesome experience though. :)

Elder Larkin said...

Freak! 9 weeks?! My marathon is in 7 and I thought that was coming fast. I'm soooo excited to see our newest little girl. Those ultra sound pictures are amazing.

Josh and Nat said...

I'm so excited for you!! Can't wait to see beauty #3..

aprilalexus said...

Awww Chelsey ann your gonna have 3 kids WOW!!
So I really like Nick alot its crazy how good we get along and I love his girls there so cute.They were crying so hard when I left :( SO the kids abd I are going there for Halloween im so excited. I know this might sound crazy but he could be the one....we will see though.