3D ultrasound

I wasn't too sure if I was going to post these pictures. Can't give you an exact excuse, except I was just a little nervous doing so. Not sure why I’m nervous, maybe it’s because I feel like he is so protected inside my belly and now it’s like I’ve let everyone in to see. Am I crazy? Please tell me that this solicitousness is just an uncontrollable motherly instinct!

I had this 3d ultrasound about 5 weeks ago. The little peanut was just 26weeks old and he probably weighed around 2lbs at the time. When we first started the ultrasound he was sound asleep. It took 5 minutes of shaking/poking/and me turning side to side to get him to wake-up and turn around so we could see his face. He never opened his eyes for us, but he sure was active. We could see him playing with the umbilical cord, sucking his thumb (or at least trying), drinking the amniotic fluid, rubbing his face…and oh ya, grabbing his 'package' (yes, it is definitely a boy).


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"Hello...I'm trying to sleep in here!"

Sounds weird, but this is one of my favorite pictures.
I love seeing his scrunched up little body.
And I laugh, because that is such a Glenn knee.

Trying to find his thumb.
Does this mean I have a thumb sucker already?

Might be little, but this foot loves to kick!

"Thanks! I'm going back to sleep."

It was truly an amazing experience and it was really nice having a non-invasive, non-medical ultrasound. I loved the fact that we could just take the time to look around, see what he looks like and what he is doing in there. It was also great because I was able to leave the ultrasound with a disk full of digital pictures and a 30 minute dvd that I was able to copy and mail to Glenn.

Easter with the Family

Deployments can definitely feel long for the family members waiting back home. Be that as it may, it does help to have friends and family around to make time go a little quicker. In March, I had my parents visiting me here in North Carolina and then I was going to travel with a friend over Easter, but when those plans fell through, I thought why not just head home again. So a few days after my parents left I jumped on a plane back to Vancouver.

Darin and I getting dirty
It actually worked out great because my sister recently had surgery, so I was happy to be able to go visit her on Vancouver Island and help her out a bit (or shall I say, keep her company on the couch). Easter was pretty quiet. Even my nephews are getting a little big for the holiday, but we still took the opportunity to paint eggs and have a small egg hunt Easter morning.

Nana, Jarid, and Darin painting eggs
Darin’s excitement for the weekend was getting a new Nintendo Wii…. which turned out to be a big family affair. The boys had everyone (including my mum and dad) challenging each other to new games of tennis, baseball, bowling, golf and even boxing. It was hilarious watching my dad really get into the games…I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets his own Wii one day!

My dad boxing -- Wii style