My, how you've... grown?

We had a follow-up ultrasound today to ensure things were on the up-and-up relative to me and my ability to deliver the baby. Yep, things are looking good.

Of course we were super excited to see the babe at t-minus 30 weeks, thinking we're really going to get a good sense of what he or she will look like when babe makes its grand entrance in 10 or so weeks. Hmmm... maybe not.

While the general health and growth of the baby are seemingly perfect, we also seem to have a very active and stubborn baby all at the same time... le bebe was kind enough to share a brief (brief = nanosecond) snippet of grabbing its toes, opening its mouth, and sucking its thumb. But if you blinked, you would miss it. This picture was taken mid-blink:


Another of le bebe is a very distorted and fuzzy shot of its face:


This is in stark contrast to the ultrasound we had a mere 11 weeks ago, when baby was mellow, forthcoming and cooperative. My guess is that baby was sound asleep at that last picture-taking session. Just look at the cherub then:

So sweet and docile. That little trickster.

Guess today's experience means that our little one is not feeling quite ready for prime time, since its hands completely covered its face for about 99.6% of the time. I say this stubbornness means it's a girl. My husband disagrees and says this behavior is all boy. We shall see...