At the risk of shocking those of you who start reading unprepared, this posting is about our 20 week pregnancy ultrasound, so the picturesque scenery you're about to see is of a different kind... We can report that little Monkey (gender = surprise to all until birth) appears to have acquired Nate's activity level (high) and my flexibility (also high). Here's one of the 3-d images the ultrasound technicians gave us, which shows Monkey's face, left shoulder, and left leg, resting on the placenta like a pillow. Looks like we have a yoga-master in training! (And don't worry, the head is fully formed, it's just that the ultrasound only captures information in a single plane of depth).
During our 45 min. ultrasound exam, he/she flipped over at least 4 or 5 times. The technicians patiently waited for moments of rest in order to get the 20 or so particular images/measurements they have to record (e.g., eye orbits, head diameter, heart ventricles, spinal cord width, hands, feet, etc). Of course, Nate and I are pleased to see that we have an actively little bugger growing in there!
