Clarification on sonograms

Just so everyone is clear on why we have had three sonograms:

1. First sonogram - was for personal reasons and we paid $100 for it. We went up to Raleigh to get that one done. The main purpose was to find out the sex of the baby.

2. Second sonogram - I had a normal midwife appointment on Tuesday with my new midwife who I ADORE!!! She was so cool and so excited about me having a girl that she said she wanted to "take a peek at that pretty little girl" so she pulled in the sonogram machine and checked her out. She also printed out some photos because she said sometimes you don't get good shots during your routine sonogram.

3. Third sonogram - I had my normally scheduled routine medical sonogram yesterday. That's where they do all the measurements and all that good stuff to really check and see if everything is okay. The technician seemed confident in the sonogram and what she saw so I expect nothing is wrong. They will send the report to my midwife who will then call me if anything "abnormal" was visible. We did decline all of the tests to check for any disabilities because we both decided that either way this was our child and we were going to love it and raise it the best we can regardless of what we get :)

I hope that explains everything. I really do appreciate the concerns. Here I had complained that the Army only gives you one sonogram and now I've already had three. We are planning on a 4th one in April so Rob can participate (he missed #2 and #3 because of class.) That one will be a 3D sonogram so we'll be able to see her precious little face. And, most importantly - who's nose does she have?????

Peyton at 22 weeks

Isn't she just adorable!!!! Look at that cute little nose and those puffy lips. Rachel says they're Angelina lips. I think it's more like Zoolander :)

We had our ultrasound today and everything seems to look normal. I'll get the final report from my midwife who will call if anything is wrong. The sonogram technician was awesome. She was so nice. It made the whole event very enjoyable.

I hope everyone is doing well. Peyton, Rob and I are doing just fine. Each day that passes we realize how much we have to do to get ready for this little one. I think the nursery is going to be bright green and pink with polka-dots. That's my decision this week. Last week it was bumble bees which I like a lot, but I'm settling into having a girl and I want more of a girl room. We'll see how it all turns out :)