about those pictures...

apparently the us dvd is just that: a dvd. resplendent with the sound of mouse clicks and "look, here's the baby's kidneys! and bladder! and arteries!" which i'm sure no one but myself and my hubs (and perhaps our parents? siblings?) would find relatively interesting. the dvd will definitely go into the vault of "NEVER RECORD OVER THIS OR ELSE" home movies and what have you. maybe someday even baby h will watch his in-utero amniotic aerobics in as much awe and wonder and pride as his mommy and daddy watched it yesterday.
the pictures contained...
four chambers of his little beating, pumping heart
three big yawns, showcasing one large lumpy tongue, and a smile - melt my heart
one fully-closed and tapered spinal column, meaning no spina bifida
one bloated-looking belly - who knew baby h is part ethiopian?
two solidly-constructed froggy legs - extended then drawn in then extended then drawn in
two pterodactyl arms
a negative-space baby face - lips and nose in their proper place, meaning no cleft palate
the "third leg" as mor referred to it
all his ribs dangling off his perfectly curved backbone
and one hang-ten sign - i promise you

oh whoa halfway there-ere!

20wks 3ds, kids. exciting stuff. and, not that we were concerned (i totally trust dr evans at my office) but baby h is for sure and no lie a boy. we have the pictures and us dvd (wha?!) to prove it. now, as soon as i find out (read: have mor do it for me), i will upload the proof. the funniest thing about my visit today was when the us tech showed us baby h's...um...well...boy parts; she said that she's had requests to type on the picture "junk" and "weiner" and "jim and the twins" when it's shown to be a little boy. people are weird. i told her "it's a boy" would be just fine to put on baby h's first AND ONLY porno shot.

let it snow (& stuff)

it finally FINALLY snowed today! HAllelujah! it was the first day that i haven't had to be up before 8a that i actually slept later than 9a. (got that?) usually, the sun comes peeking through the drapes in our bedroom around 7:30a or so; this morning, it was dark and gloomy and grey until, well, all day long. but IT SNOWED! glorious, white, sticky SNOW! it's about darn time. i've been so tired of it being cold and windy and blah. especially now that christmas is less than two weeks away (really?), which means home and my mama and my new nephew are just over a week away. yipee! and hurrah! and yea for SNOW!!!
in baby news: our kid has been kicking my insides all week long. his little legs are so strong, i'm sure he's turning my insides to mush. and i love it. at least until it starts happening at night, all night. or so i'm told.
and continuing on with the baby stuff...i found this on ebay, and i want one. not necessarily that specific one, but one like it. or something like it. and i'm at a loss of what kind of stroller and car seat is better: graco or chicco? (i would love to have an orbit because i love the buggy-style, but i doubt anyone wants to dole out $1000 for a seat and stroller that would be used for maybe MAYBE 6mo. i know we sure don't want to/aren't going to.) anyway, at this point, any help on what we NEED would be welcomed.
now excuse me while i go enjoy the nighttime snow show and some mr monk.

happy happy birthday, big sis

i know it was yesterday, but remember how the mac and i don't always get along? yeah. so i'm saying this now.
happy birthday, e!
i love you for being the one i can always talk to and laugh with, no matter what.

it isn't gas

like seriously people, don't you think i know the difference between my own kid kicking my kidneys and a bit of indigestion? how horrible of a mother do you think i am?
in other news: congrats to this girl and this girl for incubating a boy and a girl, respectively.