Our 4D Ultrasound, Cradle and more!

I'm excited to say that we got a couple decent (maybe even good? I haven't seen enough to know what's good and bad) pics of baby boy today at the 4D ultrasound.

Our tech was good at trying to get the best pics she could given all the things she had going against her. Baby boy had his hands up in front of his face and actually he was laying with his legs stretched out over his head as well (ahh, to be that flexible). The umbilical cord was also a bit in the way. And of course, I'm fat, so I don't doubt that it wasn't as easy as if she were doing it on a momma with less body fat. 

When we first got in there I started laughing because the pictures were making him look like some blobby humanoid thing, I never know if I can breathe normally in ultrasounds so I always hold my breath, which is kinda hard after about 10 minutes. But we got a few good pics (which I'm about to share!) and then we're going to try again in a few weeks (I'm thinking when I'm about 32 weeks). Every time I ask at the Dr's office I make the mistake of saying something that sounds like I expect them to guarantee fantastic pics, which I don't. I do, however, think it's reasonable for them to re-schedule once if I'm paying $150 and we're unable to get any view of the baby's face. I know they can't control the baby's positioning any more than I can. I just always say something about guaranteeing and they're quick to be like "We can't guarantee anything!" I guess it's my fault I use the term wrong because I just mean they'll do their best to make sure we get the best pics possible (the first time I said something to that extent was when talking to them about if I could go in at 27 weeks when they recommend 28-34 weeks. I just meant that they prefer it because it's more likely to result in better quality pics, oops). So today I was just trying to ask if if he didn't cooperate that we had a chance to come back and try again but I asked simply what they did if he didn't cooperate (since this was our first try), at first she was like "There's nothing we can do" and I said "Well, I've just heard of other places that let you try again" and finally she said "If they don't cooperate you can come back a second time but we can't guarantee you'll get a picture of his face." That was all I wanted to know! Do I get two trys? I'm sorry I fail at the English language when it's 7am (this morning I woke up and bathed and then came out to eat breakfast and saw Patrick and I said something about me being 20 layers or something, I paused for a minute then asked him what I just said and when he told me I couldn't even figure out or remember what I was actually trying to say).

But the main point is we're going to try again in about a month and I'm excited! But I'm also excited about the pics (which I guess I should get around to sharing now).

Here you can see his hand grabbing his little toes <3

I'm not sure if that's his arm or his leg you see over to his right. I think he has his hands at his face and it's his leg, though.

Our handsome little boy <3

Those are only some of the pics, we have one where his nose looks kinda weird (Like mega-upturned, which mine is... but not to that extent... but it also looks like he has a little moustache. When the tech took the pic was right when I think I made a comment about him looking like the Joker. These are the best but I may share the others later, I just was exhausted when I got home and took a nap and these were the only three I edited out my personal info (and now I still feel icky so I'm too lazy). I think these are honestly the best pics, but I may also like them more because the more I look at it the more I realize he looks more like me here.

I got Patrick's Father's Day present in today and went ahead and gave it to him, he was very excited.

I'll write more about them once Patrick gets to look through them and actually use them.

The other good news is we got the cradle to the apartment today, so now I don't have to worry as much about if he were to come early and us still have nowhere to put him. Not that I'm very worried about him coming early, he seems very comfy and happy and so far I feel good, but I also wanted to get the cradle cleaned up as it's sat in my mom's garage for years and had dust on it. Plus, I needed measurements to see what cradle mattress I should get. Mom still has the pillow me and my brother slept on and it fits perfect and I know we survived but I'm still not ready to ignore the warnings to not use pillows anymore and she doesn't get it's not that I question her judgement or think she was a bad parent, it's that we know more now... we now know that there's a higher risk of SIDS with pillows than firm surfaces. I think she thinks a mattress won't be soft enough because she thinks the ply wood on the bottom would be uncomfortable, but there's a difference between us fatties laying on a hard surface and a tiny baby.

Abel checking out the cradle.

It's an antique replica, wooden and has these little pegs that you can pull out or push in to have the cradle rock. I'm so excited. It's a bit more beat up (just nicks and scratches) than I remember, but it's sturdy. We do need to re-glue one part of it (that appears was previously glued), but I don't think it'll be too hard with the right tools (i.e. a clamp and good wood glue).

I'd picked out this more expensive bedding, but I think I've decided against it. I love it, but $34 for one and I don't know that it's worth it. I'd like the matching blanket, but the blanket isn't even necessary.

You can find this bedding here if interested in it.

It's super cute and fits the wild animal theme I want for his room--but the cradle will be in our room, he won't be in it super long and he's going to pee on it and it's going to go in the wash and I'm going to have the cheaper sheets on it half the time or more. Maybe for the crib bedding? I don't know, we still aren't sure if we're going to switch to a one bedroom or stay in this apartment. I want to stay here but I recognize all the reasons to switch to at least a one bedroom (since we like the complex and it's convenient to everything currently we figured we could do a one bedroom for a year while we try to figure out what we're doing. Also, since I'll be 8-9 months pregnant when our lease is up it'll be easier to move in-complex).

I guess I should save some stuff for later so maybe I make more regular posts (except I think I just posted everything I could think of). I'm so excited I can picture my handsome little man more now!