Brad and I went for our 4D ultrasound today and it was truly amazing! I had debated whether I even wanted to do it since it is fairly expensive and many that I have seen either didn't produce good pictures or just looked really strange (sometimes even creepy). Now, I can't say enough about how happy we are that we chose to do it!
There is some good news and some bad news however, from the experience. The good news is that we got some fabulous pictures of our beautiful little girl, but the bad news is that we only have them in hard copies and on DVD so there is no way for me to post any of the actual images. You will just have to take my word for it when I say that she already looks EXACTLY like her daddy! From the first glimpse I had of her, I was blown away by being able to see Brad's nose, mouth and chin on Lillian. This is not just something I see... the ultrasound tech, our doctor and both of my friends that have seen the pictures, all said that she looks just like Brad. As I find him to be super cute, I couldn't be more thrilled for this to be the case. :) Maybe she will be as precious as our niece, Carson, who also got the strong "Carter genes"!
The one slightly interesting (and possibly a little disturbing) thing that came out of our ultrasound visit is that the tech said that Lillian is weighing in at 3 pounds and 8 ounces. Although that amount seemed extremely large to both Brad and I, she assured us that was average and we let it go. I have since done some research however, that says the average baby at 29 weeks only weighs about 2 1/2 pounds! Obviously, we are now praying that she either doesn't know what she is talking about or meant to say
2 pounds and 8 ounces! I am comforting myself by focusing on the fact that Brad and I are both small people and it seems highly unlikely we would produce an abnormally large baby - right???
