It's a Girl!

Meet Baby T
Due Date: December 8, 2009
Age: 18 weeks
Sex: Girl!
Personality: Shy?



There has been much anticipation over the sex of Baby T. Would it be a boy, as Thompson tradition promises? Or would a roll of the dice change things?

According to a recent poll, 14 out of 22 people thought Baby T was going to be a girl. Turns out they were right! Even though Jeff and I have had this feeling for several weeks that this may be true, it still was (and is) a shock.

The moment our little girl popped up on that screen, our jaws just about hit the floor at how big she had gotten. She didn't even fit in one view this time. We would see parts of her at a time with the head the first thing we saw. They took a bunch of measurements, determined that she wasn't at risk for Spina Bifida or Down's. Her hands, at first, were up by her face and Jeff thought she was sucking her thumb at one point.



Here's her spine when she was facing down.



The technician didn't have any trouble determining the sex. Thankfully, Baby T cooperated!



Once baby girl spread out her legs (they were initially curled under her rump), she crossed her ankles for us. It was so cute. Here are some photos of her legs .. cue ZZ Top..



The tech had a difficult time getting a shot of her face. Every time she would find her face with the probe, Baby T would turn over and we would see the back of her head. I think she was a little camera shy! Finally, the tech was able to get this photo of her laying on her side, looking at the camera..



A 3D photo..She is facing to the right with her hands in front of her face. The umbilical cord is going from the belly, near her face, behind her head.



Her profile (laying on her back, facing the ceiling)..



And finally, my belly picture taken at 18 weeks, the day of the big ultrasound.