It's a ......... GIRL!

We had our sonogram today and found out that we're having a baby girl! We are both very happy about the news. Even more importantly, we learned that everything looks great with the baby and she appears to be healthy and doing well. That was such a relief to hear and see!

Having the sonogram was one of the coolest things I've ever experienced. We started out staring at a blank screen and then they started the sonogram and all of a sudden there was a clear picture of a baby on the screen - our baby girl! She was moving around all over the place...she's definitely an active little one.

They were able to see all 4 chambers of her heart, make sure the key elements of her brain were there, find her kidneys and bladder and make sure her spine looked ok. They took measurements of her legs, stomach and skull and from that determined that she weighs about 14 ounces right now (which leaves me wondering where the rest of the weight I've gained has gone...). You could just see her little heart beating in her chest, it was incredible.

I think the coolest part was when they showed a close view of her face, it was so amazing - almost took my breath away.


The pictures above are from the sonogram. The first is a regular view of her face and upper body. The second is a 3d profile of her face, and the last is a 3d view of her face from the front. After today I cannot wait for her to get here so we can see her in person!

Hello! I decided a while back that once the baby arrives I would create a blog to post pictures and updates on Baby Burns so that everyone can stay updated. A friend suggested I start the blog now and track my progress throughout the pregnancy as well and I thought that was a great idea.

I've had many requests for pictures of my "baby bump" so here are a few photos of my ever-growing belly.

I had a checkup with the doctor today and she said everything still looks great. Baby's heartbeat is strong (although the little guy/gal really made the doctor search for the heartbeat today because he/she was moving around so much). Also at my appointment today we scheduled our sonogram. It's in 3 weeks, on Feb. 25th. Aaron and I continue debating whether or not we should find out if it's a boy or girl. He wants to know but all along I've said I want to be surprised. However...as the time gets closer I'm getting more curious and I really want to start buying lots of baby stuff so I think I'm going to give in and find out. I'll definitely let you know what we end up deciding and what the result is!