We got to see the baby today. Fun as it is to see the baby, if I never have to have another ultrasound again I'll be happy. That full bladder for over an hour is NOT fun! (This is the baby's head looking straight at you. The top of the head is on the left, and you can see the eye sockets and the mouth. We could also see the baby's heart beating - 145bpm)
So everything was looking good during the exam, but the baby was lying face up and the tech couldn't see the baby's spine. So I had to go back out to the waiting room to wait for 5 more minutes, then the four of us got to come back to the room to see the baby. (These are the legs that have been kicking me!)
Fortunately in those 5 minutes the baby had moved enough for the tech to find the spine and take her measurements. (This is a profile shot of the baby's head. You can see the ear and nose and a bit of the spine at the bottom.)
And everything looks good! The baby waved to us and we saw him/her (no, we didn't find out which) suck a thumb and wiggle around. (Profile of the head with an arm and hand waving at us!)
We're half way done! I guess we'd better figure out some names one of these days.
So everything was looking good during the exam, but the baby was lying face up and the tech couldn't see the baby's spine. So I had to go back out to the waiting room to wait for 5 more minutes, then the four of us got to come back to the room to see the baby. (These are the legs that have been kicking me!) Fortunately in those 5 minutes the baby had moved enough for the tech to find the spine and take her measurements. (This is a profile shot of the baby's head. You can see the ear and nose and a bit of the spine at the bottom.) And everything looks good! The baby waved to us and we saw him/her (no, we didn't find out which) suck a thumb and wiggle around. (Profile of the head with an arm and hand waving at us!) We're half way done! I guess we'd better figure out some names one of these days. 
Kaitlyn was super excited to go to her first day of kindergarten. She loved it, especially since Mommy got to come with her. In her class there are lots of similar sounding names. Along with Kaitlyn there is Caitlin and Kailin (with no "t") as well as lots of other names that sound alike. Could be an interesting first few days and weeks for Teacher! Kaitlyn's teacher seemed very nice and I think Kaitlyn will really enjoy being in her class.
Rachael's class was a bit mixed up as all first days are. The whole school (except kindergarten kids) met in the gym, then got sent off by grade (french and english mixed) to various classrooms that are probably not going to be their real classrooms or teachers. Rachael found her best friend, and the were together with an english teacher for today, but by the end of tomorrow things should be sorted out and kids should be in their right classrooms. 
