Peek-A-Boo!

Apparently The Littlest Wilson has figured out this whole ultrasound thing and has decided that he'd rather not have his picture taken. He may feel somewhat exposed after I plastered that perfect head-on shot we got at 20 weeks all the hell over the place. I should have asked his permission. In any case, he was definitely not in the mood to smile for the 3D wand this time around, preferring to keep his tight little fists where they usually are: directly in front of his face. The only trouble is, he's getting so big these days that it's harder and harder to sneak a peek around his hands and arms. The tech did her best, but this 2D profile was about as good as it got. It's not a very accurate profile in my opinion either, as he had just finished doing what could only be described as the yogic Lion's Pose, chin to chest, tongue out and all. So either he's got the lips all Sean's doctor's patients are after, or he's making a kissy-face.

I guess seeing this picture is a different experience for me having watched the live images on the screen. It was immediately apparent which gray fuzzy thing was what body part. But after seeing the reaction of several people to whom I showed the picture, I'm beginning to understand that this one is more like one of those Magic Eye images--no one has any idea what they're seeing at first glance. I think it's mostly because he is so much bigger than the last time, and his head and chest now fills up the entire screen, where the last picture showed all the way down to his little knees. What you are seeing is his profile. He's lying on his back, face up, head on the right side. His forehead and eye are somewhat in the shadows, but the bright area in the center is (from right to left) his nose, lips, chin, and the sharp dark pie-shape is the negative space between his chin and chest. The sort-of ball like shape just to the left of center near the top is his right fist and the shape all the way at the left edge of the image is his left arm and fist. We did confirm that he is currently in a transverse position with his butt and feet at the top right of my belly, and his head resting snugly (and I mean SNUGLY) between my hip bone and my bladder. There is a direct correlation between this and the facts that 1) I have a lopsided belly, and 2) I take no fewer than four trips to the loo a night. I sure hope he's enjoying that little pillow he's found.