Ta-Da! The most recent portrait of the Littlest Wilson...

His face shape has changed dramatically since the last head-on shot, as his systems are almost completely developed now, and he's spending most of his time and energy kicking the crap out of me...er, I mean, developing body fat. The fat has filled out his little arms and legs and belly, and he no longer has the chisled, Benjamin Button features of last October. Now he looks like a sweet, round-cheeked little baby! He continues to suck and yawn a good deal of the time, so we caught him here sucking in his pouty top lip. 3D sonograms are similar to the regular 2D ones in that they still focus on just a single (though deeper) spacial plane at a time, which is why it looks as though his nose is pressed up against a window. It's actually that the tip of his nose is just outside the plane of focus. Likewise, his eyes are a bit distorted, as is the body part you see beside his face (which is a cross-section of elbow, not a Dr. Evil finger). Taking all these things into consideration, this is essentially how he will look when he makes his debut in about a month. It was so thrilling for Sean and me to see him in action again, and to get this special little glimpse of his sweet face. Not that we needed any reminding, but it sure does help to keep our eyes on the prize during this time of so much transition.

He actually is spending most of his time these days kneeing and elbowing and punching and kicking my vital organs. He's established a pretty regular sleep cycle, which is that when I'm awake he's sleeping and when I'm sleeping he's awake and doing advanced Wing Chung and freestyle soccer tricks. According to the sonographer, he has moved into the vertex position (yay! no external version for me!), which just means that he will continue to rotate--some days with his butt out and some days with his limbs out--but his head will remain firmly planted on my bladder until he's done cooking. He dropped considerably last week, and pretty suddenly too. This doesn't necessisarily mean that we're any closer to anything happening; only that I can fit an entire meal in my stomach making it even more likely that I will attain true Orca status by delivery.

In other fun and exciting news, we spent last weekend in New Hope for a carefully orchestrated belated Christmas/birthday surprise for Sean. Courtney, Eva, Derek and Papa Len all secretly came to town and Grandma Diana and Stef hosted. Sean was totally blown away and extremely touched (to tears!), and though I was a little (a lot) concerned about the timing (it came right on the heels of an intense business trip), it turns out that it couldn't have been at a better time. We relaxed and hung out and ate delicious food and opened presents and took pictures, and to top it all off, the Eagles played and WON (E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES!!!) on Sunday. I know, I know...Sean heaven. With our families spread out all over the place, it's a near impossibility for us all to get together in the same place at the same time. The last time the whole Wilson/Fass clan was together was for our wedding in 2006! This really was the best present Sean could have gotten.

Also recently was the unveiling of Aunt Courtney's LittlestWilsonBabyShower.com. (This must be one of the most technologically hooked-up fetuses in the world.) Since we have been in this state of transition for quite some time, and since both of our families are scattered to the winds, Courtney came up with the very brilliant idea of hosting a "virtual" baby shower, and so she made a website and invited everyone to visit and to post comments and advice for me and Sean. There is no set time or date for an "event"--it's an on-going online party because we can't host a get-together for everyone we know and love. Our new Ohio address is posted too. Stop by and check out the pictures that Yaya Ellen sent in of me and Sean and Uncle Aaron as babies, and if you feel so inclined, please send us a message. We'd love to hear from you!