Week 32 - Not long to go...

Well, today is the start of the 32nd week. We have been pregnant for 31 weeks and have 9 weeks left to go - if Riley decides to arrive on time (26th December 2006). Maybe she will take after her cousin Leo and arrive on the 10th...

Amazing how time flies.

We have kept a few photos of progress, this is what Claudia looks like today.

As you can imagine the heat etc are making her uncomfortable. Where before I was hot and Claudia cold, the roles have been reversed. Claudia now insist on turning the aircon lower (thank goodness for aircon).

Friday 13th - Lucky for some

We had our 4D scan today. After hearing the dissapointing stories from friends etc, Claudia and I went with very low expectations. The radiologist started off by warning us NOT to expect too much. There is a 1 in 6 chance of actually being able to see the baby' face.

As the scan started it became clear that Riley had her face squashed up against the placenta. This makes it very difficult to get a "nice" picture.

After a bit of prodding and pushing, trying to persuade her to move, Riley finally obliged, and we managed to get the following pics, which are amazing...

Just to show her displeasure at being prodded, Riley actually stuck her tongue out too. In the videos it is possible to see her opening her eyes and yawning etc.

With eyes wide open

Well, we have finally done it. After a bit of nagging we have finally set up our own blog to share with the rest of the family. This is a picture, captured from our last baby scan. As you can see (I hope). Dominique Riley has her "eyes wide open". It may be a bit difficult to picture, but is very clear in the DVD. I guess the movement makes it that much easier to make out the details.

We will be going for our next scan on Friday (13th). This will be the 4D as well as a regular scan. So hopefully we will be really lucky and be avle to see something of the future. If our little one decies to play the game.