Buddha Belly

We had our 20-week sonogram this morning and we are celebrating the miracle of life. Baby Ransdell has become incarnate and all organs and anatomy are in-place and looking good. In fact, our little baby has a big belly for his/her age (already taking after Grandpa Self...). Big bellies were signs of godliness in Buddhas, which is why you always see Buddhas with bellies. The big belly actually represented the capacity to hold great breath, which is considered the source of all life. So, we have a baby with a Buddha belly!

And he/she has a long femur. Both are signs of a healthy, long baby! Troy likes the top photo because it looks like the baby is using his pointer finger to ponder life. I like the bottom photo because it shows the tiny details of his/her hand. And talk about temptation--the three different people who viewed our sonogram said they could clearly see the gender of the baby--but we held strong. It will now be a surprise because they did not write it in our chart. Here's to surprises in life.

The sonogram doctor said something funny...he asked if this was my first pregnancy. I said yes, and he said, "Good job...You grow them good." So now I have to keep this bun in the oven baking for the next 20 weeks!