We had a doctor's appointment last week where we were offered the option to see a "4D" ultrasound of the baby.  I'm not really sure what 4D means, but the idea is it's just for fun and they try to really zero in on the baby's face so you can see what it will look like in real life.  We said sure why not!  Well, it was quite surreal--very fun but a little strange at the same time.  The pictures are really fabulous but as you are seeing the process in real life it is quite something to watch the little one move around, in "4D", while still inside your body.  At least it was definitely a crazy experience for this first time mom and dad.  Anyway, one of the pictures is below, what a cute little guy he is going to be!  He decided to sleep through the whole ultrasound so I guess this picture isn't as good as they usually get, since his hand is up near his face and apparently the fuzzy portion near his chin and neck is the umbilical cord (no worries, it is just hanging out up there, nothing to be scared about), but we like the picture nonetheless:

I told you it is crazy to see!  A little under 9 weeks to go from here, Babe in Copperland will be here before we know it!

As a side note, apparently at this doctor's visit my sugar levels were high.  The doctor I normally see was delivering a baby during my appointment so we saw a doctor in the practice who I'd never met before.  She asked what I had eaten for breakfast, and I told her Frosted Mini Wheats, OJ, a banana, and some Coca-Cola (gross for breakfast, I know, trust me, but they told me to get some caffeine in me before the ultrasound so that they could get a good picture.  Clearly the little guy still decided to sleep through the whole process).  She visibly flinched at Frosted Mini Wheats and I thought was going to fall on the floor at Coca-Cola.  She looked at me sternly and told me I need to cut the sugar and up the fiber.  Yikes.  What's most funny about this to me is that in real life I am NOT a sugar person, but the baby has made me a bit of a sugar fanatic recently.  But doctor's orders are doctor's orders, so in a haze of self pity, I bought this for my new breakfast routine, pooooooooor me:

 

Cheers to more Adventures in Copperland, and I promise Copper will actually show up in the next post!  =)