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2nd ultrasound

We had an awesome morning! We went for the 20 week ultrasound and got to see lots of Little One.

The baby was wiggling around for us and we got to watch as the ultrasound tech measured…just about everything. We saw arms, legs, fingers, toes, nostrils, lips, stomach, heart, etc. The baby is growing right along (11 oz. and counting)…right on target for our Jan. 31 due date.

Seeing the heart was really neat! They took lots of pics and let us listen in.

After all that, it was time for the view everyone has been waiting for. At first, the baby had crossed legs and was a little uncooperative (I like to think it was modesty:^), but the tech jiggled my abdomen vigorously and the baby finally cooperated.

…it would appear that we are being blessed with a little girl! But please no pink!!!

We all know that this is not a guarantee, but we didn’t see anything that looked remotely like a little boy and given the way I’m carrying, I feel fairly confident that Coco is a nickname we can keep around a little longer. Almost everyone I’ve seen who had a boy carries a basketball-like bump to the front, while girls tend to cause more general rounding all around the middle (which is how I’m growing). Anyway, I guess we’ll know for sure in a few months.

We’re getting ready for our big trip to Europe. I’m a little stressed and generally exhausted by all the preparations, and not looking forward to the long trip, but I know it’ll be a great experience. We’re blessed to be able to go and I am looking forward to sharing about how Coco and I fared 🙂

Here is a link to all of the ultrasound pictures of the baby.

Face Foot
Girl Side

[Update 2012-12-26 13:51:55] Changed links to point to flickr

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Going to the Races

We have tickets for this weekend's NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway. We went last night to qualifying and the Busch race. I'l working on getting pictures and movies from the race. In the meantime, check out RIR on Google Maps.

RIR from Google Earth

[Update 9 Sept 2006] Pictures from the Sept 8, 2006 Busch Race at Richmond International Raceway are now online. We are getting ready to go to the Netel Cup Race at RIR. Tomorrow I'll post more pictures and thoughts on both races.

[Update 10 Sept 2006]  I have some videos from the Busch Race on Google Video.  Below is a list.  Enjoy!
1st Pace Lap — Sept 8, 2006 Busch NASCAR Race — Richmond International Raceway
Final Lap — Sept. 8, 2006 — NASCAR Busch Race — RIR
Full Speed Racing — Sept. 8, 2006 — NASCAR Busch Race — RIR
Racing Under Yellow — Sept. 8, 2006 — NASCAR Busch Race — RIR

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Airport Security Cartoons

I was surfing tonight and came across this article talking about funny comics dealing with airport security. Enjoy.

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So, are we safer? Are we really?

So, are we safer or not?  Do you think that us not being able to take toothpaste on a plane makes us safer?  How about not being allowed to take that Big Mac on the plan?  What if you learned that in the midst of everything, someone sneaked c4 on a plane, assembled a "bomb", and documented it all.

Let's read more about the guy who snuck a bomb on a plane.  Below is a teaser:

A MAN WEARING a jacket and carrying a bag was able to sneak a bomb onto a flight from Manila to Davao City last month at the height of the nationwide security alert after Britain uncovered a plot to blow up transatlantic planes.

The man pulled off the same stunt on the return flight to Manila.

Had he detonated the bomb, he would have turned the commercial plane into a fireball and killed himself, the crew and hundreds of other passengers.

The man turned out to be a civilian antiterrorism expert tapped by a government official to test security measures at Philippine airports after British police foiled a plan to blow up US-bound planes in midair using liquid explosives.

Security was tightened at London’s Heathrow airport on Aug. 10, setting off alarms at airports across the globe, including in the Philippines.

But the security and antiterrorism expert, who asked not to be named because of his work, said he managed to bring the bomb and its components onto the plane on Aug. 14 despite the additional security measures at the Manila domestic airport, like the banning of hand-carried fluids and gels.

A similar “insertion of bomb components scenario” is expected to be conducted at other airports in the country as part of efforts to upgrade the antiterrorism capability of airport personnel.

At the departure gate, the antiterrorism expert said he passed through the walk-in detector, frisking and X-ray areas.

He underwent the same security checks at the boarding area.

To prove that he was able to get the explosive and its components past security personnel, he filmed the bomb he had assembled on the plane and showed the footage recently to select members of the media.

How did he get the bomb and its components past the tight security?

So, in the words on Regis…"Is that your final answer?"

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18 week OB visit

Little One and I had a good check-up on Tuesday.  The heartbeat was strong and Dr. Royal was pleased with "our" progress.  It was another short visit, just the basics.  I am REALLY looking forward to the big ultrasound, which is scheduled for Monday, September 11 (we leave the next day for our trip to Serbia).  I'll be just about 20 weeks and if Little One is cooperative, we should know whether or not to get the camo crib stuff from Cabela's :^)

On another note, I've been meaning to let everyone know about the unique nickname the baby has acquired.  I went along on a youth retreat a few weeks ago. We were talking about baby names in the van and Todd (the youth pastor) and Sheila (one of the youth workers) were "helping" with name suggestions.  After obscure bible names, they started looking to personal license plates and road signs for inspiration.  Coco came from a plate and Moomaw came from the name of a lake in Virginia, so Coco Moomaw…Coco for short…has become an unofficial  nickname.  It's kinda cute, though for Matt and my dad, the cuteness was short-lived. Oh well, if we find out Isaac is on the way, Coco can be forgotten:^)  Then again, if we're having a girl…