13 Week Appointment

We had a prenatal appointment today, and had another ultrasound.  Dan's favorite part was watching our little basketball star work on his/her hops in the womb.  The baby would kind of crouch down and bend his/her knees, then almost push off my womb to straighten back out.  Can't wait to feel that at 8 months!  We were also amazed at how distinctive all of the baby's features are at this point - being able to see the facial profile was amazing.  It was too early to distinguish any parts, but such a joy to get to see the baby again!  My doctor said everything looks great!

On the way home, we came across one of the craziest accidents I have ever seen.  This poor elderly woman turned at an intersection and then somehow lost control of her car.  It seemed like she had lost consciousness or something because, as Dan said, it looked like no one was driving the car.  She veered into the far lane and basically jumped the curb, hit a tree, and the car flipped.  Dan and about 7 other guys jumped out of their cars to run over and help.  The poor woman was hanging by her seatbelt upside down, and wasn't able to unbuckle herself (which was probably good, because I don't think she could have supported herself while upside down and may have fallen on her head causing further injury) or unlock the doors (which, again, I think was good because I'm pretty sure some of the guys trying to "help" at the scene would have pulled her out not thinking at all about possible spinal injuries or injuring her further).  While my heart was breaking for her, I thank Jesus that she did not hit anyone else.  Had she veered the other way, it could have been really ugly.  I haven't heard if she's ok, but she was conscious and talking to us, so hopefully she is!  I knew my blood pressure must have gone up through it all because when I got home and took off the bandaid from my blood draw, the little cotton ball was soaked through!  It was a little bit of a crazy ending to our prenatal appointment!