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Hello!  It’s me, the Woodling, in 3-D!  Usually, you don’t get 3-D ultrasounds when you are only half-baked in the oven, but the doctors made a special exception for me.

Yesterday, we went to the doctor to get a sonogram.   Mom and Dad were anxious to see how much I have grown since the last time and the doctors wanted a good look at me to make sure everything was going well.

There was only one problem.  For whatever reason, I simply was not in the mood to have my picture taken.  So I curled up in a nice, out of the way spot and refused to come out.  Mom tried to shift positions while Dad and the nurse shook Mom’s belly, but to no avail.  I outwitted them all!  At one point, they were able to catch a glimpse of my hands and I presented all of them with a certain finger gesture.  I know it’s not nice, but I was really feeling stubborn (I am my parent’s child, after all).

Well, at that point, the nurse had enough of my antics and pulled out the big gun – the 3-D sonogram.  With a 3-D sonogram, the sound waves are sent down at many different angles at once so there is no place for me to hide.  Software then assembles the images from all of those angles into a picture of me.  

Once they got the pictures, I was glad they did it.  The doctors said everything looked great. They even know my gender, although they didn’t tell Mom and Dad.  They were ever so tempted to find out but realized they would then be disappointed in not having a surprise.  Besides, I want to be the one to show them!

Touché, adults.  You have won this battle.