There are so many things expectant parents look forward to. There's choosing an adorable baby name, picking out a crib, and those adorable sonograms that make for great keepsakes. While moms- and dads-to-be can usually bank on a sonogram that shows LO chilling out in utero, there are also those times when the baby is doing something totally unexpected.
Parents have reported seeing some pretty unusual things — including the faces of people and even "supernatural" beings — inside images from an expectant mom's womb.
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Here's a look at some baby ultrasound photos that will have you looking at your screen sideways. And who knows, maybe you'll join this growing list of parents who have ultrasounds that'll make for very interesting stories to tell their kids.
Rocker Baby
Something tells us Makelle Ahlin's baby will know how to handle an ax — and we aren't talking about a bladed chopping instrument. The Utah mom of two and her husband Jared are expecting a baby whose sonogram photo showed some heavy metal "horns" that are too cute for words. "Our kids are the coolest even before they enter the world," the mom writes on Facebook. Rock on, baby. Rock on.
Jurassic Sighting
Gird your loins, because there's a predator in this sonogram! Kidding. Mom Leanne Sullivan couldn't believe her baby's sonogram photo that shows a dinosaur hovering over the child. Obviously, there was no extinct oversized reptile lurking in this mom's womb — but still, this is pretty cool.
'If You're Happy & You Know It'
Sometimes you have to see something to believe it! Just try to watch this 14-week-old baby clap along to a song in the womb without smiling — we dare you! This video is adorable and proves how awesome and oh so sweet babies are.
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Flipping the Bird
One awesome thing about ultrasounds is you never know what you're going to see. Dad Anthony Nicholas shared this unexpected — and quite hilarious — sonogram of his baby girl "flipping the bird" in utero. We hope he framed this!
Jesus in the Womb
You just never know what (or who) you're going to see inside your womb! Aley Meyer shared her baby's sonogram with what looks to be Jesus on the cross inside her womb. "We took a picture of it and blew it up on my phone to get a closer look, and it is so much detail. You can see the hair and his legs crossed and everything," Meyer once told Fox 13 News. Talk about a divine ultrasound!
Peace, Baby
One can only hope that our little ones come out of the womb full of joy and peace. While that's not always the case (crying might be the soundtrack to a new mom's life, but isn't music to her ears), this mom's sonogram pic of her baby making the peace sign reiterates how precious — and adorable — babies can be.
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The Salute
We can only imagine how Mehgan Merriott and Robert Cooper, a former enlisted marine, felt watching their baby salute them while in utero. Aside from its being an adorable moment, the mom told ABC News her husband's parents proudly hung up the sonogram — aptly nicknamed "the salute" — in honor of Robert's dad and grandfather who served in the army. So sweet.
Crazy Eyes
Some expectant parents decide to get 4D ultrasounds so they can view their baby up close and personal — including those adorable facial expressions LO might make in the womb that you wouldn't otherwise catch. Mom Kerry Lerew got lucky with this sonogram that showed her baby girl giving "crazy eyes" as she cracks a smile. "This pic kinda freaked my husband out," Lerew writes on Instagram. "I think it's just so precious!"
'Poltergeist' Spooky
Remember in the movie Poltergeist when Carol Anne put her hands on the TV before all craziness ensued? Yeah, thinking about that sends chills down our spines, which is why this sonogram of a baby boy reenacting that classic Poltergeist moment almost makes us screech. (Step into the light!)
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Bouncy "House"
Have you ever wondered what babies do in the womb all day? Mom Sherine Gayle-Slater posted this hilarious video of her daughter bouncing around in her womb during an ob-gyn visit. "It looks like she was performing gymnastics," the mom wrote in her post. This is probably one of the cutest things we've seen!
Devilish Gaze
What do you see when you look at this photo? Don't tell us — we already know! You see a baby smiling and waving, riiight? Okay, okay — this photo gained attention on Reddit because the baby "looks" like a demon. Obviously, this baby girl is not a demon (far from it!), but she does have what looks to be a devilish smile in this sonogram photo.
Thumbs Up, Mom
When Nicole Kim was expecting her third child, she was unsure how her husband's layoff would affect their growing family (they already had 3- and 5-year-old children at home). What's amazing about this unusual thumbs up sonogram, the mom says, is how it made her feel totally reassured during a time of uncertainty. Sometimes, the confirmation we need that everything will be all right comes from the most unexpected places.
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Heavenly Protector
Show of hands, how many of us would love to have a heavenly being watching over our children? It sounds pretty wonderful, right? A 26-year-old UK mom says she saw an angel in her baby's sonogram (the "being" is looking directly at the child in the womb). Do you see it? This one kind of has us turning our heads and saying, "Hmmm."
Demon, or Photoshop?
In what's perhaps one of the creepiest sonograms we've seen, an Imgur user posted this ultrasound photo of a baby "next to a demon" that definitely gives the former SNICK show *Are You Afraid of the Dark?* a run for its money. Yeah, we can't look at this one for too long — it's creepy.
Loving Relative
Ultrasounds have been known to show more than the baby sometimes — including dearly departed loved ones. Mom Jade Hornsby once believed she saw her deceased grandfather in one of her daughter's sonogram photos, and that made the photo all the more memorable.
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