Baby Booty!

FYI - I finally scanned all of the ultrasound pics and have posted them below next to the posts. So scroll down and check 'em out! (Belly pics are coming soon, I promise.)

I wanted to take pictures of all the things that have been given to us so far. We have been blown away by all the clothes and baby items people have been so generous to give us. Most of the clothes and blankets have come from Amy and her baby girl Jalynn (thanks guys!!!). Our little girl will be very well outfitted if we continue getting Jalynn's cast-offs!

And my sister Wendy has given us a play mat, a Johnny Jump-Up, a swing and a baby lounge seat. Oh! And both of them have given us a huge supply of diapers to start us off with.

Jon and I were able to send 3 huge boxes home to us, and pack our suitcases to the brim after our Vegas visit to get most of it home. That's in addition to the big box mom had already sent us of things she picked up from Amy. All that's left at mom's is the swing and seat.

We are really SO THANKFUL for the generosity. Now we need some furniture to put it all in!

This picture isn't great if you're trying to see everything. The boxes barely survived, but they did make it! They were all stuffed full of things. It's crazy!

This was mom's first outfit for the baby. I love it!!! I can't wait to put her in it next Christmas!

Two onesies from Camden and Tobin (Wendy). The first says "I only cry when ugly people hold me" and the second one says "This is how I roll". Love them!!!

And here's Amy and Jalynn! Thanks again guys!

Names

We've been debating a few names for a while now, and we seem to settle on one for a few days, then talk about other options. We have a name we've chosen for now, but I'm keeping it under wraps just in case we change our minds again.

HOWEVER, I'm posting a poll on the blog to see what everyone thinks about names. All of the names we're posting are some that have been discussed. I'll be posting the results in a month or two.

The site I've been using for finding out meanings and origins of names is www.babynamesworld.com. It's great! Check it out.

Have fun voting!

20 Weeks

Thursday I hit the 20 week mark which is the official "halfway point"! I've been feeling great, with the exception of the cold I've got. I feel the baby move all the time now, especially after a meal. She's not big enough to determine actual body parts or feel it on the outside yet, but I definitely feel her doing jumping jacks in there!

We went back for our "sex check" ultrasound on Wednesday and we were able to confirm it's definitely a girl! I made sure to eat lunch beforehand and drank a caffeinated beverage - and she was having a party in there!

We got a few more pictures. I really have to scan all of these and post them. Last week we also got a DVD recording of the ultrasound (it wasn't working this week) but I can't figure out how to post it. I can't upload it to YouTube for some reason, but as soon as I get it up, I will post it. It's so cool!!!

More Ultrasound Pics

From our "sex check" appointment on 12/19.

Okay, now I could explain exactly what you're looking at here, but the truth is I'm not entirely sure. So I'll just take the tech's word for it that this picture proves it's a girl!

Hi sweet baby girl! We see you! Eyes, hands, body and feet!

The results are in!

(This is my favorite ultrasound pic yet! So cool!)

We're having a beautiful baby girl!!!


Well, we're 99% sure we're having a girl at least!! We are going back in a week to find out for sure. After a total of about 15 minutes of searching on the sonogram machine, the Doctor only caught a glimpse of what we were looking for because the cord was in the way! She assured us she was very confident what we're expecting is a little baby girl. However, she realizes that when it takes that long to determine the gender, then the parents don't always leaving feeling 100% confident. So she's invited us back next week for another peek! We feel very fortunate, as there is no requirement for her to do so, and while we are very confident that SHE is very confident, we'll always welcome another look!

Needless to say we are so very excited about a little girl, and now comes the hard part - choosing a name!!

The rest of the appointment went really well. All of the measuring and spotting of necessary body functions looked great, and she was really pleased with how everything looked. We went in to see Dr. White and that went great as well. I managed to keep my blood pressure at a normal level this morning and he was very pleased. Impressed, in fact. He even had to be reminded if he had prescribed me any blood pressure medication the last time because it was so perfect. He said I wasn't out of the woods yet - that blood pressure is usually lower in the second trimester, and tends to creep back up in the 3rd. But as long as I can remain calm before my appointments and not become anxious, then he'll be very happy! yahoo!!! Such a relief!

So we go back next week for another look, and then go see Dr. White in early January. We were also able to schedule a 3rd trimester ultrasound in March!

Getting closer! It will be here before we know it!

This is a shot from below, but it's still not a great picture since the cord was in the way. It's a good picture of her long legs curving around.

Another shot of the baby before she flipped over to the picture at the top. This picture has her spine on the bottom.