Our precious baby girl

Well we found out that our little one is not shy at all. We went in for our ultrasound today and the legs were spread wide open for us to see that we are having a precious little girl! There was definitely no room for error. I have to laugh because I was talking to one of the girls at work today about the sex. She told me-"if it looks like a turtle it's a boy, and if it looks like 2 or 3 white lines it's a girl". I told Kyle about it on our way there, so when the ultrasound tech was done looking at all the organs she proceeded on to ask us if we saw the 3 lines that she was pointing at. It was at this point that Kyle remembered the story I had told him on the way there, where his hopes of having a little boy to play with our nephew Landon and other little friend Phillip were eliminated. I couldn't help but laugh hysterically because everyone we know has been giving him a hard time saying how it's going to be a girl-esp. my parents who called it right when I told them I was pregnant (moreso to get under his skin and give him a hard time because they knew he wanted a boy so badly). Even though his hopes of having a boy are gone now, he's still excited and even more nervous now of what's to come. I don't think he realizes how that little girl will have him wrapped around his finger before he even knows it.

It is such a relief to finally know that it's a girl. We have been debating since we first found out that we were expecting. There are so many different things that you can look at and consider-the chinese calendar, heart rate of the baby, if the mother is carrying high or low (I still don't really know what I am classified as), morning sickness, cravings of salty or sweet foods, etc. According to the Chinese calendar which is apparently 90% correct, we were supposed to have a boy. Mind you this calendar was right for ALL of our friends. My pessimist husband said of course we would be the 10% that it is wrong on. haha. The heart rate was what was conflicting-we had heard both sides-the higher heart rate=boy, lower=girl, and vice versa. Our nephew Landon was around the 150s the whole time and ours was 152 when we went in December. I haven't craved sweets at all and more salty foods which are apparently typical of women pregnant with boys (again going against the "trend"). As you can tell it's quite easy to over-analyze and debate the sex of a baby based on all these crazy things. I'm glad it's over to say the least.

Our appointment went good. I guess I didn't realize everything that they would check and go through with us. They went through all of the major organs, pointing them out, taking pictures and telling us that everything looked great (a huge relief). Kyle was somewhat anxious to ask our doctor about my weight because I hadn't gained a pound and was 18 weeks. He said as long as I'm eating and not throwing what I'm eating then I'm totally fine. That was a relief because even I was wondering. I've been eating like a horse so it's hard to believe that I haven't gained anything.

Now we're on to the fun decisions of thinking of names and choosing baby bedding, designing the nursery, etc. I'm sure I'm really in trouble now.

It's Moving!

So I thought I felt the baby move on December 21st-our last day of school before break-but I wasn't sure and definitely thought it might be a little early since I was only 14 weeks. The kids were just starting to arrive at school and I was shoving my face with a quick snack (an oatmeal creme pie) when I got this fluttering feeling on the right side of my belly. I freaked out and called my mom to ask her if it was possible. She told me it might be too early, but that would definitely be what it felt like if it was. That was the only time I felt it that day. I hadn't felt the feeling again until last Wednesday morning when I went to McDonald's (bad-I know) for breakfast before work. Apparently the baby LOVED it because it was going crazy the whole way to work as I was eating. It was so exciting to feel it move and so much. I think Kyle was a little jealous when I called him freaking out. But a couple nights later we were sitting on the couch watching TV and he was able to feel it a little bit. He thought it just felt like my stomach was growling (haha).

We go today to find out if it's a boy or a girl!! And let me tell you-we are ready. Kyle definitely more than me, but we are ready to know so we can start planning. We're tired of the upstairs being a mess and nursery furniture everywhere. I'm more excited to get new carpet and get rid of the nasty stuff that's in there now. Kyle's just ready to know if it's a boy or not so that they can play with Landon and Phillip and grow up with them like all of our boys did. We will see. I really don't care either way as long as the baby is healthy. I think I'm secretly gunning for a girl though. Only time will tell. I'll post later to let everyone know.

Happy New Year everyone! I know I'm about 18 days late, but better late than never. I have no complaints about the new year so far-things are definitely going good. We spent New Year's Eve with our close friends-Brandon, Tonia, Jessica and Phil. We went to Bluefin for an outrageously expensive but fun dinner and then hung out at Brothers all night. It was definitely a different experience going out to a bar and not drinking (due to being pregnant of course), although everybody else loved knowing they had a 100% sober designated driver. Everyone else had a good time and that's all that matters. We stayed out until about 1:30 and then hung out at Brandon and Tonia's for a little bit. I think we rolled into bed around 2:45. Extremely late for me these days since my average bedtime is now between 8:15 and 8:30.

Life has been pretty boring lately. It's winter and nothing really exciting to do. I had 2 weeks off for winter break which was definitely much needed. Both the kids and I desperately needed a break from each other. However, they forgot all the rules and routines once we returned to school. So the first couple of weeks back have been rough. I can't believe half the year is over already, but am looking forward to the end of the year so I don't have to deal with one specific student in my class anymore.

Hope everyone else is doing good.