It's a GIRL!

 I have been meaning to write in this blog a few weeks ago, but got busy with work. Brian and I had a very exciting week! On Tuesday, Brian and I had our ultrasound and doctors appointment. I am not going to lie, I was a little nervous for the ultrasound. I just wanted so bad for this baby to be healthy. The baby was laying head down with the feet to my left side. The ultrasound tech was able to see right away that I have an anterior placenta laying on my right. Most people's placentas form toward the back of the uterus. There is nothing wrong with having an anterior placenta, it is just slightly less common. The only thing that hey said was I may not feeling the baby moving "as much" because there is extra "cushion" there. We got to see views of the babies legs, arms, kidneys, heart, spine, brain, etc. It was a little hard to see the profile because the face was down, but we did get to see a slightly blurry look at her nose, mouth, eyes, etc. We have a super cute picture of just one little foot that she was able to capture. The ultrasound tech was able to say that for how far long we are, everything looks as to be expected. The growth of the baby looks good and so does the structure. She asked us if we had any questions for her. We did ask a few and then said, as long as the baby is healthy, we were wondering if you could see what it is. Luckily our little lady was cooperating. She was able to tell us right away that it was a little girl. I had a few tears run down my eyes. We did not care what the baby was, as long as they were healthy. There are fun sides to both boy and girl, so we are just ecstatic! I know Brian is hoping she will be a daddy's girl! I am really excited to be able to pass on my middle name. My great-grandmother's name was Mae and she was a the most amazing lady. My grandmother, mother, and my middle name are all Mae so it is really special to be handing it down to this sweet little girl!

 The doctor that we saw was the same lady who sent me to Dr. Corfman. At the time, I did not like her because I though she was giving up hope on me and just handing me off. I left her office that day and cried to my mom that " I am never going to be a mommy." Now, I am so thankful that doctor sent me straight to him! I have gained about 6-7 pounds so far and my uterus is just slightly above my bellybutton and I measured 21cm, which is right on.


  We had to keep the gender secret for a few days, because we were going to do a gender revel party for our parents. A few people were sworn to secrecy, I told my two best friends who have been very involved in this whole process (love you girls) and Brian told his nephew. It was sooooo hard to keep the secret! My parents and Brian's parents came over for dinner on Friday night. My parents had a good idea what was going on, but we were able to surprise Brian's parents. We had a nice dinner and then brought out a cake. Brian and I heard about people doing the surprise cake and putting whatever color the gender is in the middle so when you cut the cake you will see what it is. We were able to take some pictures:



The pink icing!




The family was very happy and excited!



   We had a great time on Friday. I was able to tell my grandma, brother, Brian's sister, and sister-in-law. Everyone was very excited and happy! We feel so blessed it is unbelievable!

   After we found out it was a girl, we took back a few clothes that were more boyish and had a blast picking out some cute girly things at Carters. Luckily we were having a sale because we were a little excited. We also stopped at babies-r-us to return jacket and decided to just browse around. We just so happened to take a peek at the strollers and noticed a chicco travel system that was on clearance. Brian had done some research and decided that he wanted to purchase the chicco brand system. The stroller looked to be in good shape and we enquired about why it was on clearance. Apparently it was floor model, but since they are not a full babies-r-us they are no longer carrying the model so they were getting rid of the floor sample. The stroller/car seat is mostly gray with some pink and we got it for $130.00. The originally price is $330.00!!!! We had no intention of buying a stroller that day, but how can you beat a $200.00 savings???? We were pretty excited!



  Today it came to the point where I had to buy maternity clothes. I have been using the b-band with jeans and a hair binder. Although it had been working it was super uncomfortable! My friend/fashion consultant went with me to motherhood maternity and I was able to get a pair of capris and jeans and about 5 t-shirts/tank tops. I put on my capris on when I got home and oh the comfort! I should be set for awhile now!



  I have started to feel the little girl move around 18 weeks. I have not been very confident about it though as it feels like gas. The night of the ultrasound I was sitting on the couch with Brian and felt three very strong kicks! That was the first time I was SURE it was her moving/kicking. I don't feel her a lot yet, but mostly at night I feel a little movement and it is so amazing! I can't wait until Brian can start to feel some of the kicks!



 Again, I can't say enough how happy and excited we are! We are so lucky and blessed!