Perfect Positioning

Our little girl is making history...our history, that is. Last Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at 17 weeks-2 days, I officially felt our baby girl move for the first time.

At first, of course, I thought it may be gas rumbling around, but after the feeling reoccurred several times, there was no doubt in my mind what I was feeling. I went back through my Maternity Journal that I kept with Tyler to see when I was first able to identify his movement. With Tyler, it was 20 weeks when I documented feeling him move for the first time. Being my second pregnancy, this time around these feelings are no longer foreign and I am able to identify them more accurately.

It is all becoming so real seeing that I am feeling and looking pregnant now. Even more surreal is that I am nearing the halfway mark already, as I am 18 weeks today. It will be sooner than we know, that we will be able to watch and feel baby girl's movement on the outside of my belly as she tries to find her perfect position. It is then when all the feelings of heels to the rib cage (oh joy) and fetus hiccups will all come back to me. Until then, I'll enjoy these pain-free flutters. And so it goes...

Word Jumble Anyone?

And her name will be.........


Did you really think it would be that easy???? If you're trying to figure it out, please know that the break in the lines and the letter ordering have no meaning whatsoever. To make matters even more confusing, there is also a catch to these letters.
I'm not really sure why we're holding her name hostage, but we're still not ready to disclose it. It's certainly not for the reason that we're worried that we'll be swayed from it, because we LOVE it. Perhaps it's just an anticipation thing, seeing how we've waited so long to finally associate it with a living being...OUR living being. It's special and we know it will suit her perfectly.
Sorry to keep you on the hook, again, but at the rate that the days are passing, it will be soon enough before her name is revealed. And so it goes...

Hot Dog or Hamburger???

After much awaited anticipation, we are pleased to announce...

A Hamburger it is!!!!!!! David told me when we first found out that we were pregnant, that he hoped it was a girl. I was riding the fence. Already having a boy, I found it to be my "comfort zone", but the idea of a girl really excited me. I had a gut feeling that it was a girl from the beginning, but for some reason, these past 2 weeks, I have been doubting my intuition. I feel like I am carrying the same way that I carried Tyler. From what I've been told, with girls, you carry more round. With Tyler, I was all out front. Maybe it's too early to tell, but I definitely don't feel like I am going to be as big as I was with Tyler. Only time will tell.


On another exciting note, we can now put our girl name, which I've mentioned we've had picked out for 6 or 7 years now, to use. My sister even tried to steal it when she was pregnant with Madison, but I stood my ground. I thought that may have been my downfall. I figured since I didn't let her use it, I would probably never have a girl. BUT, here we are, pregnant with a little girl. And now you're probably wondering what that name is????? Stay tuned. It will be disclosed sooner than later. And for those of you that do know it, keep those lips zipped, please.

Most importantly, I want to thank my dear friend Mari for going out of her way to arrange this special sonogram for us!!!! You are the best!!! I hope you had as much fun as I did, even if she was a little stubborn for you. We watched baby girl for about 40 minutes (not knowing the gender) and got to listen to her heartbeat. We were finally able to see between the legs toward the end, after much moving and grooving. Thanks again, Mari!

To make matters even more sweet, as I was publishing this post, the Perinatal's office called with the results of my integrated screening. Baby girl tested negative for Trisomy 18, Trisomy 20 and Nueral Tube Defects! Great news yesterday, followed by great news today!

And now the pink preparation begins! And so it goes...