I went to the doctor today. I'm 17 weeks, and they gave me an ultrasound to make sure everything was looking okay. I have a low lying placenta, but I'm praying it will move. Anyway, the sonogram tech was so sweet. I asked her if she could peek at the gender and put the picture in an envelope. We all turned our heads, or so I thought, and she checked it out, typed the gender on the screen, and printed the picture out for us. We went out to dinner. My husband and I were debating over opening up the envelope when our 6 year old son says...It's a girl, she typed out G-I-R-L on the screen, I watched her. I could not believe it! I kept quizzing him about it, but I never peeked. We went to Target, and I came so close to letting him look at the picture and picking out a precious blanket for the baby...but, I couldn't do it. Barry was dying to know by this time. Next, we went to get ice cream and meet up with my dad. I was tempted to hand the envelope over to the girl getting our ice cream and tell her to give me pink or blue ice cream depending on the picture, but I still couldn't do it! I told my dad and Tanner they could look at the picture, but don't tell me anything. Well, I should have known better. As soon as we got in the car Tanner said, "It's a girl!" And, of course, I had to check it out for myself...and sure enough, we are having a precious baby girl!!!
Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 17 weeks
Size of baby: 5.1 inches long and about 5.9 ounces-the size of an onion
Maternity Clothes: I wear a lot of dresses because they're comfortable, t-shirts, athletic shorts and all maternity jeans, capris, and pants.
Gender: GIRL!!!
Movement: It feels like she is doing somersaults each evening.
Sleep: I don't fall asleep until at least midnight...not sure why I feel the need to stay up so late.
Symptoms: Not feeling nauseous anymore!!
What I miss: Nothing really
Cravings: Hmmm...this week, McDonalds fries, Sonic cherry limeade, waffles
Best Moment this week: Seeing our sweet baby on the screen.
What I am looking forward to: We are moving to our new home this week, so putting baby girl's things in her room!
