Tickled Pink!

Well, if I thought that Wednesday night was exciting and overwhelming... we have topped that! After spending some time with Allyson, Richard, and their new son Hudson, I decided I could not wait any longer to find out the gender of our baby! Travis, being the uber patient and wonderful husband he is, suggested we call my Mom's friend, Kelly (an ultrasound tech) to see if she might be able to scan us that night (at 6pm on Saturday). Luckily, Kelly was on call and graciously met us up at the hospital (in La Grange!) to help us with this age old question... boy or girl?

Almost immediately, my Mother gasped and held back a giggle. After about 15 seconds of checking to be sure, Kelly let us know that we were having a GIRL! 100%, without a doubt, girl.

I was so surprised and shocked... we were just SURE it was a boy. All of the old wives tales, the gender predictor test, the Chinese predictor test... all of it pointed to a boy! Despite being completely surprised, Travis and I are SO thrilled, excited and happy! It really makes this whole journey so much more real! And its hard to believe that SHE will be here in just a few short months.

And I am so ready to do some shopping! Today, we are going with Nancy (my mother-in-law) to go crib shopping. She says that when she was pregnant with Travis, her mother-in-law took her crib shopping! So today we continue in that tradition. I will also be loading up on some adorable girl clothing. Bring on the pink, bows, and precious outfits!

Like I said before, we have not decided on a girl's name just yet... but there are many lists and ideas!


Oh what fun!


As I mentioned earlier, we spent some time over at the Sherrill's house yesterday to see Ally's new baby, Hudson. He is the spitting image of Richard and the sweetest baby! He makes the cutest sounds and can make you melt!




We are so excited to share this wonderful news with you all! Thanks to everyone that voted on the poll! :) Looks like some of you were right!


XoXoX

It's Picture Time!

As promised... here are the pictures of our Peach from our last ultrasound (at 13 weeks)... they are kind of hard to see, but the baby is face down, on his/her tummy.

The first picture shows the baby's head on the left, facing down. The little light spot (among the dark area on the left) that is oval shaped is the baby's foot!

The second picture shows the baby's head (again on the left, facing down), the flicker of the heart, and a curled up leg (too cute!).

The last picture is a good picture showing us the head, spine and body.

If you arent used to looking at ultrasounds, you have to kind of use your imagination. The 4D ultrasounds are really neat where you get a really good look at the baby, but we won't do one until the 7th or 8th month.

Yesterday, we did some shopping at Babies'R'Us. We have picked out a really neat crib and dresser / changing table. We even did some actual shopping... we got some onesies and a few books for the Peach!

We hope you are all fortunate enough to be enjoying this beautiful fall weather! Have a great rest of your weekend!

Groundhog Day

Well, looks like our little peach saw his shadow... it will be another 4 weeks until we learn the sex of our baby! The baby was laying face down on his/her tummy and not showing us anything! So we shall wait in suspense for another 4 weeks. Not that it's a bad thing... if we are having a girl, we still haven't decided on a name. The boy? Done, no problem. The 'girl' name list is still long and undecided.

We were very happy and excited to see our growing baby. We could catch glimpses of his/her legs and little feet... which were so cute! The ultrasound tech said our baby is almost 5 inches long! It's hard to believe that the baby is already that big. I always get asked if I am 'showing' yet... only to me! Haha. I am still wearing my same clothes (with the help of a hair band extender for the pants), so you can't really tell. Soon enough, I am sure! :)

Our next appointment is on October 27th where we will find out whether it will be pink or blue! I will try to upload some ultrasound pictures this weekend of the peach and his/her cute little legs!

Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend!

Lucky Number 13?

First off, I just wanted to thank everyone that had the sweetest things to say upon finding out our exciting news! It really meant a lot to Travis and I that everyone was so sweet and congratulating! XoXoX

Ok, an update. I think I spoke too soon in my last post when I said that I felt that the morning sickness was subsiding... because it hasn't. Sometimes I am lucky enough to only have the nausea in the evenings, but "fun" days like today, I experience it all day long. I've decided that I will be happy for the good days and patient with the not-so-good days.

On Wednesday, my Mom, Trav and I will be going back to see Dr. Schmidt for some routine testing and an ultrasound. We are bringing Mom along in hopes that she might be able to sneak a peek at the ultrasound (since she was an ultrasound tech in a previous life) and shed some light on the sex of our baby. Though it's a long shot, we are anxious to find out what we are having! I haven't done much shopping for the baby (which is weird considering I've wanted babies since I was one!), and I am excited to pick out either pink or blue things! :) So we shall see if we get lucky in Week 13!

My fall wishes have finally been granted! Today we had our first cool front come through! I think that fall is my new favorite season. I think it's a mixture of the cool, crisp air, the beautiful fall leaf colors, and the family holidays... I think the pregnancy is making me soft! Haha. I've done some decorating around the house in preparation for the fall holidays (will post pics later) and I am already planning fun things we can turn into family traditions with our growing family. There is one special tradition that will always remain... being in the company of our dearest family and friends!