It's a GIRL!!

Big news! We had our ultrasound at the 18 week mark and saw we are having a sweet baby girl (that is what my mom called me...now I can pass it on!) Jeff and I wrote on a piece of paper what we both thought the baby would be and he won. I thought it might be a boy because boy names came easier to us as we pondered names. He guessed it would be a girl because 98% of everyone around us thought we'd have a boy. Jeff's dad is the only one who called it!

It's very exciting and makes me a little nervous too. I look forward to so much like dressing her up and making her cuter than I would ever let my mom dress me. But those preteen and teen years already scare me. I guess this is a good time to apologize to my parents for pushing their buttons in those years, Sorry!! Jeff, in his steady nature, reminded me that boys have their issues that keep you up at night too. His response to having a girl as she approaches those teenage years was, "I guess I have 13 years to learn to use a shotgun!"

We thank God for how she is developing...all the vessels and anatomy looks very good. She waved at us and we saw 5 fingers. She wiggled her toes at us. We saw the heart chambers and all the big vessels in place. We saw her stomach, kidneys, brain, vessels in the umbilical cord and much more. I have gained 6 pounds and pooching a little. Can't tell much by looking at me but I can tell! I rub my belly every morning and can tell she's growing so much. It's amazing!

We left the next day and drove to Baton Rouge to spend time with Jeff's parents and brother, Bobby. We arrived to find on our bed the cutest pink dress with "LSU Tigers" on the front.


The challenge has begun to keep her "appropriately" dressed :) It was a restful weekend of getting to see Bobby's new house and watching MSU in the basketball tournament (Dadgum Kentucky Wildcats!!) and eating lots of Cajun food. Crawfish are in and the strawberries are in...I think they put Miracle Grow in the strawberry crop! Sweet and juicy! The rest of our southeastern tour consisted of a pit stop in Brandon, MS to visit Aunt Bobby and Uncle John, and my cousin, Lacey and her adorable 5 year old son, Ryder. Thanks for the wonderful meal and great visit!