IT'S A GIRL!!

ITS A GIRL!! She had a great photoshoot today! Enjoy the pictures! See below for the story about our visit.

The confirmation that it's a girl! (looking up at her booty and legs)


She stretched out for this picture!


She is telling us "Shhh!"

Our doctors visit was very informative. The doctor drew blood for the AFP test (checking for neural tube defects and abnormalities). He checked my weight- I have gained 4 pounds. Then he checked the heart beat. It took about 30 seconds to find anything and it felt like hours! I was getting very concerned until I heard "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" - the baby was just sitting higher than the doctor expected. Her heart was beating at 144bpm (very healthy)! He measured my stomach and it was 18cm. He said that I was right on target. Your belly is suppose to correlate to the number of weeks you are pregnant. I dread 40! Then it was time for the ultrasound. I asked the girl if we were going to find out the sex today. As soon as the monitor picked the baby up she said "oh yah, we will be able to tell gender." I closed my eyes so I couldn't see the monitor. I told her my husband was in a prep class and couldn't come to the appointment. I asked if we could we put him on speaker phone so she could tell us both at the same time? She said that that was a first for her! Adam picked up on the first ring and I told him we were about to find out the gender. The girl said, "ok are y'all ready?! It's a GIRL! " Adam said - "really? Are you sure?" (he was excited!) and she said "yup, I'm pretty sure." Adam and I were thrilled! Adam went back into lecture and I got to watch our little girl on the tv screen for about 30min! She was playing with her hands (waving them around and putting them over her head) and kicking a lot too (I couldn't it feel though). Then she took a big stretch and tucked her chin back to her chest. Photos were taken of everything from her bladder to her fingers to make sure she was healthy. Her bones are starting to ossify so it kinda looked like she had her skeleton costume on for Halloween. During the ultrasound her heart was beating at 152bpm. She weighs 7 ounces. I was grinning like the village idiot when I walked out of the office! We are still working on names. Hopefully we will agree on one soon! My next visit is Nov. 6th. They will do a belly check and a finger stick for iron levels. At 28weeks our doctor offers a complimentary 4-d ultrasound. They said by that time the baby has some fat on it and looks cute. At that visit I will do a fasting glucose test to check for gestational diabetes. Hopefully my next post will be to tell you that I'm feeling her move!