Half Way

     This Saturday marks 20 weeks with the pregnancy of Baby Girl.  We have known she is a “she” for only two days and she already has the cutest Petunia Pickle Bottom diaper bag, a crib (thanks to my cousin Kathryn), six dresses, three sweaters, two pair of shoes and a pink and white lamb lovie.  Can you imagine how much stuff she will have when she arrives?  I should have known it would be like this if I ever had a girl.  However, don’t freak and think I have gone on a shopping spree.  The $180 diaper bag was a major steal for only $25 at a local consignment shop.  The crib was being given away by my cousin’s neighbor, so …free!  The pink and white lamb lovie was actually a gift to Bradford, but I thought it was too girly for him so I saved it for a girl.  And the rest, I got yesterday at the Columbia Tot Trade.  I’m pretty proud of myself to be honest.  Now, we just need to clear out a room in the house for her.  The question, though, is which room?

     Baby Girl is 20 weeks and about the size of a cantaloupe (6.5 inches long and approximately 10-11 oz.).  According to an online article on pregnancy, I should have gained 10 lbs by now, but thanks to morning sickness and chasing two one- year- olds around, I am at a weight gain of zero.  Yes, I have a “baby bump“, but according to the doctor I lost the three pounds I had worked so hard to put on (ice cream, subs, an entire 8x8 pan of brownies, etc…).   I know I am supposed to eat healthy, but hearing that only makes me want to eat more of the things I don’t normally allow myself to eat.  Thanks doctor.

It's a ......

For weeks I have been wondering if this baby in my belly was a boy or a girl. Finally, today was the day that question was answered. I packed Bradford up and took him to a friend’s house where he played while Eliot and I went to find out the gender.

We walked in the ultrasound room and the lady told me to have a seat on the table. She pulled out the “magic wand” and placed it on my stomach. Now, when we went to find out the gender of Bradford, I knew the answer as soon as the wand hit my stomach. Bradford was not shy in hiding his male parts. This time, I studied the screen hard and thought I was looking at another boy. The lady, however, decided to measure every little body part before searching for the gender. We saw two arms, two legs, four chambers of the heart, two kidneys, a bladder, ten fingers, ten toes, and the cutest little nose since Bradford. Then, it was time. She positioned it to search for the gender.

Our question was answered and tears filled my eyes. 

IT’S A GIRL! 

Not only did I win our in-home bet on whether it was a boy or girl, but I won the opportunity to be a mother to a daughter.

So, now I must try to refrain from buying every cute little pink outfit and all the pearls I lay my eyes on. This little girl will be spoiled. But I have a feeling, it’s going to be by her father.