Almost Halfway!! March 27, 2009

Yep, that’s right. I’m slowly, but surely, getting closer and closer to the halfway point of my pregnancy. It’s really an exciting time for Alex and I. Last week we had our final ultrasound appointment. The baby looked fabulous; everything was functioning as it should. And we found out that we’ll be welcoming an absolutely adorable (they did the 3D ultrasound…and man can you see everything!) baby…..GIRL!! I about started crying as I reached around trying to find my husband’s hand while still continuing to look at my little one on the screen. Of course…Alex (Mr. No emotion) stood there and looked at the monitor seemingly unimpressed with our news. He later started joking that the baby was lacking the essential “parts”…but by the end of the night I knew he was thrilled to be having a baby girl. Even if he doesn’t know it yet…this little girl is going to have him wrapped around her little finger.

 

I waited so long to post on the sex of the baby because I wanted to make sure that all of the family heard the news before I made it public. Actually…I had quite an interesting time attempting to tell my family the news. I knew my mom absolutely needed to be the first person to find out…so I called her phone (we had discussed in advance the approximate time I would be calling) twice…and finally decided I would try my little sister’s cell phone. Well, my little sister just recently got a cell phone (she’s only 11…and it’s for emergencies only. I’m pretty sure telling my family we were having a girl counted as an emergency!), and apparently I didn’t save her number in my cell phone. So I dialed what I believed was my little sister’s number. Yeah, I’m guessing you can see where this is going. I called the wrong number…and got someone completely different. But, the really amazing thing is…I knew the person I dialed. It was actually a family friend that I hadn’t talked to in years! It was so strange! Come to find out she had been thinking about my family and me last week and wondered how we had been doing. So everything just fell into place and we were able to catch up. Of course, once she found out why I had been trying to get in touch with Mom she told me to “Hang up and call your mother! And then call me back!” It made the day so special to be able to share it with a family friend!

 

Back to my family…My mom was thrilled! In fact I think she make have squealed /shrieked in the background. My dad was pretty excited…but he was primarily thrilled because for years I’ve heard my dad say that he hopes I have a little girl just like me. Unfortunately for him…our little girl seems quite laid back. In her 3D ultrasound she had one arm tucked back behind her head and seemed to be relaxing…with the exception of her feet, which were all over the place!

 

And speaking of being all over the place…I’ve been feeling her move around almost every night for the past week and a half. I first felt her move on March 6^th, and I keep hoping that she’ll eventually get strong enough so Alex can feel her. However, it’s almost like she knows when he’s trying to feel her and she completely stops moving. It’s always right as he tucks me in, says goodnight and shuts the door…and then she’s all over the place! Poor Alex…I think he’s really disappointed that he hasn’t been able to feel her yet. I keep telling him it may be a couple weeks, but I’d love for him to be able to feel her now.

 

Alright…before I continue on and on until I’ve written a small novel, I should probably get back to day dreaming about my little girl. But I’ll give you one more little treat, and let you know what we’ve decided to name our little one: Sophia Nichole. I loved the name Sophia, and Nichole is my best friend’s middle name. She also planning on using my middle name when she has a little girl…so it’s nice that we can “trade” names!