OB Appointment

I had my OB appt. today at 9:30 am. They said that my gestational diabetes test came back great! No problems. YAY!!!!!!! I was so hoping it was fine. They said I have gained 4 pounds which brings me up to a total of 2 pounds. ;) David and I think most of that is that we didn't eat very well this weekend. We are back to our normal routine food wise, so I am hoping I won't be gaining too much more. The doc said he would like to see me gain only 15 - 20 pounds the whole pregnancy. I am hoping I don't gain that much. ;) He said that our little girl was measuring perfectly well at my ultrasound so that is great news! I asked about her heartbeat because it was in the 140s every time they have taken it and during the ultrasound, it was 129. He said that was perfectly normal, yay! I think that's it. Our next appointment is April 21st.

Before and After

I recently visited my old workplace, Grove Park Chapel, and while I was there, I got some sweet comments. They commented on how much weight I had lost and how pregnancy suits me and that I really "glow". One of the ladies commented that she had been reading on here about my weight loss, but wanted to SEE my weight loss. She saw it that day, but I thought there may be some of you out there that felt the same as her. So, here are some before and after photos of me. The after photos are actually me at 16 weeks pregnant, but I couldn't find any good pictures from before I was pregnant. Sorry! I think you can see a difference.

BEFORE (3.15.08)

AFTER (2.14.09)

BEFORE (3.15.08)

AFTER (2.14.09)

Are we having a boy or a girl?!?!?!?!?!?!

WE ARE HAVING A.........




















GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are so very excited that we are going to have a girl! Before you ask, no, we don't have a name for her yet! We have had a boy name picked out for a while, but no girl names quite fit yet. If you have any suggestions, please let them fly!!!!!! The first picture is where you can see that our little one is a girl. Just look where the arrow is pointing and you will see three little lines...that's our proof! The sonogram was great! We got to see the 4 chambers of the heart, kidneys, femur bones, bladder, stomach, spine etc...... Everything looked great!

After we left the tech's office, we went shopping for our first girl things! We got an outfit complete with hat, socks and bib. We got 2 bibs and a little bear that is something we have been looking for. (See the very last picture.) I hope you enjoy these pictures of our little girl! We can't wait to meet her in person!!!!!

Also, as it turns out, my in-laws had a little bet going. Steve won!!!! He thought it would be a girl and June thought it would be a boy. "Sweet victory" is what Steve is thinking right now! ;)

My Mom said that I am just like her. No sickness = girl. When she was sick, she was pregnant with a boy. We'll see if I am truly the same as her in the future, possibly!

Most people have said it was a girl and they were right! For a long time, I have thought it was a boy and I was way off. That's fine with me. I am happy with either and look forward to a sweet little girl!

Here are the things we bought for our little girl! Close-up pictures follow. You can also click on this one to get a better shot.

Daddy just had to get this, although, I don't believe it's true!

Of course, I had to get this for Daddy!

This is a close-up of the bib with the outfit set "Thank heaven for little girls!"

The socks that go with this are little ballet shoes! They are so, so cute!

Here is our little bear's tummy! Here's the story:

The day David and I found out we were pregnant, we went out browsing. We saw a set of bibs that were neutral in colors and the first one said "heaven sent". We thought it was so great, because if we realize anything with all that we have been through, it is that this precious baby is sent from God! We didn't buy them then and now regret it. But, today we found this bear and so we decided to get it! I really wanted something that said heaven sent and now we have it!