Anatomy Scan and Other Adventures!

This past Monday (2/6) we went in for our anatomy scan. The day we've been waiting for! Normally I see the doctor first, but this time we had the u/s first. Right away we saw our little munchkin bouncing around on the screen. The tech was able to get all of the measurements she needed without too much trouble. She said the heart, brain, spine, kidneys, upper lip, limbs, and everything else looked perfect! What a relief! I feel like this was the last big hurdle to get over before I could really relax and enjoy this pregnancy, and we cleared it with flying colors! As the tech was checking out the legs we were also able to get a peak at the goods...

We are having a GIRL!! I'm so stinking excited! I have to admit, this whole time I thought for sure we'd have a boy. KJ has all boys on his dad's side of the family (SIL was from MIL's second marriage), so I figured there was a good chance genetics would win and we'd be destined to have all boys. Boy, was I wrong! As you can see there's nothing even close to a boy there. We are girl all the way! I'm thrilled!

The goods



Since little girl was bouncing around so much, we didn't get a good profile shot. We did get a pretty cute one, though, of her all curled up with her feet by her head. I call this the sandwich pose:



A sweet little foot!



The rest of the app went well, except for a brief almost fainting spell. While I was still on the u/s table I started to feel really warm and dizzy. It felt like a panic attack, but I wasn't panicking about anything, so I'm not sure what to call it. I felt nauseous, had ringing in my ear, and black spots in my vision. After about five minuets I was fine again, though. The tech said I wasn't the first one that that had happened to that day, so maybe it wasn't me.

Moving on to Tuesday (2/7) we told the family the good news by sending pink flowers to the grandmas-to-be. Everyone loved them and thought it was a really special way to share the news.



Wednesday (2/8) DH and I got our tax refund! Woo hoo! We went out and bought a nice area rug for the nursery. It was our first big purchase for little girl, so that was exciting! Right now the nursery is yellow and green. I painted it right after we started trying the first time around. I figured I wouldn't want to paint once I was pg, and green and yellow would work well for Either a boy or girl. Well, now DH feels the yellow is too bright and wants to pain the top a different color. I told him, as long as he's the one painting, it's fine. I think we're going to go with a nice light purple to go with the green.

The nursery as it stands now



Thursday (2/9) while DH and I were eating dinner I got the thrill of a lifetime. I got kicked in the stomach! By my baby! It took me a minuet to realize what it was, but it was an honest to goodness kick. She kicked about five or six times.

I took a drive to a near by Walmart that actually still carries fabric and picked out some really cute prints for the nursery. I came across the perfect material! I had a general idea of what I was looking for, but once I saw it I knew it was it. I'm so in love with this print! And of coarse, there was a coordinating fabric and a quilt panel that matched, so I had to get those, too. I may have splurged just a tiny bit! $120 later (yikes!) I have all the fabric I need... for now.



That's all for now. There may be an Ikea trip in our near future... So stay tuned!

Lots of Love,
KJsbabe


PS Here's a bonus pic! My first BPF from last Friday at 17w5d.