IT'S A GIRL!

Today was my "20 week" appointment. Okay, technically, I'm only 19 weeks, but in two days I'll be 20, so they rounded up. First I had my ultra sound, which was, by far, the best part. I'M HAVING A GIRL!!! I'm SO SUPER excited about that! I've wanted a girl since LONG before I got pregnant. When my mom told me, she was done having kids, and all I had was two little brothers, I told her, "Well fine, I guess I'll just have to have a daughter then." Since getting pregnant, I've been afraid to hope too much for a girl, so I kept telling myself, "It's going to be a boy." to psych myself out, so that I wouldn't be disappointed. But ever since we told Rusty that I was pregnant, he has insisted that he is going to have a little sister. We told him several times, "We don't know yet. It could be a boy. The baby has to decide what it wants to be." His response, every time, was "Well....it's gonna be a girl." During the ultra sound, when she told me it is a girl, I started crying. It felt like winning the lottery. I'm still absorbing it. I'M GOING TO HAVE A DAUGHTER!!! I am definitely on cloud nine! Another cool part about the ultra sound was that as the technician looked at all the parts, and took all the measurements, she kept saying everything looked "beautiful" and "perfect". So we know that our daughter is physically healthy! My friend, Brittany, was able to be there too, and we had picked up Rusty early from school so he could be there, and of course Russ was there. It was awesome to have several important people there to watch, and to get the news with me!

After the ultra sound, I had a regular appointment. I finally got to meet my OBGYN, and I really like her. She's from Texas! She's about my age, and she's really nice. I liked her right away. I had several questions for her, and she answered all of them, and we had a fun conversation. I had to have a little bit of blood drawn, for a thyroid test. I've been battling with depression, and since I know that thyroid problems run in my family, we decided to check and see if that could be the cause of it.

January is going to be a VERY busy month. First, my next appointment is scheduled for Jan 7th. I also have a dermatology appointment scheduled for Jan 17. I also signed up for three of the free classes that are offered at the hospital, Preparation for Childbirth, on Jan 12, Breastfeeding Class on Jan 24, and a Sibling class for Rusty on Jan 29. Not to mention, my birthday is Jan 21st, and sometime that month, my sister-in-law is supposed to give birth. Should be a fun month!