19 Weeks... It's a Girl!!!

Holy guacamole, it's a girl!!!

We had our ultrasound done yesterday. More importantly I should note that she appeared healthy and had a good heartbeat (finally got a #, 168) and was moving (eventually) around.

The ultrasound room was wonderful! We had a private room and on the wall they had a big flat screen tv mounted so Chris and I could just sit back and watch the show! Our tech was really nice and funny and outgoing and took her time showing us all the different parts and measurements. Our little girl (who we didn't find out was a little girl until the very end) was quite a modest lady! First of all, we had to wake her up. She was quite comfortable it seems before the tech started poking and prodding. She had to nudge her to get her moving. Then she yawned and stretched!! We were laughing because it seems she already takes after me haha! It took some more nudging and then she finally got moving. But, when it came time to see if she was a boy or girl, she kept putting her hands between her legs covering herself!! Hey, if she stays that modest her whole life, fine by her dad and me! She finally moved those hands and, it's a girl!! Without getting into details for sake of her modesty, they can tell it's a girl not by absence of a you know what but by 3 lines defining her lady bits. I never knew that! That's how the tech could tell for certain it was a girl.

One of the big highlights was watching her attempt to suck her thumb. She tried many times unsuccessfully, bringing both her hands up to her face and opening her mouth, until finally she got her little thumb right in there and all 3 of us (the tech included) applauded and yelled and poor little girl got startled and dropped her hand quickly out of her mouth. Too much commotion for her liking! It was just so amazing to see her movements. Some of them already so human which is so amazing to me since she has no one to mimic. The stretching and yawning and the thumb sucking that are all natural instincts, really cool. We saw her in 3D as well but that was a bit freaky haha. The tech warned us it wasn't going to be cute. She hardly has any fat on her so she appears somewhat skeletal which is not how you like to picture your little bundle of joy! Still neat seeing some of her features more defined though. The tech even complimented her adorable nose haha! We received a dvd of 10 photos (a few are above) and we just really enjoyed our time getting an inside look at our baby's temporary home!

Now that we know it's a girl we can finally reveal her name to all! We are so confident about our name that we don't mind telling anybody who will listen. Her name is Adelaide June. Adelaide is a name that Chris and I have liked for years now. It's the name of a song by the band Anberlin. We also used one of their songs for our wedding song. Seems fitting that our daughter's name comes from them as well! It's funny because I had really been wavering in thinking it was a boy the past couple weeks. I kept being less and less certain. And I kept thinking of the lyrics in the song, one of them "Adelaide, you really had me going this time." And I couldn't help thinking that our little girl really had us fooled she was a boy! Guess it was a sign after all! Her middle name, June, is in honor of her aunts Katie & Sarah. We wanted to find a way to honor both of them but we didn't like any combination of their names so we finally figured out a way to do it - they were both born in June and June is such a pretty name. Plus, we loved how it went together so Adelaide June it is!


Dear Adelaide,
Adelaide! We get to call you by your proper name!! The joy that gives me is unbelievable. Your dad and I are completely and utterly OVER THE MOON! A precious baby girl. A princess. Daddy's Girl! When the ultrasound tech told us, we just stared at the screen in amazement. A girl. More importantly - a daughter. I will just never forget how we felt yesterday. Your dad and I went out to lunch after we found out and I think we barely could concentrate on anything but thoughts of you! Our whole lives seem to flash before our eyes in the best possible way. What will you look like? Will you look like your mama with a mass of dark hair? Will you be tall and thin like your daddy? A song came on at the restaurant, one they play at weddings quite a bit for the Father/Daughter dance and my head reeled with the thought of you some day dancing with your daddy at your wedding. I thought of all the special times I had and still have with my dad, your Pop-Pop, and thought of how you will have that special bond with your daddy. I thought of you and I shopping together with your Aunts and Grandma's (on both sides haha!). I thought of so, so many things. It is amazing how one moment can define your life like that. Your daddy and I have always said that having children is where you get the enjoyment from in the second part of your life and that couldn't be any more true. It's as if I feel my new life separating from my old one. I foresee so much happiness and joy that your little self will bring to everyone around you. You are already so very loved. We area already so blessed and you haven't even arrived yet! So many wonderful things await you on this side. I only hope I can teach you to be a strong and independent woman like my mama has taught me. That every man treats you with respect the way your daddy treats me (the way he was taught by his mama). So many things I hope and dream for you my Adelaide!

All my Love Precious Daughter,
Mama