kickin' it - sailor style

hey now - check that pregnant belly out!

as of tomorrow I will be 20 weeks pregnant. (1/2 way) now that we know it's a girl, I feel like it's more real. and I'm excited to get the nursery ready. I keep telling Gabe that I'm in a "nesting mood." he laughs and says I'm not a bird gathering twigs!

(EAK talked me into buying this shirt. I'm glad she did... I rocked the pregnant sailor look on sunday!)

the other night, as we were going to bed, I felt a distinct *kick* from our little girl. All my books say that when you first feel the baby move that it feels like gas. Maybe I mised that part... because this didn't feel like gas, this felt like a *kick* from inside my belly! I've felt a few more since then, but she doesn't do it on command. (that would be quite the trick!)

we've also done a lot of browsing and shopping lately for baby stuff. we've been to Babies-R-Us, Bergstrom's, Target, a local furniture store, Pottery Barn Kids, and back to Bergstrom's. We've found the nursery set we want to get. The crib, armoire, and dresser from the collection below. it's a scan of a photocopy, so it's not the best picture.

now we need to decide on colors... I don't want it to be a cliche explosion of pink, but i do like a few pink and green combos I've seen. perhaps some purple? decisions, decisions! we better hop-to! as of tomorrow, we are 1/2 way there!

estas una nina

we're having a girl!!

we went on wednesday to my doctor appointment on we were excited by the idea that the doctor could tell us what sex the baby is. unfortunately, the doctor was not particularly interested in telling us the sex of the baby. she barely even tried. i was so upset, but it was early enough of the day that we could implement a plan B.

the ladies at work had told me about this place in costa mesa/newport beach area that does nothing but ultrasounds. two of my coworkers had used this place while they were pregnant and they swore by it. $25 for an ultrasound + pictures. you could get a DVD, 3d, 4d, or other extras. we were just interested in the ultrasound.

we called and they had an opening that night for 7 pm. we were so glad we had a second try. well, baby wouldn't cooperate. baby was being shy. the ultrasound tech had me try all sorts of things to move the baby. i jumped up and down, i rolled side to side, i jiggled my hips, nothing. baby would only move a little bit, and baby kept crossing it's legs. i was so sad. luckily, they'll do a retry at a discounted price...

so, we went back this morning and gave it a second shot. this time the ultrasound tech was able to get a look at HER and tell us it's a GIRL!

we're so excited for our little girl!