Drumroll Please.....

So, if you haven't noticed our little countdown, please note that we are now passed the halfway mark and on our way down the longer, but more exciting half of this pregnancy! And, as many of you know, that means that we've been to the doctor for the ultrasound to see how this baby is doing and whether or not it's a boy or a girl.
Ever since we found out we were having a baby Nate has been telling me that he feels like we were having a girl. He says he can't explain why he thought that, just that he did and had been imagining this baby as a little girl. I have not had any inklings or intuition feeling as though the baby was either a boy or a girl. I haven't been shy about telling eveyone who asks what I hoped for though. I have been openly sharing my desires to have a baby girl. I just feel like little boys are foreign territory to me and I might know a little bit more about dealing with a girl than with a boy. With that, everybody says that I must be carrying a boy because I want a girl so badly. I even did the draino test with my mom, sisters, and sister-in-law around to try and get an idea and their perception was that the test said I was carrying a boy and was going to be highly disappointed when going to this ultrasound to find the little boy growing inside me.
So, I'd been preparing myself for a son and finally coping with the idea of having a little boy around. I even looked at crib sets online and tried to pick the cutest boy one that I could. But, when we went to the doctor and she put that ultrasound on my tummy and moved it towards the little one's legs I saw nothing. She went over that area about 5 times during the ultrasound and each time there was nothing to see between those tiny little legs. And the technician wrote those sweet 3 little words on the screen that I've been dying to hear for 20 weeks.....
"It's a girl"

It's a relief to finally know what we're having and I can imagine this little baby girl as a part of our lives. Our family is so nice and threw us a party to celebrate and even brought gifts. This little girl already has quite the wardrobe and other gifts building up and she won't be here for another 4 1/2 months! It's so great to have so many people around us supporting us and showing their love for us and our little family.

And for those of you who have been waiting for this baby to start showing herself off, she is here and in full swing! My pants have been getting tighter and tighter right where I button them and I finally decided it's time to buy some maternity clothes. My sweet husband bought me these super cute jeans for Valentine's Day. He went all out this year, he had flowers delivered to our house on Saturday, bought my favorite caramel filled chocolates, and took me to the Asian Star and to the movie, Valentine's Day. (Which was really cute and funny, by the way. Even Nate enjoyed it)
Here we are getting ready to go out on our hot date...