Our Beautiful Journey

We're having a G-I-R-L!!!! We found out a couple of weeks ago - visions of pink are now dancing in my head! The doctor's appointment went really well...but the technician was really upset because this is only the second time she's been wrong (she thought it was looking like a boy at 12 weeks). She is very happy and healthy and loves to kick me all the time already!

A really neat thing happened Wednesday night. I picked Brian up from the airport - he was returning from a quick trip to Utah to visit the fam. When we were getting ready for bed, she decided to start kicking up a storm - and Brian got to feel her kick for the very first time! It was so special - she gave him 10-12 really strong kicks that were actually shaking my abdomen a bit. Brian was so excited - he kept trying to see if she would kick some more. Those were the strongest kicks I had felt to date - we decided she was doing her happy dance since her daddy had just come home.

Pregnancy has been really cool so far. Especially now that the first trimester fatigue has lifted. I was able to completely avoid morning sickness, haven't had any heartburn (knock on wood for the last half of the pregnancy), I'm feeling great and I've been able to workout regularly at the gym. I'm still anti-chicken (a hold over from the first trimester) and we still joke that she's a vegetarian, although I can do some meat in small quantities. It has been so amazing feeling her kick and move during the day (and especially at night). I'm sure when she gets bigger it will get uncomfortable, but for now, it's a real joy. I really love how in love with her Brian is...he is always touching my tummy and saying hello to the baby - he is going to be a wonderful father. Now, if only we could narrow down that list of names - it's still a page long! :-)