Say "yes" to PINK!

Mr. Thinkin' and I went for our 20 week ultrasound on Friday. Everything went well, despite the fact I'm a dork that seems to be math challenged lately and drank twice the required 32 oz of water in the hour before our appointment. I wanted to die for about 10 minutes, and then the tech pointed out that my bladder was actually too full so I got to go right away.
There wasn't ever a moment where we saw much more than Newbie's face and feet, but the tech said we are having a girl. I wish I would have said, I would like her to point out how she could tell, but the lady made me a little nervous. I asked her if she liked her job and she said, "Frankly the only time I get excited about this job is when I find something that isn't good news for you." Ok, so that pretty much ended the chit chat. I am happy to report we didn't have reason to excite the tech and we have a healthy baby on the way.
Mr. Thinkin' and I are both excited and nervous about being parents to a baby girl. I think my nervousness had to do with wanting a healthy mother-daughter relationship, where as his, at the moment is all about changing diapers.
I never thought I would be the type of mother who thought their daughter needed a bunch of pink clothes, but in the last four days I have purchased about 20 pink things! I really thought I had a lot of unisex newborn clothes, but now that I know we are having a girl a lot of it seems so masculine.
We have decided on a name for the little lady, but we are not sure what we will end up calling her. I am not fond of all the unsolicited input you get about naming your child. Also, I am really sensitive about not using a name other people want to use, or have used recently. That being said, I am glad we have 18 weeks to think about things.
Yahoo...my baby is a girl!!!

19 week OB visit

Some stats on the pregnancy...

~ Down another lb, for a total of 12 over the last 14 weeks.
~ Blood Pressure 110/72, sounds about average for me.
~ Newbie's heart rate, was between 154 and 161 during the appointment.
~ Ultrasound scheduled for Friday, at 3 p.m. Yahoo!!!
~ We refused the screening test that was scheduled for this appointment.

Dr. Cool Guy was in a much better mood during this visit, and we had a chance to visit about my expectations for this delivery. It was important for me to hear that he really intends to let me have as little interventions as possible.

I had a little issue with the ladies that run the front of the office yesterday. Mr. Thinkin' was a little late and the Grouch that was at the reception desk said he couldn't go back and he would just have to wait for a nurse to come up. What? Finally, after waiting for about 5 minutes, he called me on my cell and ask me to send a nurse to get him. He was annoyed and I was disappointed. I had asked that we wait to start the appointment until he got there. As it turns out, he was probably only about 45 seconds behind me. The nurses said, not to worry, he will be shown back when he gets there. It would have been just a simple miscommunication if the reception lady wasn't such a crab about EVERYTHING! For the love of Pete, she has a job because of people like us!

So, that about warps it up, I will post again when we know the sex of the baby. I have spent equal time in the recent past thinking it was both a boy and a girl, so who knows!

25 Questions and 25 Answers about me.

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? Are those wrinkles...I'm only 30!
2. How much cash do you have on you? A buck or two?
3. What's a word that rhymes with TEST? Best.
4. Which planet? Pluto, 'cause you can "put it in your pocket for a rainy day.
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list? My friend Jill
6. What is your favorite ring on your phone? Float On.
7. What shirt are you wearing? Black Liz Lange maternity tee
8. What do you label yourself? Crazy (in both good and bad ways).
9. Name the brand of your shoes you're currently wearing? Adidas running shoes.
10. Bright or Dark Room? Bright!
11. What were you doing at midnight last night? Sleepin'.
12. What did your last text message you received on your cell say? Jill telling me about bumping into Shauna in Denver.
13. Where is your nearest 7-11? No 7-11s around here, but there is a Loaf and Jug about 13 blocks from here.
14. What's a saying that you say a lot? Oh, for the love of Pete.
15. Who told you they loved you last? Mr. Thinkin'.
16. Last furry thing you touched? Furry? I don't know...MiMi has smooth fur.
17. How many drugs have you done in the past three days? Do Prenatal Vitamins count?
18. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed? Two, which is great for me.
19. Favorite age you have been so far? 30? I like life now.
20. Who is your worst enemy? Yikes... if they read this then they will know?!?!!?
21. What is your current desktop picture? Tulips.
22. What was the last thing you said to someone? Time to go to sleep. Mama loves you! (to WM).
23. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly, which would you choose? The bucks.
24. Do you like someone? Tons for people. However, you are more likely to know if I don't like you than if I do.
25. The last song you listened to? Jackson from the Walk the Line soundtrack.

Just a few pics of Cowboy WH

Has it really been two months?

Wow time does fly... The New Year is here! All is well with us. Plus One is growing and coming into his own. My belly is starting to expand, as this is week 17 for Newbie. Mr. Thinkin' and I are doing well. All is good.

Plus One - 18 months
(whom I will from this point on refer to as WH)

He is talking more all the time. I sat down to count his words the other night and easily came up with about 50. He can string a couple of words together, but doesn't often. He spent the Christmas season referring to Santa as "ho ho ho" (so cute). He is still madly in love with horses and all other animals (but mostly horses). Sleeping is going well. He sleeps about 12 hours at night and naps for 2-3 hours once a day. The kid eats like a horse and is still in the 10 percentile for weight. I think he has the metabolism I dream of. There is definite signs of "independence" starting to shine through. We get lots of, "Hey, no-no"s. He seems less violent, but that largely depends on how well he is rested. I am currently the preferred parent, which means he is more grouchy towards Daddy. Overall, I would say he is just where I would expect a bright 18 month old to be.

Newbie - 17 weeks
I need to start with, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER! I was not well weeks 10-14 or so. The dork in me was convinced I had the flu most of that time. Feeling great though-out my first pregnancy lead to greater confusion on my part I am sure. We saw the baby at 11 weeks, and it looked like a gummy bear. At 15 weeks, we had a regular OB appointment where they were slow to find the heartbeat, due to the fact I am carrying so high. Needless to say I was panicked for several minutes. All seems well at this point. There seems to be less movement than when I was carrying WH, but I think that might be due to how/where I am carrying this babe. We (or I should say I) are looking forward to finding out the sex of the baby sometime this month. During the time I was so sick I thought it definitely had to be a girl, but how I keep dreaming it is a boy. WHO knows!

Not much else is happening around here. My mom is coming in February to help get WH's new room ready and get the nursery going. We are very undecided on boy's names still. My Notre Dame husband is currently voting for Brady Quinn. I think Quinn Brayden is ok, but we are not going to name our child after a QB for ND.