And I'm thrilled. To be honest, I was a little terrified of having a boy. And it's not just the fact that I had no idea how we would afford to clothe a little guy, although that would've stressed me out quite a bit (although I probably would have gotten really good at sewing, assuming my back would tolerate that much sitting). For some reason, having a girl seems easier at this point, or at least known. And now we just have to worry about a name (we've had our boy names picked out forever) which will be fun.
This ultrasound was really neat. Last time was technologically cooler, but my heart was also ignorant. The place we went to Austin had a 42 inch flat screen monitor hanging on the wall so we could see perfectly well everything the technician saw. And the gal there was fabulous, explaining every little thing she was measuring and looking at, really helped us "see" our baby.
This time, the gal did her thing and didn't make much of an effort to let us even see her monitor. And there was very little explaining, too. BUT, and even though Jane was melting down every 60 seconds, it was more special this time because my heart is wiser, or deeper, or something. Looking back at Jane's ultrasound and her early days as a newborn, it's very cool to see certain things that are very much a part of her personality: she was pretty chill, mostly cooperative, and I'm sure if we could have heard inside the womb she would have been babbling even then.
This lovely little girl of ours was very hyper in comparison (I felt her the first time at 12 weeks) and it took a few minutes to even get a picture of her legs and her feet because she was kicking so much. She also refused to roll off her back so we could get a decent picture of her spine, even with much prodding and much rolling from side to side on my part. After I went to the bathroom, she obliged us for about 2 minutes and then rolled back onto her back, kicking all the while. It's like already I'm starting to get a sense of this child and I'm more excited then ever. It's amazing how we really come fully loaded with personalities...
(oh, and she's measuring right on track for a May 22 due date and everything looks healthy and all, I was a bit worried)
Now it's time to play the name game for the next 18-22 weeks...any suggestions? What is a name that fits with Jane?
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I'll give you my top picks as of now for a little girl: Stella, Lindsay, Halle and Annie. I also love the name Allison and calling her Allie, but that's my little sister's name and Adam says no to the same name, so that's what Halle is for. :)
Oh my goodness Marcee! Congratulations! That is wonde3rful News I just saw that Leah is expecting her second boy too! Wow, where have I been, May is coming so soon!
Thinking of you!
Congratulations Marcee! You'll have another beautiful little girl who will be a great playmate for Jane. I usually don't give name suggestions but I love the name Ailani. It's actually my niece's name (I suggested the name to my brother), now I kick myself for doing that because I would love to name one of my children that....oh well.
p.s. I was organizing Glen's old pictures today and found his high school dance photos. There was a cute picture of you from one of the dances! I seriously need to go through all of them and actually put them on photo albums.
Hey!! I just found out via facebook that you have a blog! And that you are having a little girl soon! We are having a little girl too! On May 27, just a few days after you, from the sounds of it! Congrats! :) If you want to check out our blog, the address is turnermelissa@blogspot.com
Marcee, it looks like we're going to be doing it old testament style--all my boys marry your girls. :D
Since you have Jane, I'd suggest using the other classics like Elizabeth, Emma, Anne, and any other Jane Austin name (if we ever get a girl, her name will be either Elizabeth or Emma, I think). They're easy, no one has to ask how to spell them or pronounce them, no one wonders if the name belongs to a boy or a girl, and everyone likes them too. I'm so excited for you!!!
Maybe I could get a voodu doll and fix your back somehow. I'll look into that in my spare time. :D
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