It it a GIRL!!!

So without further adieu we would love the world to say hello to Emma Jean (or a least her current home in my belly!!)  We had our 20 week ultra sound yesterday and it was confirmed that the little guy, um gal inside me is actually a girl!!! We couldn't be happier!


People kept asking us if we cared what we were having and the truth is that we didn't care one way or another as long as the baby was healthy. But am I excited about a little girl...you bet! I will be able to have my very own dress up doll for as long as she will let me. If she is anything like me that won't last once she starts talking. I can't say that I remember this but I have been told that when I was in preschool and Mom would wake me up I would ask "What am I wearing", if I didn't like the option I wouldn't get up. :-) And that if I had my way I would change cloths 3-4 times a day!! Lets just say that this might be interesting!!

As for the name I wanted to give a little history about that too. Emma is my great great grandmothers name and Jean is both my Mom and my MeMe's middle name! Here are some pictures of the three of us at MeMe's birthday and a Christmas!!

 In the next couple of months I am going to get all the information I can about Emma so that I will be able to tell Emma all about her namesake. I think it's neat to have a name with history...my name was chosen from a character on a soap opera. :-D

And as promised here is a picture of me and my belly...covered up!!

 You may notice that something looks a little different with my hair...nope I am not adding red to it but Emma is!! :-) My hairdresser assures me that this is natural and that pigment changes in the hair is just one of those things that happen during pregnancy. Who knows...maybe I will luck out and get a beautiful red headed girl like my Mom!!! For week 20 it's same ole same ole! Growing baby...growing mommy...but the one thing that is new is that we are finally able to buy things!! Michael, being the amazing husband he is, went and put our crib, dresser and changing table/dresser on layaway yesterday! Next week when I am in Alabama with my mother in law we will start the fun registration process!!!! Sooooo excited to start the planning. :-D

That will do me for now!

Be blessed!

Riffraff

So  I have heard some amazing things about this place and I am finally going to get to check it out! :-) You should too!!! This Thursday they are having a holiday open house!! Come check out all the things you can't live without for the holiday season!!

Exploding Babies...

Well not exactly exploding babies but this week our baby's sensory development is exploding! She is in there developing her senses of smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Right now I would venture that the taste, and vision part would be very dull but being able to see what is in front of her, touch her surrounds and even hear Michael and my voice seem pretty big!  She is growing bigger and bigger and so is my belly! I think I finally feel like I look pregnant and not like I have been drinking a little too much. ;-) Next week I will see if I can post a picture of me with the belly! :-)

I am still shocked and amazed that this little guy is 6 inches long and 8 1/2 ounces!! All of that is happening under my skin...GOD is AMAZING! If you are like me and enjoy the quarter pictures...here is one for this week.

By the size of the shrinking quarter I can really tell that soon my baby is going to look like a small baby instead of fruits and veggies! ;-)

That's about all I know for now!

Have a blessed week!!!

JGW

Week 17 has come and gone...

So this post will cover both week 17 and 18!! ;-)

First things first...
Week 17 saw our baby's skeleton turning from soft cartilage to bone!! Her placenta is also growing stronger and thicker!! Good thing since she will need all the yummy nutrients she can get from now until she comes to meet us in person.!! The baby is now 5 oz. in weight (like a turnip) and is 5 inches from head to rump.

For baby, week 17 is more of the same...growing growing and more growing but for me it's causing some precarious issues with my balance. My trainer is working to help keep my balance from going the way of the dodo bird but just the same I have all but packed up my high heals for the next 22 weeks. :-)

And now...
We are in week 18!! Just two short weeks until we get the first real glimpse of what we are having!! :-D
The baby is now 5 1/2 inches long from head to rump which translates to about the length of a bell pepper and weights 5 1/2 ozs.





I don't know about you guys but this bell pepper looks smaller than a turnip. ;-)







Last weekend Michael and one of my best friends Bethany celebrated their 40th and 30th birthdays together with family from both sides and one of his favorite people Yoshi! Michael got his first store bought birthday cake and I may have ruined him for future cakes!

 

 We are truly blessed to have such wonderful families!! :-) 

That is all that is really going on in our lives right now...more to come next week!

Be blessed!