24 Week Update

We had our most recent prenatal checkup yesterday afternoon. It is hard to believe that we are already in our 6th month!

Everything seems to be going great, no complaints from me. I have been a little tired, but that is always my biggest complaint when my body is under stress. The baby's movements are getting stronger by the day. Brandon was able to feel the baby kick for the first time last weekend. I am glad that he is now able to share in this experience.

Four weeks ago, after our ultrasound, our doctor was about 85% sure that we were going to have a little boy. However, our baby was much more cooperative this time around and the doctor is very sure we are actually having a little girl. Oops.

Brandon and I are adjusting to the change. We were both looking forward to having a little boy around, since there are so many little girls on my side. So the news was a little disappointing, even though Brandon was never fully convinced that we were having a boy. He has had several dreams about our baby, and in every dream the baby has been a girl.

I suppose we will never know for sure until we get to hold our little one in the spring. I am very much looking forward to the day that we can cuddle our baby. The reality of the pregnancy is starting to sink in for me, and that is both scary and exciting. I pray that Brandon and I can be the best parents possible to our little one.

Our next ultrasound is scheduled for December 17th. The doctor called it our tie-breaker ultrasound. Hopefully we can feel a little more confident that the baby is a girl after a second ultrasound. We are also planning on getting some 3-d pictures then, so hopefully we will have some good pictures to post, and to share with family over Christmas vacation.

I will try and be better about posting, it is just hard to know what to write about. :)