Thursday, January 4, 2007

01/04/2007

Thursday, January 04, 2007
Our First Ultrasound Current mood: excited
As you can tell by my profile picture, we had our first ultrasound yesterday! I have seen many ultrasounds before in nursing school, but nothing is as special as your own It was so amazing. Very quickly the tech told us that it was a girl. However, she could not get a picture because the little one is SUCH a wiggle worm. The position that you see her in, in the picture is how she laid the whole time except she kept kicking and moving her arms. I guess she felt like we were invading her privacy, so in return she was stubborn. They were able to see her heart, but couldn't capture the picture due to her moving so much. So, that means that I get to go back on the 30th of this month and have another ultrasound, yay! Right now she weighs 10 ounces and "looks good"
I have been telling Steve for a few weeks now that my right side is killing me. Sometimes it feels like a crab pinching me and others I am just sore. So, I asked the ultrasound tech if the baby happened to have her feet in my right side and well, she does! That explains a lot. I feel her kicking me now. I have felt it for a few weeks, but didn't know it was the baby until last night. It is so neat!!!!
We have a name picked out, we think. Unless we change our mind, her name is going to be Macy Jane. We were tossing around Emma Jane as well, but we just like Macy better I think. BTW, while I am thinking about it--if any of you buy any little girl things, PLEASE keep the tags on it and grab a gift receipt. I know several people here lately that were told they were having one thing and the baby came out the other! Just in case that happens, I won't be stuck with girl stuff.
I can't wait to start decorating her nursey. We are going to wait until after our next ultrasound to start buying the bedding etc, just in case they see different body parts since it should be developed well by then. I already had the girl stuff narrowed down to a few patterns, but the boy stuff I had no clue what I wanted. It will be so much easier now!!!!! We will probaby register sometime in late February. I think it will be at Target and Babies R Us. The stuff I want from Burlington (Baby Depot) is stuff we will buy now so there is no point registering there!!
Well, that is about all for now. We are leaving for our cruise Saturday morning. We are staying the night in Miami, then boarding the ship on Sunday. We return to Miami the following Sunday morning and will stay the night again in Miami before heading home on Monday. I am so excited!! My best friend Sarah and her husband will be going with us on the cruise as well, good times. Our first anniversary is on Sunday as well. This past year has flown by!!! It has been the best year and this year is going to be even better.
Okay, that's it. When I get back in to town, I will update more. Toodles!