And the verdict is in...........

It's a GIRL!!! I am beyond ecstatic . She was head down & feet up but instead of facing out towards my front, she was looking at my back so it made it really hard to get pics of her face . They had me lay on my left side & than my right side for a while so hopefully the baby would roll over, but nope. They were shaking my belly a bit with the ultra sound wand to try & get her to move but all that accomplished was making her kick & punch lol. In the end it was ok though b/c we did get all of the necessary pictures to determine that everything looks healthy (the most important thing!). I had drank some oj before I went so when they were trying to take measurements she kept moving & it was hard to get her lol. Her little arms & legs were punching & kicking out all over the place~ it was crazy! The tech was having trouble getting all of the heart pics cause the baby was so active so the doctor came in and finished those & confirmed the sex. Her heartbeat was 122 & she is measuring at 11 oz and is right on for 20 weeks!! It was sooo exciting.
I don't think I've been able to stop smiling or thinking about it since I got home. It's unreal still. From day 1 I had thought it was going to be a girl (and in my old blog I referred to the baby as a she from the get go!) but than I had a few dreams that we were having a girl so I was starting to sway & wasn't positive anymore. It was still awesome. Kevin was really hoping for a boy, but he is excited too. We went straight to Babies R Us from there & I had to get the cutest little purple dress that I had seen when I was there looking at cribs. I also picked out a little dress that is pinky with strawberries on it. TOO CUTE! Kevin grabbed some bibs~ the first one read "Daddy's Little Girl" & I bought a little onesie that also said "Daddy's Little Girl". Can't wait to dress her up!! Now I'm dying to July to get here already!

On the way out of the hospital I called my mom & she picked up the phone all excited, "What is is?" No Hi, Hello, LOL- What is it??? When I told her she got all excited & laughed & said she knew it! She said she & my dad had called it last night after we left (we visted for a little bit yesterday afternoon & that's when I told them I decided to find out the gender). She was on her way to see my Dad so she told him (which is ok). I called him later & we talked & I could hear how excited he was. It is awesome!!! I followed that up with a call to my grandparents (who are out in Palm Springs, CA on their annual trip around the country in their RV) & they were really excited too. Once school finally let out I got to call my little brother & sister~ who were both dying to know. My little brother, Frankie, is 14 (actually 15 this Wed!!) has been asking me for months if I knew the gender yet lol. He thought it was a boy & my sister guessed right . Everyone is just thrilled & it is feeling so real now!!

It's pretty funny, but since the ultra sound this morning I've felt the baby ALL DAY. I've been studying (yeah... if studying is looking at girl nurseries lol) & I've never felt her kick & bump around in there more than today. It's like she's saying, "Hey! I know you know I'm in here- you were poking at me this morning so now I'm going to poke back!" LOL I know this is probably the silliest post I've ever written but I've never been so happy before! It's amazing for me to know that I've got my dear little daugher (OMG DAUGHTER) in my belly & she's doing well!! I can't wait to meet her!

Thanks for listening to my rambling & craziness today lol. I better get back to doing my homework.

~Kristina

Here are 2 of the 3 ultra sounds that I got today.. not the best because of how she was positioned.. They are profiles so I didn't label them like the last one..

Here's the stuff we got at Babies R Us... I know... I'm bad lol

And FINALLY... an outdated pic of me when I was 18 weeks I believe.. I'm a little bigger now (I am 20 weeks tomorrow!? 1/2 way there!?). Plz ignore the ugly curtins & stuff in the background lol- we haven't finished the kitchen yet lol