Pregnancy Journal- Half way there!

Here we are at halfway through the pregnancy 20 weeks- (pictured at 19 weeks of 40.) We are starting the “belly picts” the same week as with Drew. I am feeling a lot better which is great and enjoying the in-between period before getting to the “beached whale” state.

We just had the appointment for the 3-D/diagnostic ultrasound last Wednesday and received the news that it’s a girl! It was different finding out after waiting it out with Drew. I was pretty convinced it was a girl before the ultrasound as this time we only had a girl’s name picked out (with Drew, we didn’t have a girl’s name until 2 weeks before the due date,) and I was sicker. If we were living in the states, I don’t think we would have found out, but here they do an ultrasound every appointment and I was afraid they’d slip and tell me without Marc being there. Marc (probably wisely) wished to know as we will be going through a lot of transition right before baby is born and this will help in planning a bit.

We think Drew will make a great big brother- we’ll be finding out soon enough. Drew is still convinced it’s not a boy OR girl- “just a baby.” He is also quite adamant that the baby is NOT in mommy’s tummy (when asked where it is then, he says, “I don’t know” or at the ultrasound, he pointed to the screen and said, “It’s right there.”) I’m looking forward to watching Marc with a girl after getting the pleasure of watching him be such a great dad to Drew. I’m already convinced she’ll be “daddy’s little girl” and am excited to watch that relationship grow! We are getting excited to come home and look forward to sharing the birth of our new little one with you soon after our arrival!

Much love- Lisa