It a Girl!

Shortly after my last post I had the "big" ultrasound that told us our baby was doing great and that she is a she. We are thrilled!

Now if we only had a name :) I have been making a few girly purchases and I found these cute newborn socks. I stuffed them with cotton balls so Ken could take the picture and it only took 3 cotton balls per sock. They are SO tiny.


Another big purchase was the crib bedding set. I chose this one that has tiny pink daisy embroidery on it. It has white eyelet lace and pink satin bows. The contrast fabric is pink and white candy stripe.

This last photo is her profile. She appears to have all the right parts (two sided brain, 4 chambered heart, stomach, kidneys, bladder...) All of these things were visible to us. Very important too: all of her vertebrae were covered with skin. No Spina Bifida.

Lately, she has been moving a lot. She kicks and squirms and wiggles enough for me to feel comfortable that she is still there and doing well.

I am currently working on refinishing a china hutch that I purchased second hand a few years ago. I will place baskets in the bottom cupboards to hold her clothes. The top portion is perfectly sized to hold a changing pad and the upper hutch shelves will hold diapers and wipes and hair things and nail clippers and all the little things she will use. I will post a picture when the piece is finished.

I have hit a few sales lately and found a few things here and there. I have a large stack of things for the nursery when the space is cleared out. I feel some urgency to get that spot ready for her. Perhaps this is all "nesting" instinct. I prefer to think I am being smart to get it done now before the holidays and business eat up the last part of the pregnancy.