Baby ultrasound

Ryan and I went to my 20 week ultrasound last Friday. When we saw the technician, she asked us if we wanted to know the sex of the baby and we said yes. She turned the machine on and immediately said "Ya'll are having a daughter and here she is with her legs spread open." Leave it to my daughter to not have any modesty.

The arrow points to the girl parts.
Here is a picture of her foot.
This is a side profile.

At the end when the technician asked if we were happy with the pictures, I asked her to confirm we were having a girl. I have this fear we would be told it was one sex only to find out the day of delivery that is of the opposite sex. She asked if I wanted her to zoom in and magnify the area and I said yes. Below is the picture of our little girl with her legs still spread open and showing us she is definitely a little girl.
The technician said we can keep the due date and that she is weighing about 1lb. So far everything on the baby looks great. I talked with my doctor and because I had so many problems with the epidural(it never worked and the shots they gave me never worked), I will probably be having a Csection. Ryan hopes I go into labor before the new year, so we can get a tax break for this year. My due date is January 6th, so we will see what happens. I will get to schedule the Csection, so I may beg for a day at the end of December so both grandmothers who are in the teaching profession will be able to come without missing days.

April trip to New York

Last year I wasn't able to go with my dad to New York to see my sister because I had Schroeder. This year I was fortunate enough to have a husband who not only helped me go to New York, but also watched the baby for 4 days by himself after he'd only been home from Iraq about a week.

The plane ride started off awful because I got sick on the plane and then on the taxi ride home(she was a crazy driver which didn't help). I was worried I might have caught something, only to realize later I was just sick because I was newly pregnant. Whoops! Anyways, here are some pictures of our trip.

Tamara and I riding the Jersey transit

Dad and I at Ellis Island

Ellis Island

Statue of Liberty

I love this picture. Tamara and Dad are both taking a picture of the statue of liberty.

Cherry Blossoms near the Statue of Liberty

At a cute Hoboken breakfast place

The three of us before we head out to our dinner cruise.

My dad, I love it when he really smiles.

Tamara and I at our table on the cruise.

Dad and I on the top of the cruise deck with the Statue of Liberty behind us.

Tamara and I near the Statue of Liberty at night.

I had a great trip with Tamara and Dad. It may be my last trip to New York for awhile since we have a new addition coming along to our family in a few months. At least I have some good memories of my time spent there.