really needed to update

Okay, so most of you know that we are having a GIRL! We couldn't be more thrilled! Thomas wanted to take the boys with us to the ultrasound. i was not very thrilled about the idea, however, thomas thought it was important for them to be there. i let him win on this one. My appointment was at 845. we were supposed to be leaving for a vacation trip to dallas as soon as i got through with the appointment. we left our house at 800 to drop our dogs off at the kennel for the weekend. for some reason, it took FOREVER to check them in. I ended up being about 30 minutes late at the doctors office. I was NOT happy. I CANNOT stand to be late for anything, makes me feel really, really stressed out. So, i was not in the best of moods. once we finally got into a room, the ultrasound tech told us right away that we were having a girl. The boys were excitied! Thomas just looked at me and said, "i told you!" I was completely surprised. I had secretly been hoping for a girl, but didn't want to get my hopes up or to feel disappointed in any way. Needless to say, I was thrilled. The boys were really good for about 30 minutes and then they started hitting each other, arguring, and acting up. Another nurse came and took the boys out for a walk around the office and to get a sucker. i was embarrassed about that. they will Not be going with us for any follow up visits!

Our little sweetie was soooo very active. It took the tech a long time to get all the pictures that she needed. whenever she was able to get a still shot, measure the stuff she needed, and then switched back to a video shot, she would have completly flipped around to the other side. Literally, it took her 30 minutes to get the four pictures of the heart that she needed. I started to get worried that something was wrong because she was taking so long on the heart. The tech told me that the baby was just so active she couldn't get any good shots of the heart.

I did have a small problem with a large cyst on one of my ovaries. The Dr said that they become concerned when one measures 5cm or more. Mine measured 7cm. I am supposed to just be aware if I start to feel any kind of pain on that side. The concern would be that the weight of the cyst would make the ovary twist over and cause the tube to become twisted cutting off blood flow to the ovary, which would require emergency surgery. I had a 5cm cyst when I carried Noah. It went away on its own then, so I am beleiving that to be the same outcome again. I will go back at the end of June to check on things again. If by chance it doesn't go away by the time this little girl is born, I will probably be looking at surgery to remove it before I would come home from the hospital. I really don't want that to happen because I don't want anything to stop or slow down the nursing process. No bottles for my baby! I know it wouldn't be the end of the world, babies have bottles everyday, but still..... So, my prayer and belief is that by my next check the cyst will be gone!!!

After, we got finished with our appointment, we called the grandparents. Talking to my mom, is when the tears hit for me. I'm having a GIRL!!!! We headed to wal-mart and with the same tradition as with the boys, Thomas got to pick out the first girl outfit. the boys picked out a really sweet white and pink stuffed bunny.

After a few more quick errands and some lunch we were finally on the road to Dallas. This post has gotten long enough for now, and i guess i will post more about our dallas trip later.

I'm having a Girl. I'm having a Girl. Sorry, I'm just excitied. I'm having a Girl!