20 Weeks and it's a...

Can you believe it?! We're having a girl! 

Yes, I would have been just as happy with a boy, but after losing Annie, being pregnant with another precious girl is amazing. I feel so blessed. 

And one funny note before we move on... the picture above isn't actually Baby Girl. She wouldn't give us a cute profile, and I knew exactly how I wanted to announce having a girl. After a few failed attempts I decided I would just Google a cute profile ultrasound pic. So this baby above is who knows who. And it could even be a boy! haha But isn't the bow so cute!? I can't wait to dress up my girl in bows!

Here is my baby bump at 20 weeks. It's definitely filling up more of my tummy than out. I can barely slump when I am sitting like usual.

Here are the girl parts shots. She was being VERY difficult, but as you can see it's definitely not a boy!

After our appointment we went shopping for her coming home outfit. We did that with Ryan. And maybe with Brady. I honestly can't remember. It was so fun to be looking at girl clothes! It feels unreal. I got teary-eyed so many times. When I saw this cute outfit, I knew it was the one. We're not just having a baby girl, we're having a little sister! Ryan is at such a sweet age with baby's right now and this little girl is so lucky to have him as her brother. I can't believe I get to dress up my baby like this! Ah!

 We love her so much and can't wait to meet her! Oh and we are trying to figure out names. It's so difficult! I don't know how to name a baby you haven't met yet. It's hard! So we are going to try and decide on a few different ones that mean different things like Sassy, Sweet, etc. So far the only thing I have on my list is Caitlyn. But would she go by Cate? Or Catie? Or would she have to change it to a K? That's one of my hang ups. 

Here are the rest of the ultrasound pictures. She wasn't cooperative and was in a ball most of the time. So it took the tech awhile to get everything. But he said everything looked good so hopefully things continue to stay that way. She is measuring a little small, just by a few days, so I am expecting this time to go over my due date and hopefully she will stay small and not be over 9 pounds like Brady. 

Here is her profile. Her face is smashed up into my uterus. We saw her swallowing in this shot. :)

Foot

Hand all curled up.

 Other hand pointing up.

Arm

Another profile shot.

Nose and lip. Her arms are covering most of her face.

Other foot.

Alien face shot.

Spine

Another hand picture.

I can't believe I am pregnant with a girl. And I can't believe I have over four more months of being pregnant. And it's all during the summer. I was thinking today about Ryan's preschool teacher and what our family would look like when he went back to school in the fall. And I realized that I would still be pregnant. It is even more crazy when I think of it like that! But don't worry, on my list is lots of maxi dresses and I've already got a maternity swimsuit, because I have to do anything to stay cool!

Another thing I should probably record is that I fainted at church on Sunday. It was Mother's Day. I have never fainted before and I completely blame it on pregnancy. Also that I hadn't eaten in four hours, which isn't terrible, but it was also really hot that day. 

I was sitting in sacrament meeting and I started not feeling well. It came on really quick. I thought that maybe I should go home and I figured that was stupid and me just trying to get out of church, but all the women were going to Relief Society and the men were taking all the other classes. Why would I go home my one chance to go to Relief Society? 

I continued to not feel well and Jared was with Ryan in the bathroom. As soon as they got back I decided I better go in the foyer and lay on the couch. The couch was taken up so I sat on the end. I don't think it was good enough because I got nauseous and thought maybe I should go lay on the bathroom floor in case I throw up.

I went to the bathroom, it's one of the ones that has one toilet so the door locks, and it was locked. I sighed, leaned my head up against the door and that's the last thing I remember. 

It felt like I had had a full night's sleep and I was waking up from a dream. I could hear people around me talking about what had happened, if anyone knew who my husband was (our ward was in sacrament so this was another ward), they called 911, etc. They got the couch cushions and were elevating my legs in a short dress. I woke up and tried to pull my dress down and they said, don't worry, and a woman put her sweater over my legs. It was amazing how nice people were to come to my rescue.

They asked if I had any conditions and that's when Jared showed up and said I was pregnant. Everyone asked if this was my first. I said it was my fourth and weirdly my first time fainting. By this time sacrament got out and the bishop came out and assisted in giving me a blessing with Jared. Jared said I really freaked him out.

One of the men that helped seemed to know a lot of all this stuff so we assumed he was a doctor or something. Funny we never asked. But he suggested we go to the ER and get checked out so we wouldn't get hit with a big ambulance bill. We agreed! So we left and they said when the ambulance got there, they would just explain I felt better and went to get checked out. 

I hit my head when I was falling. I think on the door frame. I had a big bump after an hour. Later that night I had a lot of pain in my shoulder so I must have hit there too. It still hurts four days later. We went to the instacare and they said I should go to the ER since I hit my head and I was pregnant. Hmph. I really really really didn't want to go to the ER, we are trying so hard to save up so we can pay this baby off when she is born. This was going to make a huge dent in that plan. But just in case, we headed to the ER.

Luckily it wasn't too busy and we got right in. I got fluids, they took my blood, I ate crackers and apple juice, everything came back normal and they discharged me. They didn't even check the baby, which I thought was weird, but I was okay with. I didn't want a $150 bill for using the doppler. I could feel her moving and if everything else was normal, she was fine too. The doctor seemed really unconcerned and that made us feel better. He said that he didn't think we needed to do any tests on my head, but would if we wanted to, but I agreed. I hope this trip doesn't cost us an arm and a leg!

Anyway, I did some research and I am going to make sure I eat every two hours. Yogurt, cheese, protein, and drink lots of water to keep me really hydrated. Hopefully I never ever get close to fainting again. That would make this a very eventful pregnancy.

Someone mentioned that this baby girl's first mother's day put me in the hospital and it's the first of many things to come. That made me laugh. I am so excited to have a girl! AH! I hope I can be a good mommy to her, especially since I am not used to doing hair or layering clothes or anything girly. Maybe she'll just be well rounded. :)

If you have any name suggestions, feel free to leave some ideas. I don't like names that are really popular or that are old names. (I LOVE these names, just doesn't feel right for my little girl). I want something that is very feminine yet there is strength with it and a sweetness to it. We'll see if we find it or if we spend all our time looking and it won't even fit her. haha.

Anyway, I've rambled on long enough. And Jared is dying to use his computer. But a girl! Yay! A healthy baby girl!!!