By now we have known for three weeks that we are having a little baby girl. The ultrasound appointment will be such a wonderful memory in my mind. We had both of our parents at the appointment. For the first part it was just Scott, myself, and the ultrasound tech Shannon. Shannon did a complete tour of the body getting all the right images and measurements for the radiologist. It was nice to have some privacy at the beginning where we could just look at our baby and be amazed at this little miracle of life before our eyes. The first thing Shannon did was going straight to the genitalia. Once we could see she had us guess, I made my guess a 'girl' because I had previously looked online for photos so I could make the distinction, plus there was no apparent 'hot dog,' it looked more like a 'cheeseburger' as I have heard others call it. :) We were thrilled! I remember this wave of emotion that overcame my entire body and my eyes teared up. We are having a girl! And here I thought all along we were having a boy bc everyone said we were even though I had a specific dream of a girl and Scott said that he was convinced it was a girl until otherwise proven. It was such an incredible moment looking at her body and feeling her move inside of me while I watched those movements on the monitor. She had one eye open which we got a kick out of because she was a little pirate, "arg!" Our parents came into the room and they got to find out which was so exciting for all of us! I loved having our parents in the room since I don't know how long it's been sense they have seen an ultrasound plus to see their little granddaughter move as well. My mom was prepared with two gifts (boy or girl) and I was able to open my little girl gift of the cutest little sleeper. My mother in law, Sandy, got us little yellow crocks which is perfect for the Oregon Ducks!
From then on we called our family and those closest to us about the news. It seems from that moment on the speed has picked up a bit. We purchased a 'new to us' washer and dryer from a coworker friend that was moving. It is amazing! I have been living in the dark ages as our previous washer and dryer that comes with the house is 10+ years and it would overheat and turn off. Plus I don't really enjoy doing laundry in the first place and so it didn't help that the loads were so small and in the basement, so it was out of sight, out of mind in my opinion. This has made such a difference and my fav thing is the dryer cause it's a top load! The Lord worked out the timing on this one as I was nervous having such an old w/d with baby clothes and also clothe diapers which we are still considering.
Next is our birthing classes! We have started our Bradley Method classes. I looked up on the website and found an instructor that is around 10mins away from our house and during the week. These classes are 12 weeks for 2 hrs and that's a commitment. Most of the classes that I looked up were on the weekend which I didn't want because it is still summer and it would feel like a obligation if it impeded on any fun plans we might had wanted to do for the weekend. The Lord again worked out the timing and the location right across the river in Vancouver. Plus our instructor is a Concordia Alum and she not aa Portland granola hippie which I was a bit concerned more for Scott than for myself. Our class size is small (average range from 3 to 8 couples). Not everyone showed up for the first class so we have yet to see how big our class is and to meet everyone. It is always a bit awkward in the first class as you warm up to people and the instructor. I did learn about Optimal Fetal Position which I looked up right when I got home. I feel so empowered through this whole experience and really feel like I am owning and fully grasping every opportunity that I have to learn something. The next step is to solidify our contract with our doula, Andrea. I feel like I have a long list of things that need to be done which means... research clothe diapers, research immunizations, plan baby room, first finish floors in the house, research strollers/carseats, craigslist a madela breast pump, sign up for aquatic classes, sell our infiniti, purchase a subaru, etc. There are so many things that need to get done and I get caught up thinking about this list all the time. But I know that everything will happen and fall into place and get done.... my first motivation is finishing up this summer semester of grad school. I feel that all that I have been interested in reading has been baby and breastfeeding books. Ahh! But I have 3 more weeks to push through and turn in all my papers and projects and then I can charge in full speed with preparing for our little girl! Ok that's it... got to get me some shut eye! Night.
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