It's A..........

GIRL!!!!!!!  Yup that's right!!  We are still in shock.  Cody keeps saying, "I can't believe I'm going to have a daughter!"  I just can't wipe the smile off of my face.  Although, there is a little disclaimer.  The ultrasound tech said that she, personally, doesn't ever say the gender is 100% until 18 weeks.  I had the ultrasound today, at almost 17 weeks, so she said she is only 80% sure.  At first Cody and I were pretty bummed about this.  However, after the tech took a few good looks at the ultrasound, she seemed pretty sure of herself....so we are going with it!  I guess you truly never know until you get to meet them in the flesh, but we are going to go with Girl for now!

I'm writing this at 7:45pm, and let me tell you, it has been a very long day.  I woke up early to get a head start on my "gender reveal" cupcakes, took a shower and got ready, went maternity shopping with Lindsay (and found some GREAT stuff), then hurried home to meet up with Cody and head over to the imaging center.  As soon as the ultrasound was done, we hurried over to order pizza, got some Starbucks while we waited for the pizzas, hurried back home so I could stuff the cupcakes with pink frosting, skyped with Aunt Kaitlin and Uncle Doug in Korea (their reaction was awesome), then quickly cleaned the kitchen (to hide all evidence of pink frosting) before the whole family came over for dinner.

Once everybody arrived, it only took about 30 seconds until everybody had a cupcake in hand, ready to take a big bite to see what was inside....

For someone who doesn't eat carbs, Lindsay sure was eager to eat that cupcake!

Needless to say, everyone was ecstatic to see the pink frosting!  We are all very excited to have a girl in the family.  Cody and I can't believe we are going to be the lucky parents of a sweet little girl.  We love our little angel already!  We can't wait to meet you, Baileigh Dawn!

One down, two to go!!

Well my first trimester is officially over.  I still am in shock of how fast it came and went!  Although I really did feel great the entire trimester, I have noticed the past few weeks that I have more energy.  I am thankful to be feeling up to making dinner and cleaning the house again.  Cody was doing way more than his fair share for quite a while there, so I am happy to resume my duties and start taking better care of my man!

I officially told the pastors that I work for the news last week.  I had been nervous about this for weeks.  I thought that they would be disappointed in me and upset that I would be leaving so soon.  They all were bummed, but more excited for me than anything.  I really had no reason to be nervous.  I had been praying about it, and just like He always does, God took care of things.  I am beyond thankful to be working at High Desert Church.  It is a truly unique work environment, where family comes first in everyone's life.  All the pastors were more than supportive of my decision to be a stay-at-home mommy.  They all expressed that they wouldn't want it any other way for me.  It has been such a relief to not be keeping that secret anymore, and lots of fun too!  Most of the women I work with are around my parents' ages, so I am blessed daily with their wisdom, advice, encouragement, and support.  I couldn't have asked for a better place to work.  Although I am eagerly looking forward to my new job as a mommy, it is going to be very hard for me to leave my job.

Today I had my 14 week appointment.  Cody was able to go with me again.  Sylvia, my nurse practitioner, had a hard time getting the heartbeat.  Every time she would find it, the baby would move or fidget and she would have to find it again.  She joked that she was having to chase the baby just to get the heartbeat!  Now Cody and I are anticipated an active baby!  I think Cody got a real kick out of our feisty little baby.  My first ultrasound is scheduled for July 27, which means the next time I update this blog it will be to announce what we're having!  We can't wait!!

I'm a little embarrassed about my 14 week photo.  Instead of a baby bump, it looks more like a baby roll in the picture.  Oh well.  As Lindsay would say, "I keep it real."  Cody takes these pictures right before I leave for work, so there is usually not a lot of time to take a lot of shots.  Hopefully for my 16 week photo I will look pregnant and not chubby!