For a while now I've been anticipating the first time feeling it move. I'd heard it described as a butterfly fluttering and now after having felt it, I don't think that's what it feels like AT ALL! On Monday I was sitting in my Abnormal
Psychology class when I first felt it move. I'd had a few other movements in my stomach that at first I wondered if that was the baby, but I decided it wasn't because it was SUPER fast and way to high. However, when I was sitting in class on Monday I felt a little tapping feeling down lower where I knew the baby actually was. It took me a minute to realize what exactly was going on, but after a few times I knew that was the baby and I almost cried. It really was magical. That's the only way I can describe it. It was such a cute little tender feeling that was as if the baby was saying, Look mom! I'm getting so strong, feel that! I texted Cameron right away and just enjoyed the moment. I've felt it everyday since then. There isn't really a pattern that I can notice but I LOVE it when I feel it.
Yesterday, December 10, we found out that it's a girl!! The ultrasound guy (Cameron and I really like him. He has some sort of Indian-ish accent. He's funny and knows a lot!) before he started asked us what we wanted. I said that I thought it was a girl, and Cameron said that he thought it was a boy. He then commented that we answered the question of what we wanted and our answers were the same. I wanted a girl and Cam wanted a boy. He first checked out her heart and the top half of her body since she is now to big to fit all on the screen at the same time. He kept commenting how she had a cute nose and cute lips. Here are a few pictures.
I could look at them all day! She's so fun to watch. He gave us a cd of the actual appointment. It's fun to see these pictures, but she actually moves in the video and I LOVE IT! Right after the appointment I couldn't wait to buy something pink so we ran right over to Target and bought 2 little pink onsies. We are having our family Christmas party next weekend and that was when I was going to tell my family what it was, but Cameron didn't think I could wait that long. To prove that I could keep a secret from my family for a week I didn't tell them. He wanted to put it on facebook but he's friends with all my family so I made him tell them. So I won, I didn't tell anyone until after he told my family. I think my favorite reaction was his Grandpa Byrd. When he called Cameron asked if he had any guesses and he said, "Well, I have two guesses." He then guessed a boy and when Cameron told him that it was a girl he said, "Well that was my second guess." We laughed super hard. After shopping and celebrating we met up with Petrine at Mimi's Cafe for lunch. I love her. She is so great! Let's see, what else is new? I spoke in church today. My topic was 2nd Nephi 31:20. I chose to talk about the first half of the verse in "pressing forward with steadfastness in Christ." I think it went ok. I was super nervous though because it was also a missionary homecoming so there were A LOT of people there. Cameron's old roomate Brock and his girlfriend Jessica came to watch. That was sure nice of them. They are fantastic people. Oh, how could I forget about school? I'm almost finished with my undergrad! Finals week starts this week then I'll be done with school for a while. I do want to go to grad school eventually but I have a cute little girl growing in my stomach that is more important to me. As long as my Philosophy professor doesn't give me a super horrible grade on my semester paper that I recently turned in, I should get all A's. I'm really proud of this because I had 21 credits this semester. That's 7 classes with most of them being upper division classes to boot. I'm grateful for a wonderful husband that didn't make me work this semester so I would have time to get everything done. What a man! I have been working a little bit though. I got an e-mail from the behavioral science department a few months ago about being a supervisor. I emailed back and got the job. Way easy! Basically what is going on is that this mom and dad are in a high conflict divorce. The dad has been accused of abuse and now needs supervised visits to see the little 5 year old girl. So, I supervise their visits. It is interesting. I don't know if I could do it full time since it is so emotionally draining. It's so sad to watch this family that has been torn apart try and function. I do enjoy it, but can only handle so much. Well, I think that's about all for now. Life is beautiful!
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