And everything nice. That's what our little Finnian is made of. We are having a girl! We found out yesterday that our little Sprout is going to be a little girl, bringing pink and frills to our home. We couldn't be more excited about our little bundle of joy. She is growing right along, and all is going well. Her size is great, as is her heart rate. Everything seems to be healthy and strong. We have her 20 week appointment tomorrow, and will get more details that the tech doing the ultrasound couldn't give us, but we expect only good news.
We spent an hour yesterday, in the ultrasound room, looking at our little wiggler. She didn't sit still the entire time, so it was hard to get a good photo of her, and also hard to get good measurements. The tech, Rachel, had to be super fast at taking pictures so she could get the measurements she needed. She waited until near the end of the appointment to have Shannon roll on her side so she could get a better look at Finn to see if we would have a James or an Ivy for the middle name. Turns out, we got an Ivy! She showed us the three tiny little lines indicating "girl" and didn't see anything else, nor did we. We would have been happy either way, but we are very excited for our little girl and can't wait for her to enter the universe when she is fully baked!
After our appointment, and after we texted our families, we went and grabbed some lunch and showed the pictures to my dad. He was very excited at the news. Shannon drove us to her work, as I called my grandma to tell her she was going to have another great-granddaughter. She was tickled pink with excitement! It was really cute to hear her over the phone. I then went to work, and showed my mom the pictures of our little Sprout. She was excited, too! Babies tend to bring out excitement in a lot of people.
Apparently the only person not excited that Finn is a girl is my nephew Caden. My sister told him "Cousin Finny is a girl!" and he responded "No, No girl!" We are going to have to get him used to little Finny being a girl. Though she'll be a tough nut, I am sure, and I am sure he'll come around. I think part of the problem is he is sick of girls, since all of his playmates are girls! We call them his harem. Everywhere he goes, there are little girls after him. Andi and Brian are in trouble!
I picked Shannon up from work, and we went to sign our new one year lease on the house we rent. We love living there, and love the house and location. It is a great place, and a great neighborhood, right next to my folks, who are very excited they will be near their granddaughter, and we are excited to have babysitters so close (wink wink). As we were signing the papers, the property manager asked us about how we like living there and how we like the house. We told him we love it and it's great. He asked if we had thought about buying, and Shannon told him we were going to use this year to get our stuff in order and look into it. He then told us to talk to him first if we were interested in the house we are living in now! How nice would it be to not have to move?? SO NICE! Shannon and I have had many conversations about the changes we'd make to the house (painting, windows, counters, adding a sink in the bathroom, etc), and to have him say that this could be a possibility is a dream come true. Now we just have to get our crap in order and hopefully things will work out! Fingers crossed for a year!! Come on, Lotto!
After we did that, we went to the store, and picked out Finnian's first outfits together! It was so fun! Shannon found her some little Sesame Street creepers that have the character faces on them. They are quite adorable. I, of course, went with Super Girl sleepers. I mean, come on, it's Super Girl. The only odd thing about me picking them is...yep, you guessed it...They're PINK!!! AAAHHH! I got my little girl something pink. Gross, I know, but the only thing that is saving them is the giant silver "S" in the middle of the chest, and the wicked awesome utility belt on the belly. My kid is gonna rock that sleeper! I am going to have to make her a cape so she can run real fast, like cousin Caden!
Now the fun stuff begins. I am going to begin many projects, like fixing up the changing table, making it safe for our little one, and for us. We have some shelving units for the wall that need to be sanded, painted, and hung up. We have some major cleaning out of the garage to do, and of the nursery to do. There is some decorating, including hanging up the awesome Owl kite Finn got from Caden. We have lots of washing to do from all the clothes, blankets, burp cloths, and other stuff Auntie Kelly has given us. The list could go on...and on...
As for now, we are just enjoying the time we have together, and enjoying our little wiggler. She is a very active little thing. Shannon can feel her moving all around in there, and I was lucky enough to feel her last night at dinner. She has strong little legs, and big feet. I am looking forward to getting her into Lil' Kickers when she is old enough. I think she is about ready to start now, with the way she is kicking around in there! She's going to be something special.
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