Tuesday, December 15, 2009

It's a GIRL!!!

Here she is, Baby Girl Morris at 16 weeks. Isn't it just so amazing how much you can see? She actually looks much more like a baby now and less like an alien. I have felt like it was a girl since before I even got confirmation that I was pregnant. About a week before I found out, a ladybug landed on my shirt and at that moment I took it as a good luck charm and just knew that I was going to find out I was pregnant and that it was going to be a little girl. It could just all be coincidence but it makes a good story.

It makes it all SO much more real having a face and a name, yes, she has a name but I'll save that for another post:) Every few minutes I just keep thinking of new things I want to teach her and say to her. I'm thinking about starting a journal for her to document the rest of the pregnancy and to jot down all the things running through my mind that I want to tell her.

I haven't felt all that attached to the baby until now. I mean, I was excited to be pregnant and having a baby but it felt very surreal and almost like it was happening to someone else. Now it feels real, like she's a real person that I already love and want to protect and take care of, instead of just an abstract idea or a theoretical baby. It's a good feeling, and I can't wait to watch the changes in her over the next 5 months and then to meet her and get to see her little face in person next summer!


Look at that sweet face! She was moving all around, but so far I haven't been able to feel anything yet.
I'm pretty sure she's doing crunches in this one trying to work off the lasagne I had for dinner.

Just hanging out in there.

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yay! A girl! congrats!!!!!

Brandi said...

Ahh how precious! A little girl! Congrats!!!

No Longer Using said...

ooooh congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can't wait to hear the name :)

Mel-2nd Chances said...

Awww! Congrats!

RunningLaur said...

Congratulations! She's going to be such a cutie!

kristen said...

WooHoo. Congratualations. Those picutures are so awesome. It's amazing the quality of them.

I love hearing about all this. What a feeling!

Marlene said...

Those 3-D Ultrasounds are incredible. Congrats! Team Pink! :)

Marci said...

Wow!! I was so excited when I saw your post appear in google reader.. she's beautiful!

Alisa said...

Awwwww yay a girl!!!!!!!!!!!

Those pictures are freaky yet fascinating. Humans are amazing.

Aka Alice said...

Congrats! I agree...the ultra-sound makes it seem much more real!

Kristin @ The Southern Summer said...

Awww yay! congratulations again.

"I'm pretty sure shes doing to crunches to work off the lasagna I had last night" <-Hilarious! :)

N.D. said...

so cute! congrats!

Jeri said...

congrats on the little girly! YAY!

The Pink Chick said...

A sweet baby girl! How exciting! Congrats!

Abby said...

Congrats! Time to start stocking up on some "runs like a girl" gear :)

Anonymous said...

That is soo exciting! Congrats!

kilax said...

Yay! A girl! I think a journal is a wonderful idea. It will mean so much to her when she is old enough to understand it!

Mel -Tall Mom on the Run said...

Oh lady how exciting!! Oh how I long to have a daughter....but my boys are blessings from the good Lord.

HUGS!!

The Bells said...

Congrats, Amanda! You finally broke the boy streak that our class has been on. Geez, is she gonna have lots of options on boyfriends! Hope you are feeling well. Can't wait to hear the name.

Lindsay said...

lol about the crunches comment. :)

CONGRATS!!! so exciting. i can't wait to hear what name you've picked out for her.

Ali said...

a girl a girl! Congrats. Now for a name game :)

MCM Mama said...

Congratulations!!!

A Peaceful Place said...

YAY a girl!! I'm so excited for you!! And definitely write down these thoughts that you are having so you dont forget!!!!!!! you will treasure it more and more as the years go by!
love ya!
Jess

Aron said...

so so so exciting!!!! CONGRATS!

RunToTheFinish said...

wow that is the first sonogram I have actually been able to pick out the baby on my own!!

congrats!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!! Great news and pictures.

Carolina John said...

those 4d ultrasounds are really cool. they were just starting to come into the doc's offices when we had our first kid. congrats! the little baby girl clothes are so much cuter than the little baby boy clothes.

Rahel said...

Oh, Amanda! Congratulations! We are really grown ups now, huh??? :)