It's a GIRL!!

What a surprise: my intuition was wrong! Yesterday after much drama and two trips to the doctor's office, we got to see that Baby Lightle is a girl. We couldn't be happier, and I can't wait to go and look at cute little dresses and finally be able to buy pink things. The only thing now is to choose a name...I don't like any of John's favorite girls' names, and he doesn't like any of mine. Uh-oh! But I'm sure we'll decide eventually...we'll have to!

Of course, the ultrasound wasn't just to show the sex of our baby, but also to check lots of other things to make sure she is developing normally, which she is. We got to see her feet and hands (with all five fingers!), her spine, her heart, brain, and various organs. The technician said that they all looked just right. She now weighs about one pound.

Halfway There

Today is officially the halfway point. Since it seems like just a little while ago that John and I found out we were pregnant, this should be a breeze...right? ;) Movements are becoming more frequent, and also more noticeable! I can often feel them even without putting a hand on my belly...that's why I let John feel as much as he wants to, so he doesn't feel left out!

Busy Baby

Somebody was quite active last night! It doesn't feel like much, but I can still tell it's BL poking around. I wonder if that's why I had trouble falling asleep even though I was REALLY tired. In the meantime, I'm really getting bigger and bigger at a fast rate, so I guess that means BL is, too!

In other news, I had yet another dream about BL as a 2-year-old, and he was a boy. I've gotten to the point where I no longer think of BL as "it" anymore, but instead as "he." That's probably crazy, and of course I'll be just as happy about buying cute little pink dresses as I will about buying adorable little overalls, but after all these dreams, it's just hard not to be expecting the latter.