Sugar and Spice

Now that you've gotten over the initial shock, I'll go ahead a say a little more. We are SO excited to be having a little girl! I think we both knew it would be a girl long before the confirmation at the ultrasound, but it was SO fun to see her in there moving around like a real little person. I think she's totally adorable despite any alien/jack-o-lantern-esque features she may have due to her extremely young age. The technician at the ultrasound said, and I quote, "This is a WILD baby!". My doctor said the same thing while searching for the heartbeat at my appointment a few hours earlier. She's a little mover and a shaker. I have even started to feel her move, which is so much fun. I have to say that these new evidences of pregnancy are much more pleasant than the earlier manifestations (though I must admit that I'm not fully over the sick phase yet...maybe by the third trimester).

Here she is, mouth wide open, giving a shout out to mom and dad.

Here are the "It's a girl!" flowers Jon brought me.

And finally, a belly picture. I have really just started showing in the last few weeks, and it's really fun to look pregnant. I feel validated, or something like that.
Not the world's BEST picture, but since when have I been vain about the pictures I post of myself on this blog?