24 weeks followup ultrasound

We had our 24 weeks ultrasound today. This is a follow-up from the 20 week visit since they couldn't see the front of Ms. Peanut. Well we saw all of her today.And double checked it was a girl.



It was great! Her heartbeat was 150 bpm, all the levels and measurements look on target.



The nurse said she looks to already be practicing breathing which usually doesn't happen until the 3rd trimester.

Check out her yawn.


She so smart already!

I know its weird, she looks like a skeleton...uummm her first Halloween guess that will be her costume. In the next few weeks through the end of the pregnancy she'll start getting baby fat and have less translucent skin so we won't see those teeth...they will be under her gums and lips. :)



And she looks like she gonna have long legs like her Daddy. :) I have felt her kick but it hasn't been anything like what it looks like these little legs could do.



Next appointment is on Oct 26th, regular checkup & test for gestational diabetes. After that I will begin going every two weeks...let the roller coaster ride begin!

Becoming a family

So between the ultrasounds and the indigestion David and I became a family, as in a married couple!

Toward the end of 2008 David and I decide to make it official. The story is much longer than that but I won't bore you to tears. So we set a date of October 10, 2009 for our wonderful wedding. A wedding all little girls dream of...which we all know came to a screeching halt come May 1st. Read posts below if you haven't already.

We moved the wedding date up to June 20th, 2009. ...And we almost eloped cause we didn't know how not to invite people to the wedding nor did we know how to plan something in a month and some days. But when I decided I couldn't live with out my immediate family and close friends there, a few friends jumped in to help. Besides, Randy and Sheryl...okay Sheryl(David's sister, well not really his sister but they should have been) would have killed us if we didn't do the reception at their place. :)

So we did it, small, beautiful and yes a little girl's greatest dream! Terri Wakefield and Sheryl Allen were our heroes and we couldn't be more blessed to have them both and all who helped out in our lives! So here is a video of the blessed event. My apologies if you weren't invited but just think about it this way, it saved you a really bad sunburn, a Saturday, and buying a gift.

David and Melissa Fitzgerald's Wedding from Melissa Fitzgerald on Vimeo.

Shock and Awwwwwhhhhhh

Its Monday August 31, 2009 and our 9:30am ultrasound can't get here fast enough. Today we will know if David's funny comments about "stems on apples" will hold true. How will he react if its a girl...
I, myself have been thinking its a boy for the past few weeks.


Moment of truth... As the nurse scans my belly say says, "A baby that moves around this much can only mean one thing. Its mean! And that only means one thing, she points to what looks like the underside of the bottom & legs and counts "1 2 3 nothing is sticking out...its a girl! I look at David is disbielf. "Really," I said! David leans back sighs, "I guess I deserve that," I cry a bit and say, "you sure do."

A girl, yay, pink ribbons, blonde curly hair...so cute...so not what I thought but wow. A girl, how cool! David says, "I think my Dad had something to do with this," as the nurse continues to scan my belly and measure the baby. She looks at us funny when I agree with David so had to I explain. "David's Dad died in March, and I found out I was pregnant the first week of May. A friend of mine said Scott went to heaven and picked out the best baby for us." And David continued, "He always wanted a girl since he had 3 boys." He would be so excited. As I write this I can just see him laughing. Well David says, she will certainly be a tomboy. I laugh in agreement. Guess we'll see!

David will be the such a good father to a little girl. I can't wait to see how this all plays out!