Well about 3.5 weeks ago we found out we are having another girl! I will be honest I was a little shocked and upset at the thought that we would not be adding a boy to our family. You can judge all you want but any mom of the same sex would have to agree with me. In a way you "mourn" the idea of having at least one of each. I had to grieve the idea of having a boy since this baby will be our last. Now that some time has passed and we are FINALLY set on a name I am excited about the idea of 3 princesses living in our house. The slumber parties and them getting to play Cinderella and the step sisters as Lily would say (She would be Cinderella of course!)
We are also 100 Days out on closing on our new house. We close just 18-25 Days before our sweet girl will get here. This depends on whether I go at 36 weeks or 37 weeks. Hoping she gives us another week to get somewhat settled into the new house before we bring her home.
I am patiently (maybe if I say that the feeling will actually come over me) waiting for the opportunity to set our interest rate and finalize what our payment will look like. I am trying my best not to worry about it and to trust that God has the perfect plan for our finances with regards to this blessing we have in building our dream home. He WILL take care of us and I should not worry. It has been fun watching the progress happen at our house. We finalized our exterior paint and stone colors and now we just need to get the developer to approve the paint choice. Next we will need to decide on floor and tile. This week they will hopefully put shingles on our roof and maybe start putting in the windows. Then it won't matter how often it rains! So ready to be settled and to start having some normalcy.
Its hard to not want to start nesting when I have no where to nest. No where to put anything that I'd like to start stocking up on. I am even a little nervous about buying winter clothes since I don't know if she will need premie clothes like Lily did or if she will need newborn. I guess we'd be safe with newborn because she would wear them eventually but then we'd still need something she can wear right away.
My next OB appointment is next friday and I will be 20 weeks. I think she will start measuring my belly to see if I am measuring ahead or not. So far both recent ultrasounds has revealed a slightly larger baby which is good since I will be going early. Just praying for a smooth next 16-17 weeks and no bedrest!!! Here are some images of our sweet girl. The 3D image is from yesterday 19weeks and the rest were from 15weeks 5Days.