20 week ultrasound...and movement!

I don't even have a baby yet and I'm already getting behind on posting about big events! On Monday, the 21st, Mark and I went in for our 20 week Ultrasound. It was amazing to see how much she's grown. We got a great report back from the doctor. She's developing perfectly...her heart, brain, all vital organs looked perfect. It was such a blessing to see her growing and healthy!

Also, last night I was sitting on the couch with Murphy and I finally felt a REAL kick! So much so that you could feel it from the outside. She did it about 4 times in a row. It was the most amazing feeling. I've felt some slight movement...or things that I thought were movement before last night but that was definitely the first time I felt it strongly. :) Mark was out golfing....I wanted him to get to see if he could try and feel her kick too! Oh well, I know those little kicks last night were the first of many more to come.

The first step

So, last weekend Mark's mom and her husband came to visit and we all went baby shopping for the first time since we found out we were pregnant! It was so fun and overwhelming at the same time. I've made a running list with my "wish list" for the nursery as well as things to register for whenever I get around to doing that. I've had some great friends that have given advice on what items they've really used and loved since having their baby as well as what things they registered for but then never even looked at! So that has been really helpful in getting a list started. To look at the list on paper, it's slightly overwhelming but I feel good about having a start so that whenever I do register, I hopefully won't get carried away with all the baby gadgets out there that I'll KNOW we need. :)


There is one thing that we did purchase on our baby store outings this past weekend and that is BEDDING! I feel like it's a great first start to planning what the nursery will look like. Still working on finding an upholstered glider that won't break our budget! That's been a little tricky but I'm using my Internet searching skills to the best of my ability. Buying the bedding was a really exciting first step to putting our little girl's special room together!


Here are some pics. It's Rachel Ashwell Shabby chic. :)

We're having a GIRL!

Her name is Caroline Rhodes Haden and we think she's perfect! I'm just shy of 18 weeks and I'm not sure if I've felt her move yet. I definitely have felt some things that COULD be the baby but I think I'll have to wait a few more weeks to know for sure. So, it was really amazing to see her litte body moving around on the 4d ultrasound.

As my friend Jill said on her blog, I know that ultrasound pics are generally cool only to immediate family but I can't help but share them! We're just so excited.