Dustin's Little Soccer Star

I think I mentioned earlier that Dustin was going to buy a soccer ball after we found out the gender. Well, the pink and purple soccer ball came in the mail today. Here it is! It is smaller than the standard soccer ball, but still bigger than she will be when she is born. HA HA. Clearly he wants her to be a soccer player, which is more likely than being a dancer or a ballerina. This poor child will have no dancing genes!!

Poor Cocoa already feels left out! As soon as Dustin took the soccer ball out of it's box, Cocoa immediately thought she was going to get to play with it. She whined the entire time we took the picture and until we hid the ball! Poor Cocoa!! You wouldn't know that she just got a new toy Sunday!!

20 Weeks

Here is the 20 week picture!

Her Little Legs

The pictures from the ultrasound that they printed off for us were scary looking. Because the eyes are darkened and the features are shaded, the face pictures look ghostly. So, my favorite pictures from the ultrasound are her cute little crossed legs. Poor thing, there isn't much room to move around, but here are her little legs. The big round thing to the right of the legs is her abdomen.

Here are the details...

So we didn't really give many details in the last post because we had to rush out. But here are the details from the Dr. visit.

They check to see that the organs are there and that there are no abnormalities. Everything looked just fine, so we were relieved to hear that! As for whether it REALLY is a girl or not, she was VERY confident that it is a girl. Obviously certain parts of the anatomy were NOT there which is one good indicator that it is a girl. But, there are three little dots that kind of make up a triangle inside the baby and she found those. The dots are the developing female organs. So there should be no surprises!!

We haven't thought of names yet. I think I mentioned on an earlier blog that Dustin had been searching for boy names but not girl names. Well, the new search begins!! He is going to have to break down and talk about girl names with me. The only name in the book that we both thought we would put in the "think on it" pile for a girl is Morgan. So we will have to see what it means and do a little more searching. We will let you know though! I think that's the toughest decision!! The poor kid will have to live with whatever we decide forever!

So of course neither one of us cared if it is a boy or girl. We were just praying for healthy. However, now that I know that it is healthy AND a girl...I didn't realize how much I guess I really wanted a girl. Dustin was SHOCKED because he has thought from day one that it is a boy, but of course he is excited too! His first response was, "Uh, oh, girls are expensive. I'm going to have to take out a loan!" His next sentence was, "Can your dad let me borrow a gun cleaning kit to scare off the boys?" He is going to be in a house full of girls with me, Cocoa, and a baby girl!!

I was excited that when I stepped on the scale I had only gained 1 pound since the last visit!!

Guess What!!!!

Our ultrasound went wonderfully!! The doctor said that everything looked great!!

Break The Tie!!

OK, People!! Break the tie!! I can't take it!!

SICKNESS!!!!

Well, it is going around....sickness!!

Dustin went to bed last week with a stuffy nose. That same night I woke up and found no Dustin next to me in bed. I assumed he was taking Cocoa potty and that he would be right back, but seconds later I heard Cocoa roaming around the room. So I was stumped....no Dustin could be found, but Cocoa was in the bedroom. So, I searched for a moment and found Dustin on the couch sleeping! I was confused! I asked him why he was on the couch sleeping and he said in his most sickly voice, "I didn't want you to get sick". Poor guy, he went to sleep on the couch to keep me from catching what he had. Well, I told him he was silly and to get in bed where he could at least get a better night's sleep.

I am beginning to think that I should have moved him out of the entire house, not just the couch, so I wouldn't catch what he had because now I have it. It isn't anything too serious....constant headache, stuffy nose, runny nose, watery eyes. So, I am hoping that I am over the hump of the sickness and that today was the worst day. I can't teach if it gets much worse! I will have to wait and see what the Dr. says Thursday. I am eating my oranges, fruits and veggies to help my immune system, but they aren't doing as good of a job as I would have hoped. I'm sure I am just a day or so away from my healthy self.

On another note: Baby kicks...it seems as though every time baby is kicking I tell Dustin to feel. The second he takes his hand away it moves again. So, last night we were actually able to SEE it move! It was the WEIRDEST thing ever! My stomach was just hanging out like normal, and all of a sudden the earthquake happened! There's nothing quite like it, and nothing as strange as sharing your body and watching it change and not being able to control it. This whole process is blowing my mind!!

I see that as of today the boy/girl poll is tied!! I can't wait to let everyone know what we are expecting!!! I will let you know Thursday evening/night when we get back from the Dr. It is a long appointment because of the anatomy ultrasound. But I promise, I will update Thursday!!

Gazing Out The Window

Here is Cocoa and I gazing out at the falling snow. She LOVES being up high in the window looking out!

Winter Wonderland

Front Yard


Front Yard


Here are pictures of our front yard. I haven't measured with a ruler yet, but my guess is that we have about 3-4 inches on the ground with snow continuing to fall! Church was cancelled today because the town our Pastor comes from has road advisories out telling people to stay off the road!!

Of course weather has always been a topic of discussion in any town, but if you ask around or listen to the "old timers" talk, they are saying that this is going to be one of the worst winters in years here in Lewisburg! I don't know how they know these thing, but they usually seem to be right! I guess we will see what happens!

Dustin, Cocoa, and I are planning to go out this afternoon to build a snowman.....maybe one of many snowmen this winter! I will be sure to post pictures!

Oh, by the way...I WILL post a blog Thursday evening about the gender of our baby. My appointment isn't until I get off work at 4:00, so it will be after that sometime. YAY!! We cannot wait!

Map

Here is a map of WV. Click on it to make it larger. It gives a better story of where we are headed. You will notice Lewisburg in the southeastern part of the state (near 64 hwy) and our destination, Huntington, is on the western border of WV.

I thought the map might be a nice visual.

Site Selection at WVSOM

This evening was site selection at WVSOM. This is where we find out where we will be spending our third year of medical school for rotations. Lewisburg does not have the medical opportunities to host 200+ students.....it only holds about six students, which is why they have to put us in various communities around the state. The buzz around the event was intense, but I didn't actually get anxious until we arrived and reality set in. I knew what was supposed to happen would, but a little anxiety snuck up on me tonight!!

So, I completely left the decision of where to go up to Dustin since we are here for his medical school and we need to make the best decisions concerning that. He chose to write his name to go to Huntington, WV. Unfortunately Huntington went beyond capacity so our names would all be drawn out of a bowl. There are 15 spots in Huntington and our name had not been called by the time the 13th person had been called. That's when my anxiety began to rise. Luckily, we were the 14th name drawn for Huntington! So, in June we will be moving to Huntington, WV....that's right, when baby is a little more than one month old!! We are welcoming all free moving helpers! HA HA!!

Well, we can take a huge sign of relief now that tonight is over!!

On another note, it is snowing again here in Lewisburg. Another day off of school would be nice...we will have to see!