What a Surprise!

Andy and I went in two weeks ago for our 20 week ultrasound. We were filled with excitement and nervousness as we waited to check on this sweet little gift we've been given. Was baby going to be measuring okay? Are there four chambers to the heart? Two legs, two arms, fingers, toes, etc. We were so happy to see that everything looks great! Baby was squirming all around, making it a bit difficult to get all the measurements, but the ultrasound tech got them eventually. I have my pictures, but I need to scan them in. So, eventually I'll put them up. Of course, we had to peek and see if the Lord has blessed us with a little boy or a little girl! I'm way too much of a planner to not know. If it was a boy, that would mean buying a crib to match G's and that's about it. If it was a girl, that would mean a stuff overhaul/room conversion/lots of things to do. I know people say you can get things done after they come, but I'm not one of these people. Grayson coming five weeks early and not having the room completely done was just added stress I'd rather not deal with when I'm trying to enjoy my new baby :) Well, it's a good thing we peeked, because we're having a girl. I was so suprised! I had a inkling of a feeling that it could be a girl, or at least that it was possible! I really had no preference one way or the other, honestly! We knew we would have what God intended us to have. I was anticipating having a house full of boys and was totally okay with that. Our little girl is definately a surprise to us, but we are so excited. Getting to redo a room again is so much fun, so I look forward to that. Andy will be as wonderful a daddy to a little girl as he is to his little boy. His answer to the common statement we hear of, "Perfect, a boy and a girl, now you can be done."..."Absolutely not". I remind him that I have some input on the subject and we'll see how two goes, although I love the idea of more. My greatest fear is that the growth restriction that plauged Grayson would be upon this baby too, only earlier in the pregnancy. So far there's no indication, which was true at this point of Grayson too. We had an appointment again yesterday and things still look good. We'll have ultrasounds every 3 or 4 weeks starting at 28 weeks just to be safe. I know we're in good hands and the growth profiling we'll do really helps ease my mind. My thyroid is enlarged and my FSH is supressed, so that's something still going on. We'll keep testing to see if it gets better. Next appointment is the glucose tolerance test. I can't believe things are going so quickly! I would say I feel pretty positive. I say that because I don't always feel great, but it's not weighing me down. I feel so blessed to be becoming a family of four!