Wednesday, November 18, 2009

the chinese...

...couldn't seem to make up their mind about this baby!

the gender chart says GIRL...

but...

FOUR... yes, FOUR... fortune cookies (given at random)...from pf changs

these first two were at the restaurant... after our meal!

then, these two were in our doggy bag... (the last one is just plain funny!)
...masculine, huh??

and also in my doggy bag was tiramisu desert "shots" (the PERFECT size dessert!) about 3 bites & you're done! dana threw them in there as an added birthday bonus!


...just another reminder that this baby wasn't up to the chinese... it was entirely a gift from the Giver of Life Himself.

SOOOO...
backing up a bit--lee, dad, and the birthday girl (me!) went to pf changs on tuesday night to celebrate my birthday... and had a meal fit for a queen!! i was BEYOND stuffed! i got to order for our table and pick all the sides & entrees! ....all my favorites...DUH!

came home... and got REALLY wound up thinking about what an exciting day was in store for today! i tried to get my mind off things (yeh, right!) and watch biggest loser and get to bed at a reasonable hour... (didn't happen)... then i kept waking up and FINALLY got tired of wrestling sleep and excitement, i just decided to stay up at around 5ish...

did all the usual morning things... but mixed in with extra "crawling back in bed time" and was ASTONISHED that lee slept until the very last minute that he could wake up and be ready in time... sheesh! just a little added stress to my day! haha

so, i got a big coke from mcdonalds (at the advice of experienced parents) to make sure babyhop was moving & cooperative for the big "photoshoot"

well, babyhop was on the MOVE today! i just had my fingers crossed that this behavior would continue!

...got in the ultrasound room (the one with the big tv! woo hoo!) and the first thing the lady says is "well, baby is breech today--this could make certain things a little harder to see"

my response? "oh, its fine, i can lay here as long as you need me to!" hahaha

...of course, the gender "reveal" would be last!! they checked for lots of things today... cleft palate, kidneys, hip something-or-another, heart valves, head circumference, nuchal translucency (downs-related, i think?) , and some other stuff she probably didn't even tell me about!

SOOOO... without further adieu!

here's babyhop's foot
here's the sweetest face i've ever seen... (you may need to click to enlarge and squint a little bit)...picture something like the "man in the moon"... but the arrow at the bottom in the middle picture is pointing to the chin...using that as reference, you can quickly see the lips, nose, & eyes...cuh-yoooot!
and since babyhop was breech... this was the best shot (that held long enough for her to snap the picture) of....

GIRL PARTS!! HAHA i love how they labelled it! so, on the top left picture, you can see at the top her bent leg, then just below 2 cute little butt cheeks, then the right hip joint (just the top)
...same thing with the bottom left...

and the two on the right are what i'm thinking is baby "laying" on her right side... so, looking at you, but head on left, body on right...

and perhaps the biggest praise of all today-- she is HEALTHY! everything is measuring 100% normal & still on schedule for april 12th...

she weighs 10 oz. today!

and from here on out, she will be...

eden caroline.

so, i was off to work the rest of the day (distracted to say the least) and enjoyed all the telephone calls, texts, messages, hugs, emails, facebook comments, prayers, (you get the idea!)... and all the exciting encouragement kept my adrenaline rush going until the "crash" about 3pm... but then i started getting picked up again at the thoughts of tonite!

lee and i went out with mom & david for a birthday celebration at another FAVORITE restaurant of mine... MOE'S!

got some sweet loot from them for my birthday--most notably a NATIVITY SET!! yay!! (that will have its own post later...it has its very own story!) and if that didn't put you in the christmas spirit--i got a nice gingerbread candle (along with a candle topper & a snazzy lighter)!! i also got some suh-weet new maternity threads! wow!!!

thanks, mom & david!

and how do you top off a day like TODAY???? with coldstone cupcakes...DUH!!

and after a long, sleep-lacking, excitement-filled, adrenaline rush & crash kinda day... i am EXHAUSTED! ...as a matter of fact, its a miracle that i got this blog post done... but i wanted this day to always be remembered!

1 comment:

A New Chapter said...

That is so sweet! I'm so excited for you! :) eee!!!