A Full Friday!

After the doctor's appointment we took Stratton to All Aboard for lunch. He loved it!

After lunch we went to the mall for a couple of hours and did some shopping. Stratton took a short nap in the stroller. I even bought baby girl a fabulous frilly dress for next spring!

 

We had a "double doozie" cookie break, finished up our shopping  at the mall and headed for Gene Lockwoods. We got Stratton the cutest pair of Chaco's! I just love Gene Lockwoods! I refrained from buying the itty bitty Toms. . .this time anyway! Next stop was Gander Mountain before meeting up with Jarrod's parents and Jennifer, Daniel and Archer for dinner. Then we all went back to Terry and Margie's house so Margie could open her Mother's day gifts (finally!). The boys played for awhile before Jen and Daniel took Archer home. It was such a fun (and- whew!-Full) day. I was exhausted!! I think I went to bed around 10pm? Even though I was tired, it was still hard to relax from the day's excitement!

It's a GIRL?!!

Our 24 week appointment: We got right in at the Dr.'s office. I knew I was scheduled to have my glucose test, so I asked the nurse if she could get my yummy glu-cola drink so that we wouldn't have to be there any longer than necessary! With Stratton, you just never know. . .So I chugged the drink and then we went in for our ultrasound. The tech was super nice, we had never had her before so we filled her in on the past few appointments, and the past ultrasound problems. . . .no pressure! Luckily she found what exactly what she needed to to tell us the news we'd been waiting so long to hear!! And wow! I was shocked! I was mostly shocked because the baby was in the perfect position to see the "money shot" and the tech had no problem with seeing everything she needed. But the second shock was the news that we are for sure- 100% having a girl!!

Everything looked great! Her hb was at 144, and she weighs about 1 lb 5 oz!  She's right on track! I am also doing pretty good. I've gained 6 lbs since my last check-up which brings the grand total to 13 lbs. I did my glucose test and they should have those results in the next couple of days. If I do fail, I will have to go back for a 3 hour test, but hopefully we won't have to cross that bridge!

We are excited, but I don't think Stratton is very happy. But I think he'll come around! He did tell us right after the u/s that he would love on her, so I think we'll be ok. But when we got back into the car and called my mom and dad he wouldn't talk to them and tell them the news. I think he was in denial for awhile!! 

Pregnancy Stats:
How Far Along: 24 weeks
Size of baby: About the size of an cantaloupe, 
Gender: It's a GIRL!! Finally we know!!
Movement: She is rockin' and rolling in there!
Sleep: Maybe getting a little better, but I think that's because I'm so tired at the end of the day!
Cravings:Cravings have slacked off a bit, but I'm still really hungry most of the time!
Symptoms: Leg Cramps and other cramps, backaches, and allergies!
Best Moment This Week: Finally getting to find out the gender!!

Pictures from last weekend. . .

We've been gone so much and also have been re-arranging the "office" to make that room into the baby's room. . . that I've just now downloaded pictures from my camera!

Laney's birthday party last Friday night:

 

 

Our visit with Matt, Carla and baby Sawyer: