Going in for the sonogram was absolutely amazing. Whenever they first rubbed that jelly on my belly, we were so ready to see our little one. It had been exactly 8 weeks since we had seen our baby last...so we were chomping at the bit to see him/her up there on that monitor! The first thing we saw was an absolutely perfect little baby. We had prayed for that more than we had prayed for anything else. We saw the baby's brain, spine, ribs, arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, and toes. We also saw the little eyes, nose, and mouth. At one point, the baby had the hiccups and was bouncing around in there like crazy! So cute! Then, it was time for us to close our eyes and wait for them to see if they could determine the sex of this baby. This little stinker was not wanting to cooperate though. Up until the last 10 minutes of the sonogram, this baby was being very modest! It's little legs were crossed and when it would uncross it's legs, they would just be sticking straight out and not spread out far enough to see in between them. But...there was one perfect moment when the nurse practitioner found exactly what she was looking for and the other nurse that was in there absolutely confirmed that they were able to determine the sex of the baby! The baby only cooperated for less than a minute. But, it was long enough to get 2 really good pictures. Of course...we just heard them saying all this because our eyes were closed! We did get lots of really good pictures of the baby that we were able to take home with us and look at and oodle over until the party that night. But, they put those 2 pictures in a card, sealed them in an envelope, and we took them right to the bakery for them to make the cake! And then...it was time!!!
Drum roll please.......... IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!! Seiden Grace Kelley will be gracing us with her sweet, perfect little presence this fall! I can't even explain to you the excitement, amazement, emotions, and overwhelming love we had as soon as we cut into that cake. We have dearly loved this baby since we found out we were pregnant, but knowing that we have a little girl on the way and her name is Seiden Grace gives us both an even deeper love for this little girl. It was amazing to celebrate such a joyous and memorable moment with our amazing family and precious friends. (Side note...I will be posting all about our gender reveal party. There will be pictures and video...so stay tuned to see that post!) Both sets of parents were there, my Mimi came in from Hamilton, my brother and his sweet girlfriend were there, and then we had tons of our very best friends and their sweet babies there to celebrate with us. We also had the amazing Stephanie Ellison come and take pictures of the entire night so that we would always remember this moment. This is my parents first grandbaby and my Mimi's first great-granddaughter. She has 3 great-grandsons who are absolutely precious. It's also the first great-grandchild for my Grandma...my dad's mom. So, this is going to be one special little girl!!! She wasn't at the party...so we are going down there this weekend to surprise her. I'm going to bake a cake, dye the inside pink, frost it in white, and decorate it with pink and blue sprinkles. So she'll be getting to cut into a cake to find out just like we did! The doggies were excited too...we told them they were going to have a baby sister and they just had the wiggliest of butts! They also got to celebrate by having a few bites of a pink cookie!
We have never been so excited or so in love with anything in our entire lives!!! My heart is literally overwhelmed with the love that I have for this precious little girl. Every time I think about her, talk to her, pray over her, and talk to other people about her, I feel this amazing love that I could never even put into words. I can feel God's presence all over her and this pregnancy. He created this perfect, amazing baby girl just for Cody and I and I want to just cherish every second. Cody is absolutely enamored with her and already completely smitten. He loves his baby girl and I have no doubt that she will be a daddy's girl and that he will move mountains for her. He is going to be the most amazing daddy and I know that she already loves him so, so much. She hears his voice all the time and she gets so many hugs, rubs, and kisses from her precious daddy on a daily basis. We are so completely in love and we are absolutely loving planning for her and her arrival. Just writing about her makes me shed the happiest of tears. Seiden Grace has already blessed us in more ways than we can imagine and we can't wait for our little family of five to be a family of six! We love you so, so much precious baby girl!!!
Seiden Grace at 17 Weeks:
- You are the size of a sweet potato! You are 5.5 inches long and you weigh 5.5 ounces.
- You have started yawning this week...and I'm sure they are the most precious yawns we could ever imagine.
- You are twisting, rolling, kicking, and punching around in mommy's tummy! Are you going to be a little gymnast?!?
- Your nervous system is also beginning to mature at a rapid pace. And your brain is developing the senses of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing.
- You can hear us talking and singing to you. We are telling you so many times a day how in love with you we are!!!
Only 23 More Weeks To Go!!!
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| Our precious little Seiden!!! She is absolutley beautiful and simply perfect!!! |
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