It's A Girl!

IT'S A GIRL!

I'm so sorry for the long delay in this post, but hopefully word has spread through other means and you all haven't been waiting for this blog! I had planned to write it on Friday evening when we got home, but I passed out on the couch for hours...too much excitement I guess...and well I don't know what happened to the weekend!

Her hand was in her mouth the whole time, so that's what you see sticking out of her face.

Justin and I had our first official ultrasound on Friday, August 6th and found out that we are having a little baby girl! The tech asked us if we wanted to know the sex of the baby if she could tell and of course we said, "YES!" Well, she put the jelly goop all over my belly and then put the transducer on me and the first picture we saw was a little butt in air! The tech looked for a second, put a little arrow to her parts and declared her a girl! We continued on with the ultrasound and the test and she is absolutely perfect! She is about one week ahead in her growth development and weighs about one pound, so she is a big baby right now...and I'm starting to really feel that in her kicks! She is constantly moving around in my belly and as time progresses, they are starting to be stronger and stronger kicks. Future soccer player?

Our first family photo

Justin was completely convinced that it was a boy and so it is taking him a minute to adjust to the fact that we are having a girl, but we are both VERY excited! Daddy's Little Princess! We went to the store over the weekend and bought some SUPER cute outfits, bows, shoes, everything! Girls clothes are soooooo much fun! We also picked out a theme for her nursery...pink and purple (duh) jungle theme! I LOVE it!

We're working on names now, so I'll let you know when we've decided something. We can't wait to meet our little girl!



Love,
Justin & Candice

Two Days and Counting!

Well, the anticipation continues to build for us all! We were supposed to find out last week at our doctor's appointment if this baby is a boy or a girl, but for various reasons, we were rescheduled to this Friday (August 6th). So now we have two days of waiting left! All of our family and friends are just as anxious as us to find out, but there are three little ones that we never expected to be so excited for this baby too...the dogs!

People keep asking us how we think the dogs will react to the baby when he or she comes...well they say a picture is worth a thousand words, but I would say these two are worth a million!

It's funny how dogs can sense what is going on around them. Our three pups, Duke, Belle and Dodger, have already become protective and loving of this baby. They all follow me around everywhere and are constantly cuddling with my growing belly. I'm even finding Duke sleeping on my side of the bed more and more frequently (his bed is on Justin's side). It's just so funny to see the change in them.

So how do I think they will respond to the baby when he or she comes? Well...they will be GREAT puppy siblings!

That's all for now, see you all on Friday with AMAZING news!

Love,
Justin & Candice