Oh yeah, I'm having a baby!

I feel like I haven't given this baby her time in the spotlight on this blog, and I don't want to give the impression that it's not a big deal or a huge source of excitement for us. It's hard to believe that when I started the "pregnancy ticker" to the right I had 97 days to go, and that seemed like just a couple weeks ago. Truthfully, I don't know where the time has gone, and my due date is just over 7 weeks from now.

I've been feeling good but really noticing my energy starting to decrease the last couple weeks. I'm so beat by the end of the day, and my back is tired. I'm measuring on time and am feeling comfortable with the group of doctors I see. I'm not planning on being induced unless circumstances call for it, like they did with Alayna. So I've made sure to get to know each doctor (more importantly, that they know me) since we don't know which will deliver our baby.

I feel very blessed at this opportunity to be a mother to another one of God's special spirits. I'm excited for the sweetness a new baby will bring into our home, and for Alayna to have a sibling.

The million dollar question: no, we do not have a name picked out yet. Nor will we until she arrives. Don't worry, we do have ideas (which we have mostly kept to ourselves) but want to see her before we really hash it out and decide.

Enjoy a few bump progression pics....I did take one at 18 weeks and can't find it, but there wasn't much there anyway!
25 weeks

28 weeks
32 weeks: a fun photoshoot taken w/ my friend, I will post more of these later!

Just for fun: a repost of some of my 20 week ultrasound pics. The top one is the spine, the middle is her hand, and the bottom is her face (looking toward us...you can't see the whole face)