Time to Introduce To You..

This is my growing baby girl. Isn't she adorable!! I can't even believe that this adorable little person is inside of me.. just baking away until its time to pop open the oven and introduce her to the world. By the size of her the adjusted due date was 11/6, however they are going to keep my due date 11/11. I am kind of happy about that because I like that date. It just seems exciting and fun to say.
I went to the doctors on Wednesday (sorry for the delay in writing.. I have been a little exhausted to say the least). I first had my sonogram and it was delightful! The ultrasound technician was super nice and funny. I have to admit I was terrified coming into this photo shoot. I was so worried that Baby Antebellum was not going to be healthy.. or her heart wouldn't be beating. The good news.. the worrying was for no reason. She was as healthy as a .. I don't know. Something very healthy. We got a really good picture of her heart, which was so adorable and little. Her tummy was the size of a pea. It is so little. No wonder she only requires 10 or so calories a day. At the beginning of the ultrasound I told the tech that I had told the baby to cooperate so we would know if it was a boy or a girl. Right after I said that Baby Antebellum shook her head no. I just knew we would have a stubborn baby. Thats what Joey and I get for always being stubborn and hard headed as kids. :) I was a little concerned about the babies position.. it didn't look too comfortable. She was laying/floating on her back and her legs were up over her stomach, like her body was in a V position. The lady said it was completely fine and that she would move positions a lot... and the positions normally don't look too comfy. Baby Antebellum was so calm during this photo shoot. She had her hands up by her face and would just move her little face sometimes along with opening and shutting her mouth. Yumm... amniotic fluid. I was very relieved to know that I do have plenty of amniotic fluid. This was a worry of mine only because I read too many blogs. But she had good healthy kidneys and my mind was set to rest. YAY!

Next was my appointment with Dr.Adams. It was very uneventful. He just said that Baby Antebellum and I were very healthy and everything looked great. He also said that I only have 2 more appointments that will be spread 4 weeks apart. Holy cow! 2 more months and I will be seeing him every 2 weeks. Yay!! That milestone seems so far, yet so close. I also asked about my weight gain since it has been minimal and he said everything was fine. As long as my baby was growing perfectly.. then there was nothing to worry about. Whew! He said that in the next 10 weeks I could gain 12-20lbs in water weight and swelling alone. YIKES! I am totally for gaining weight to keep baby healthy.. but come on.. swelling! I don't want to gain 20lbs in swelling. Oh well, it all comes with the territory and I will take was Jesus blesses me with. Just as long as Baby Antebellum stays healthy.

Next issue: Naming this little princess. We originally thought that we would name her Adrianna Marie. But then I decided I liked the name Maribella Lynn. Needless to say.. we have no clue what we are going to go with. If we name her Adrianna we will call her Addie for short and if we name her Maribella we will call her Mari (sounded like Mara) for short. Only time will tell what this beautiful girl will be called. Please feel free to comment on your favorite name. :)