Lauren&Hyrum

20 weeks today... that means that I'm half way... or so...  And that is terrifying. Don't get me wrong, I'm gayer than Christmas to be having a baby, and a girl at that, but I really  REALLY enjoy sleeping until I wake up. Here's my update picture.  I'm not sure what's happening with my face.  I don't really look pregnant in clothes, so I felt silly posting pictures of myself not looking pregnant out of them.  But now its beginning to show a little.  I've gained about 10 lbs, and I've posted the picture that emphasizes my love handles because my arms look better in it than the other one I took :)  No I LOVE gaining weight for this- I feel ultimately comfortable doing it- why do you ask? I've been agonizing some about all of the decisions that I have to re-make because baby is not Henry, but Girl.  Its not a big deal, but I had it all worked out!  I had nothing to start with because I just simply hadn't considered the possibility ...

This is my daughter.  She's got my ski jump nose, and it looks like she's sucking her thumb here, but she was flailing around so much we're pretty sure she wouldn't have had time commit to a whole thumbsuck.  :) She's perfect (ahem... if I do say so myself...).  I didn't know that they could check so many things on babies!  Before we got to the part where the lady told us what she was, we checked all 4 chambers of her heart, her valves, her aorta and pulmonary artery, her brain, her kidneys, her spine, her fingers and toes, her lips and chin- everything.  And she's perfect so far.  PHEW! Now, you all know I was sure it was a boy.  So when it came to checking out whether I'm nesting in blues and greens or pinks and purples, we got that view that those of you who've been through this know rather well- the butt view.  Like looking up at the under carriage of a car.  I'm just glad she doesn't know enough to be horrified at me yet.  Anyhoo...