Happy Halloween!

Definitely a Girl!

I had a Level II sonogram today and it's definitely a girl. I was a bit unsure, just because it's harder to tell with a girl than a boy. However, it was very clear today that we're having a girl. I'm still in shock over it. I just can't imagine what she's going to look like or what it's going to be like to have a little girl to take care of. I'm excited but also nervous. She's pretty adorable though:

My OB ordered the Level II because Brett has a heart condition and she wanted to make sure that this baby didn't. Thankfully the doctor who did the sonogram said that everything looked good (or as good as it can). My little girl was very cooperative (that made me happy & proud). She weighs 1 pound, 15 ounces and all her other organs look good. She's sitting on my bladder - I knew that already!

Brett came along and was quite bored through the whole thing. His preschool teacher said he was talking about his baby sister this morning at school (I had told him we were going to see the baby on a tv after school). I'm sure he was expecting to actually see a baby, not the black and white images he saw. The sonogram lady asked him what he wanted to name the baby and he said "Lark". This is a name I threw out there (not one we're actually considering - I like it, Lance doesn't) and he thinks that's what we should name the baby. He's having a hard time understanding that he doesn't get to name the baby. I told him that when he's a daddy he can name his own baby. He liked that idea.

Pumpkins and My Pumpkin

We went to the Pumpkin Patch today with Brett's preschool class. It was a really nice pumpkin patch in Gardner and Brett and his little friends had a lot of fun. It was so cute seeing how he interacts with his friends and his teacher. He's becoming a little boy, being able to do so much more than I give him credit for. I am so proud of him.

I love this time of the year. With the cooler weather and the pumpkins! Specifically, pumpkin bread, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin rolls - you get the picture. Last night I had to go to Twisters (our local custard shop) and get a pumpkin pie twister. YUM! I know I should blame this craving on the baby, but in all honesty it is simply the time of the year rather than the bump in my belly. I can't get enough pumpkin this time of year! In fact, a pumpkin pecan concrete from Culver's sounds good right now. (I might have to run an errand after I'm done with this blog! I'll tell Lance the baby wants one!)

Look at the ADORABLE photos of my little pumpkin ("Hi pumpkin" is the first thing I said to Brett when I saw him after he was born). Isn't this photographer amazing? Post your comments and let me know which one you like best. I'm having trouble deciding which one to get a large size of!