A Surprise Hello

I had an ultrasound today... Random and a little silly for the doctor ordering it, but surprisingly we were able to see our sweet # 3. The ultrasound tech was the same lady who did our 20 week ultrasounds with Bella and Ethan. Technically, she wasn't supposed to show or tell me anything about the ultrasound. But she was so nice and not only talked about it, but brought Ben and the kids in to see the baby. At 14 week, its a little too early to tell the sex of the baby. But we sure did see everything else. The ultrasound was so clear (my bladder was nice and full) and we could see baby so well. Just for the record, I think we are having another GIRL!

But then again my track record may speak for itself... Wrong both previous times. So who really knows.

Here is a list of things that are the same/different about this pregnancy compared to the others:

• Have more zits, pimples and blemished= Same as Bella
• Facial hair growth is BAD (I know... pleasant, tweezers are my best friend!)= same as Bella
• Hardly gained any weight= Same as Bella (3 lbs to be exact... before I got sick, and then I lost 2 1/2 pounds, haven't weighed myself since my doc apt last monday, so who knows I could be up 5! With Ethan I think I had already gained 15lbs at this point and was showing by 8 weeks. Can't tell I'm pregnant at this point!
• We have a girl name picked out already... If Bella was going to be a girl, we knew her name would be Isabella, we struggled with a boy name up until the last minute... if she had been a boy, we would have had to decide on a name in the hospital. With #2, we always knew he would be an Ethan. We struggled with a girl name and finally decided upon Sophia Maire (glad he wasn't a girl... because I'm not a huge fan of that name now). We really haven't discussed boy names, but at this point I know we would have a hard time with it. Ben's input: Schmeagle and Schmitzy... honey!
• Bella calls baby a girl and her sister all the time (I think she's right)
• I did spot with this pregnancy= same as Ethan
• No mornings sickness= same as both
• I have had CRAZY MUST HAVE NOW cravings with this pregnancy= I remember having some cravings with Bella but not nearly this bad... don't remember having any cravings with Ethan
• Been able to keep teaching my spin classes= same as both

So there you have it... My mom was right both times and she thinks this baby is a girl... But then again, Steve Ben's Dad was right both times too and he thinks baby is a boy! I still think we are going to find out the sex at this point... Only 6 more weeks until we will know. How exciting! I just loved seeing this little baby and can't wait for her to join our family in September. Who will baby look like? What will her personality be like? Regardless, we will love this baby just the way God makes her and the way we love Bella and Ethan. It sure will be crazy... 3 kids in 3 years and 3 months!

Here are a few pics the tech gave us.