Getting Spoiled Already

I haven't even had the baby shower yet and we are being spoiled by a lot of people already! Sylvie, Carol, Lindsey, and Hedi have all bought Abbie at least one new outfit. Another friend of ours gave me a hand made crochet blanket, and I know Sylvie and Carol are both working on something hand made for her too. We are so blessed to have such thoughtful and giving people in our lives. We appreciate everything! This little girl is already bringing joy to everyone's lives, so I guess her name is spot on!

Week 21

There is no hiding it now. The bump is out and is looking very cute if I might say so myself!

I had another check up at the doctor's this week, and he said I am doing very well. I have only gained 5 pounds so far and he thinks I'll gain a total of about 20 pounds by d-day (delivery day). My blood work came back negative for everything and Abbigail is doing just fine. I asked how big she was getting because with the ultrasound I had, the tech. took a lot of measurement pictures of her. He said on Sep. 6th she was about 11 ounces and is now probably over a pound! No wonder I can feel her moving around so much! Her heart is beating around 153 beats per minute too. Adrian and I are still having fun listening to her on our monitor at home.

Adrian has been able to feel her kick too and likes to place his hand on my tummy when we are relaxing on the couch or are in bed. She favors my right side and likes to settle down real low towards my hip.

I started reading her a book every night before bed as she is able to hear now and Adrian has read to her once so far. I know she can't understand what we are saying, but I enjoy reading children's books anyway and also love the fact that our little girl is listening to our voices. The first book I chose was called, "Elephant Ann" and describes how the first circus was created. I loved elephants as a kid and this book was given to me by my grandma and grandpa Metz, so it made it even more special to read it to Abbigail. I really hopes she enjoys listening to my favorite stories and one day reading them herself.

Abbie's first outfit

This is the first thing Adrian and I bought once we knew we were going to have a girl. I love shopping for little girls!

My sweet little girl

Here is our sweet little Abbigail Rose Francoz!

We finally found out the gender of our little one and we couldn't be more excited!

Yesterday we had our ultrasound appointment. The tech. always starts by having just me in the room and taking a lot of pictures of the baby with the monitor turned away from me. She was checking to see if the baby was healthy and to make sure the baby was growing properly. I was quiet the entire time just thinking about wether we can tell if we are having a boy or a girl. I even started to tear up because the anticipation was killing me! After what seemed to be forever, she had Adrian come into the room. She showed us the baby's hand, profile, legs, and face. She was having a difficult time telling if the baby was a boy or a girl because the baby's legs were crossed. I was disappointed because we wanted to find out today, but then she said, "Hold on... oh yeah, I think it's a girl."

Adrian and I were very happy and said hi to Abbigail, but when we left we felt unsure because of the way the technician announced it. But either way, we called and texted everyone we knew and told them we were expecting a little baby girl. We met up with Sylvie, Philippe, Dad, and Carol and ate lunch at BJ's. Before we ate lunch though, Adrian and I stopped at Babies R Us and bought Abbigail her first little out fit. We were so happy and we were all talking about how fun it will be to have a little girl in the family.

Since we weren't 100% sure about the gender, I scheduled another ultrasound appointment with a private company. The experience in the second place was so much nicer. Adrian and I went into the room together. The tech. was very nice and talkative. She played lullaby music and we got to see the images on a large flat screen TV. She first started off showing us the traditional 2-D, black and white screen. We saw Abbigail sucking on her thumb! Then, she switched the screen to the 3-D images. I was so shocked at what we saw. The 3-D pictures looked amazing! We saw her little face, arms, legs, and yes her vagina. Even though she is still skinny only being 19 weeks along, she looked so sweet and cute. I was so happy that we made the second appointment.

The lady asked us if we really wanted to know the gender of our baby, and of course we said yes! She pointed out very clearly that we were in fact having a girl. I felt so relieved as we want to get started on painting the nursery and getting everything prepared for our baby. No more second thoughts or wonderings, Abbigail Rose is my baby's name and I couldn't be any happier.

2-D photo of Abbigail. Profile view.

The little white arrow is pointing out the fact that our baby is a girl! You are looking at her from underneath (like how she would look if she sat on a photocopy machine).

Maternity Clothes!

Thank goodness for Sylvie! We hung out with Adrian's parents today and Sylvie took me out for an early birthday present. My clothes have been getting very tight and a few of my pants I can no longer wear. My choices have been getting very limited, not to mention uncomfortable. So, she took me to Motherhood Maternity in Chino Hills and spoiled me very much for my birthday!

The very first pair of pants I tried on felt like heaven! It was nice to put something on without worrying if the zipper was going to be an issue. Maternity clothes are very cute, comfortable, and fashionable, but also not very cheep. I also had to get new bras! The sales woman asked if I would like to be measured. At first I said no, but then thought why not. I was shocked when she told me my new size. I went from an A cup to a C! I laughed and told her to check again, but when I tried on the C cup bra it felt right.

So, by the end of my birthday outing I got spoiled with 3 slacks for work, one pair of jeans, 2 bras, 2 sweaters, 2 shirts, a lounge outfit and some Tummy Butter.

Thanks Sylvie!!

Week 19

Okay, so it's not a very flattering photo, I know, but Adrian was really upset when I said I was going to delete it.

This summer has been very mild in temperature and we felt bad that we haven't taken our furry children, Dixie and Tyson, to the dog beach yet. So, since it is Labor Day weekend and we both have tomorrow off, we decided to take the family out to a nice day at the beach. Little did we know how cold it was going to be.

We arrived at the Huntington Dog Beach at 11:00am and the cloud cover was very thick. We figured we would stay for the majority of the day and have dinner there, but the clouds never broke up. We walked the dogs along the shore and had Tyson play fetch with his ball. We then sat in our beach chairs and ate our packed lunches, but the wind started to pick up. Since there were no sun rays beating down on us to warm us up, we become cold very quickly. Tyson even started to shiver! So, we packed up and headed home.

Adrian decided it would be an excellent idea to snap this picture of me while I was asleep in the truck. I always fall asleep when he drives. When we got home he showed me the picture and thought it was cute. I didn't agree, but oh well!

At week 19, Abbigino is now 6 inches in length and weighs a whopping half a pound! I have been feeling the baby squirm in my belly, but the movements can't be felt by others yet. Soon, I'm sure though!