A big day... Girl or Boy... find out Fri!

The moment is getting closer and closer! Friday at 3pm we have our ultrasound appointment. Some people are surprised that we want to find out- saying we are taking away the surprise. I just assure them that I am spreading my surprises out! :) We will still be surprised on Dec 4 to discover we have a son or daughter!

A. has been pretty adamant about wanting a sister. We have made her realize that we don't choose, and as she says, "Yeah- Jesus chooses." I think she will not be too disappointed either way because we have been talking a lot about both options. She will be at the ultrasound so I hope its a good experience. I considered having the technician tell us blue or pink as code words but Andy assures me she will not freak out and ruin the experience for me. I hope he's right. I may still ask that she uses code words so that WE can tell her if she is having a brother or sister!

So- its that time when people usually say, "What is your guess?"
I admit to be one of those moms that just doesn't know. I didnt know with A. and I am not sure with this one. We have more girl name possibilities than boy names. I am obsessed with a pink and brown stroller I saw at the store- but I think that is probably because I have been pregnant with a girl before and am used to that.

Either way, of course our prayer is for a healthy baby. These first 20 weeks have been very smooth and besides some tiredness I have felt wonderful. I have felt Baby B. move but most of the movements have been very subtle. We look forward to the movements being so big that Daddy and Sister can feel the head or the kick! I love being pregnant and I look forward to enjoying my birthday and Christmas with growing life inside of me. Often men remark about how thankful they are that women have to be pregnant. Though the birth itself is not pain-free, and there can be complications or difficulties with the nine months before, there is such joy and awe in knowing our baby is growing daily in me.
I plan for us to have two kids. I am trying to capture and remember all the feelings and experiences associated with pregnancy.
It saddens me to know the number of women who have gone through a miscarriage or death early in the child's life. I cannot even begin to understand the pain those families must feel. I pray they can feel His comfort.

So- if you would like to leave your guess as a comment that would be fun! If you have a particular reason why, you should share it too! I sure hope the baby cooperates and allows us to find out. I had to do some jumping jacks in the middle of my ultrasound with A. Im not sure if that is what made it work, but that movement seemed to get her to move just the right way!