Four Down...

So...here is my first blog. So exciting, right? Haha. I feel a little silly, and don't really know anything about blogging, or how to make it look good, or even what to write. I don't really expect anyone to read it, but I do know I want to chronicle the second and third trimester of my pregnancy...and the beginning of parenthood and my little one's life. (The first trimester I kind of felt like I had been hit by a train, so we'll just leave that one behind...haha). Oh, and just a warning, if you read this blog frequently you could possibly get tired of the use of the ellipse. I love it...and I use it a lot. :)

Four down...months that is...on Sunday we hit week 16. That means I have officially been pregnant for four months...which also means that I only have five months left to go. It also means that I am almost halfway through my pregnancy, and that I am soooo close to finding out if we are having a boy or a girl. I can't wait. Brad has begun referring to our baby as "she/her." At first every time I pointed this out to him he would say, "no, that's not what I said," and try to deny that he had affectionately referred to our baby as a she. However, the other night he informed me that no, he does not think it's a girl, but that "she" is a good generic term. (I know, I wondered how he would explain that too!) He said that a lot of things are called "shes" like cars and boats, haha. So, apparently if our baby is a car or a boat it will be a girl, otherwise we are expecting a boy. LOL. Not really. We both feel the same way, we have no idea if it will be a girl or a boy but we are so excited to find out. At first I really wanted a girl, I think out of fear that I would never ever have a girl (if you look at Brad's family history you would understand this fear a little better). And then my nephew came to visit and I watched him with his mom and began to think oh my goodness, I want a little boy so bad. So now I have reached the point where I am now...expectantly waiting for what God has for us. I know that whether it is a girl or a boy it will be perfect! I guess it's probably a good thing that you have to wait until almost 20 weeks to find out so that you can experience and go through all of the emotions and realize, it really doesn't matter what we have. They say that usually the mom's instinct is usually correct, but I really don't have an instinct right now. I have had two very vivid dreams where I am holding my baby. The first dream my baby was a girl, and I thought there's my instinct... until the second dream. The second dream my baby was a boy. Haha...gave Brad hope for that firstborn son, but just completely confused my "motherly instinct." LOL. Maybe that instinct will get better after the baby's born! :) Until then I will keep waiting and looking at pinks and blues...by the way, I find out March 31. YEAH! :)