Another Baby Girl!

We are super excited to be welcoming another GIRL into our family! And Miss Adalee is SO EXCITED to have a little sister!

On January 27th, we had our 20 Week sonogram and anatomy scan. It was incredible to see how much our baby has grown since the last sonogram at 7 weeks. At 7 weeks, baby was just a little oval ball. And now, well baby actually looks like a baby! As it was our second time around, I felt like the ultrasound technician did not go into as much detail on everything, but we still got to see all the highlights - her brain, her spine, the four chambers of her heart, all of her little bones, her hands, and her feet! It is so cool to see - to know that this little tiny person is just growing away in my belly! You would think the "wonder" of it all would fade the second time around - it doesn't. Not one bit.

While baby initially was sleeping in a downward position with her legs crossed, it only took me eating a little bit of candy to get her up and moving about. After 10 or so minutes of coercing, she eventually changed positions and the ultrasound technician was able to confirm that we were having our second girl! When she said "girl", I immediately looked at Michael to gage his reaction, and he was all smiles! We both were fairly confident going into the sonogram that we were having another girl - so many of my pregnancy symptoms had been the same as with Adalee. I am so excited that Miss Adalee and Baby Bell will have a sister to grow up with - it is such a special bond that they will be able to treasure forever!

Overall, everything checked out wonderfully with baby. Her growth pattern is right on track for her due date of June 13th. And there were no issues with my placenta placement this time around, which was such a relief! Now only 20 more weeks to go!