It's a Girl!

We arrived at the doctor early this morning for our ultrasound. I took the advise of many friends and had a big glass of sweet tea from Chick-Fil-A before the ultrasound. They say it helps the baby be more active. I don't know if it was the tea, but she was very active! It's amazing how different she looks from just two weeks ago! (I'll be posting pics soon!) We did get some not so good news, I have a marginal placenta previa. It means that my placenta is too close to the cervix. The doctor said that 9 out of 10 placentas will move up in the coming weeks and it was nothing for me to really worry about. I will have to have another ultrasound at 24 or 28 weeks to make sure that it is moving up. Until then it just a wait and see! Other than that little thing, we have a very healthy baby girl. She weighs almost 6 ounces already! We can't wait to meet our little Emma Kathryn Price!

After the ultrasound, we immediately went to register. How fun! Needless to say, I could not resist anything pink. The poor girl will probably not know any other colors. Check out our registry at Babies R Us, Target and PotteryBarn Kids.

Why am I up at 3 am?

I guess I am having trouble sleeping tonight! I am feeling anxious and excited about our BIG day tomorrow. Check back late tomorrow morning for the results of the ultrasound! Hopefully I will be able to get some sleep...I can be terribly grumpy without it!

She's here....Ava Grace Alexander

Another beautiful baby girl was born into the Alexander family on Sunday. Ava Grace Alexander was born at 4:21 on Sunday and weighed in at 7 lbs. 8 oz. and 20 1/4 in. long. She was born to my cousins Matt and Sara. (and their little boy, Lucas) The picture on the right is the proud Grandpa, my Uncle Steve! She is such a beauty! I can't wait to meet her.

Really starting to show...almost 18 weeks!

An early surprise...

John Allen surprised me yesterday and came home early from work. I was so excited to see him and get to spend some "extra" time together. Plus, he came home armed with Chick-Fil-A lunch and that would make any pregnant woman happy! We spent the afternoon cleaning most of the furniture out of the baby's room. So fun! We searched on the internet and found the crib that we like and will be ordering it soon. I can't wait to get things organized and ready for Baby Price to make it's debut! I know we have several months to go, but cleaning the room and the ultrasound on Thursday have got me in such a "BABY" mood! It's all I can think about. I guess it doesn't help that I sit at home most days watching baby shows and making diagrams of the nursery. For those that know me well, you know that I am a planner and extremely organized. John Allen is the same way, so I am sure we will have the nursery ready for baby months before it's actual arrival.

Another fun tid-bit, my good friend, Erin, is having her baby boy on Friday! 8-8-08...what a cool birthday! I wish her and her family the best...now they will have 3 boys!

Nana's Blankets

On my last trip home, Nana gave me my first handmade baby blanket. She has made these blankets for every baby born in our family including me! As a baby, I was always snuggled up in one of Nana's blankets and I feel so blessed to be able to pass this on to my child. I still have some of my original baby blankets at my parents house. I used to use them to wrap up all my dolls and play pretend parent!

My Nana is such a strong, Christian woman. She has set a wonderful example for me and the rest of the women (and men) in my family! I can only hope that we have many more years together!

Three, Two, One.....The Countdown has begun!

In just three short days we will be able to start calling our baby by name! I have had lots of people tell me how joyous it was to wait until the birth to find out the sex, but to John Allen and myself we will be overcome with joy on Thursday morning when the technician says "It's a ......" Currently our Guessing game results are Girl 17 and Boy 14! So close! We both feel like we want to be prepared. We want our nursery to be totally girly or very boyish! We want to call our baby by name for the rest of the pregnancy instead of sweet baby ( me) or farthead and sometimes Roscoe. (according to John Allen) I can't believe how quickly these last 18 weeks have passed. I thought I would never get to the point where we could find out the sex, but here we are! I am positive the rest of the pregnancy will go by just as quickly and we will be at the day when we finally get to meet the most beautiful gift that God has ever bestowed upon us!