It's A.......



GIRL!!!!!! I am tickled pink and green:-) We had an anatomy scan on Tuesday and were able to see that all of her organs have formed. All 4 chambers of her heart, brain, kidneys, liver, etc. are all there! She's measuring right on target and the doctor said that she looked PERFECT. In fact, he doesn't think I need another ultrasound....which is bittersweet for us because we enjoy getting to see our little princess. Towards the end of the ultrasound - the technician very clearly pointed out that we're having a GIRL! I've been having dreams of little boys the entire pregnancy so I was super shocked. Then the technician said normally the sex is just the opposite of the one you're dreaming of....now someone tells me! I am super duper excited to have a little "mini me." Alvin is already calling her a princess:-) So, now that we know.....I can finally settle on a theme for the nursery!!!!


We left for San Francisco on Wednesday and we're really enjoying it thus far. The time difference (3 hours behind Atlanta time) is kicking our butts. We woke up this morning at around 4 am. The weather is about 40 degrees cooler than Atlanta too. We head back on Monday - I figure just about the time we get used to the time it'll be time to go back home. We were in a line around 6 am to get tickets to tour Alcatraz - we were almost at the beginning of the line when they sold out :-( We'll try again on Saturday - I'll have to convince hubby. We ended up going to Pier 39 to have breakfast, went to a few shops, and now we're back in the hotel. Here's a couple of pictures of us.
Our self portrait right after breakfast;-)

Me & my bump:-)

I'll post again during my 18th week:-) Just wanted to share our news!

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  1. AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    the bump is obvious, you look so beautiful pregnant, i kney u would, i am so excited.........

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    1. TamekaAugust 24, 2012 at 9:12 PM

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  2. TamekaAugust 24, 2012 at 9:15 PM

    I agree Ms. Marie...beautiful!!!

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