Dreaming.....

I have been soooo excited and very impatient to find out the gender of this baby! Mike and I have been throwing around some names that we really like. I haven't told Mike that I am set on a girl's name. I heard the name on TV the other day and it was beautiful. Instantly I told myself "that's it.....I KNOW this is the perfect name for a baby girl. Now, since I am convinced I am having a girl, I haven't given much thought to many boy names. People ask me all the time, how do you know it's a girl? Don't you want a little boy since you have a girl already? Answer is like most parents feel: all we want is a healthy baby....BUT, I already know everything about little girls. If we have a boy, it will be a whole different ballpark for me, but hey, I can learn and I know it will be fun. Either way, it's a blessing.

When I was pregnant with Olivia, I was sooo ready to meet her. I would be in my second trimester and look at the calender and moan because Aug 2 (Olivia's original due date) seemed so far away. Hurry up time I would tell myself...this is going to take forever! Well, surprise! Olivia arrived a month early and as overwhelmed and excited as I was to see this miracle that has grown inside my tummy for the first time, I was shocked because I wasn't prepared for her early arrival! We still didn't have her baby bedding,mattress, baby cloths washed, car seat in the car, nothing! Thankfully, I have the most amazing parents and they took care of all of that fore me while I was in the hospital. So with this pregnancy I am trying to really enjoy this time....to savor the little kicks and movements that are happening at this moment. I know time is going to fly, and I want to look back and know I enjoyed my BIG pregnant belly and embrace my changing figure. I don't want to freak out from every little pound I put on here and there because hey, I am not going to be pregnant forever!