Amazing Sweetness

Here's my angel. My sweet sweet little girl at 1 lb. 2 oz.. I can't believe technology these days. It's amazing. A few years ago this stuff wasn't even possible. When it finally did come out of the works it cost a pretty penny to get a little glimpse of the unborn. Now it's routine in some offices. I am so thankful for this portrait of the blessing I am carrying (and the DVD we got of the ultrasound). Sometimes it's hard to connect when you have no idea what's going on in there but to watch her on the screen moving around and putting her hand in her mouth gives me an idea about her little life right now at this very moment. I can already tell she is a snuggler. Before, she was snuggled down right above my bladder but when she got too big to fit there she started snuggling her little face up next to the placenta. I know this may sound gross but it's her life right now...and it was ours once. She already has such a sweet personality. She likes her hands to be near her face but sometimes she ventures out of her little nesting to punch mommy in the side (and I love those punches more than anything), or to touch her knee or grab the umbilical cord. It's the most amazing thing I've ever seen. I love this little girl!!!

...rambling...

Soooo, it's been a while. We found out that this foreign object I've been carrying around is indeed a little girl...which makes her not so foreign anymore. We are pretty excited about it . Her name will be Anna~Kate Elizabeth Gathright. Lengthy, I know, but it flows so well together. I am already so amazed with her. She is pretty much the funniest person I know. She refuses to do anything on demand, she wants to be awake when I'm asleep and I'd have to say that through ultrasound technology I can see she is the most beautiful baby ever! I am already so very proud of her.
The perspectives class is whooping my hiney. I'm so behind. The reading is unimaginable. I've already missed two classes...and probably will miss this week as well. I think I have slacked off a bit but I know it won't get any easier...especially with my work load piling up and my ever expanding middle knocking me out of whack. The class doesn't end until the last week of May. Ah! I'll make it through. I HAVE to!

in my head

often i sit and wonder what this little miracle will look like, or who will it look like. hopefully a fine mixture of us both. maybe eyes like mine but the color of sean's, my fair skin tone but sean's texture. it's all so much to day dream about.
as i watch my expanding waist grow a little more everyday i am overwhelmed with thoughts of my life to come. will i have what it takes? will our baby find comfort in hearing our voice? will i know how to balance love and discipline in a way that is healthy and helpful to the character growth of my child? it's all so much to think about. whew, good thing i'm not doing all of this on my own. ;)

performance anxiety

what a title for my first entry. i'm a little nervous about this new expedition i'm on to put my life and thoughts in "blog form". to fill in the gaps of my life and bring you to the present i will start with january 2006. i started dating the guy who is now my husband, we got married july 21st & found out december 20th that we should be expecting our first child in late august....that's about my life as of now. :) i did not expect to be here a year ago...a stay-at-home pregnant lady who's full time job is to keep a clean house. sounds easy eh? well, i find it to be a difficult task. i'm not sure why. as i continue to ponder my role as a wife i will fill you in.
well, that's all for now.
p.s. we find out what the baby is april 2!!!