My Valentine

David and I noticed that we have been in a different place each Valentine's Day since we met over four years ago. Neither of us was very big on Valentine's Day before we met so it's still very new to us to actually celebrate it. So we usually come up with some pretty creative gift ideas—this year included. This year, we made each other personalized cards, without even knowing that's what the other one was doing. (The flowers are also from David)

David's card was so cute, I wanted to get a close-up. I'm 21 weeks pregnant and we scheduled an ultrasound appointment on Valentine's Day. David really wanted to go old school and not find out the gender of our baby until it was born but I just couldn't wait. Finally, he decided to find out as a gift for me on Valentine's Day. So the words are cut out on the card and then David added a little baby in the heart. I absolutely love it!


And the big news of the day is...



We are so excited to welcome a little girl into our lives. We were both so sure that it was going to be a boy. All of my sisters and sister-in-laws, except 2 so far, have had boys first and we both kept dreaming about little boys. It was a sure thing, we felt. But when we saw the ultrasound and the nurse told us it was definitely a girl, we were thrilled. Girls are so much fun and my head is already swimming with ideas for bows, little dresses and decorating the nursery.

Also, our little girl is extremely active. She was moving around and kicking throughout most of the ultrasound appointment. It was really cool to feel her kicks as I watched them on the screen. The nurse had a hard time getting good pictures because she wouldn't hold still. That might explain why I've been feeling pretty nauseated, lots of heartburn, and like I've got a bag of popping popcorn in my stomach throughout the day. We've got a feeling that she might be a handful when she comes out but we're excited for that day. At the end of the appointment, she finally calmed down and put her hands over her eyes to rest. It was so precious. We are already in love with our beautiful little girl.

All in all, in was a wonderful Valentine's Day!

(Thanks again, Debbie, for the picture idea. My bump is still pretty small so we had to be a little creative to make it look bigger for the picture, but I'm happy with how it turned out.)