And The Winner Is...

HALEY GRACE BOSS

or 

HAILEY GRACE BOSS

Update: We chose Haley Grace

Like the inspiration of framing our baby girl's name!

A lovely name for our beautiful baby girl! I know a lot of people keep the name of their baby a secret until the end, but for me the idea of already having so many people praying about my little one by name sounds just right! 

Rob and I had no difficulty at all in deciding on the name of our little girl. However, we are still caught up on deciding the spelling. I think I have had the same three names picked out for my future children since the beginning of college, 2 girl names and 1 boy name. (Not saying we will have three, but I just wanted to have some options!) Anyways when it came time to talk about the names, I started to bring up additional options. I just felt like that was what I should be doing. Rob was like wait, I thought we already decided the names! After knowing how happy he still was with the names we had come up with, the more we both were confident that Haley/Hailey was our baby girl's name. 

Rob and I have been together so long, it is crazy to think of all our daydreaming and planning finally coming into reality. We had talked about kids and names but now having it all come true, couldn't be a bigger blessing! 

Another cute way to highlight her name

Rob has really been feeling some of Haley's/Hailey's squirming around lately, and that makes me so happy. Finally to be able to share a little bit of what has been going on inside my belly! I love being able to call our little girl by name, and talk to her during the day. Now, don't think I am crazy! Haley/Hailey can already hear me, and the more she learns my voice, the more of a familiar sound it will be for her. (At least that is what I have read/heard...so if that's crazy then okay, maybe that makes me a little crazy too!)

How far along? 21 1/2 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: about 15 lbs (But honestly haven't weigh myself in awhile!)
Maternity clothes? I don't know if there's going back at this point!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still love it, but not so dependent
Best moment this week: Shopping for little girl's clothing with Rob!
Miss Anything? Life has been too great to be missing anything right now!
Movement: Lots...can't wait to start being able to see movements
Food cravings: Carbs and Candy corn
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope :)
Gender: It's a Girl! <3
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? Still In!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy 
Weekly Wisdom: Now that I have started to get my energy back, I think it is really important to keep doing fun things with Rob. A lot of things revolve around the baby now, but Rob always deserves my full attention and love! 
Looking forward to: Decorating Haley's/Hailey's room

Our Baby Girl

I can't wait to have a little baby girl! Rob and I found out on August 30, 2012 that our first child will be a sweet, beautiful, precious baby girl...well hopefully all those adjectives will fit!

I'm not sure that I can fully describe the mid-pregnancy ultrasound experience, but I can tell you that it is one of the most incredible things I have witnessed.

We had a great doctor from U-M that walked us through everything that we were seeing. You can see so much growth between your first ultrasound and at the midway mark. We got to see the blood being pumped from the heart throughout the body, ten fingers and ten toes, the round little belly, and button nose. They can tell a great deal about the baby's development so early on nowadays. You can see the different lobes of the brain, the size, the spine, and chambers of the heart. And you can see (the answer to the question everyone's been asking) three little dots or two lines to determine if it is a girl or boy. You really feel like your getting to know your baby already!

Now knowing the sex, Rob and I were finally able to register for our little girl! It was so much fun picking out the little things she will need as she grows up. The only tough thing for us was picking out the bedding! This seems to always be the hold up between us. The same thing happened when we went to register for our wedding. After weeks of research, we were finally able to find something we both liked. Thank goodness!... Hopefully our baby girl with like pink and polka dots!

How far along? 20 1/2 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: about 15 lbs
Maternity clothes? Yes, and just bought a new pair of leggings and jeans!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Not quite as sleepy as before!
Best moment this week: Finding out the baby's sex
Miss Anything? My flat tummy!
Movement: A ton! Rob has just been able to start to feel the baby move. I even am starting to feel some big movements...almost like she's doing somersaults!
Food cravings: Steak and potatoes...which is back to normal for me :)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really
Have you started to show yet: My bump is starting to pop out... 

Gender: It's a Girl! <3
Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Definitely been more emotional and sensitive these past weeks
Weekly Wisdom: Do something to feel pretty! It gets harder to feel attractive despite what your husband tells you, when your body is undergoing some major changes.
Looking forward to: Collecting more clothing for our baby girl...skipping newborn things though, because she's likely to be bigger if she is anything like her dad! Ha