FYI: It's a....

FYI:  It's a GIRL!

Alex and I couldn't be more excited about our baby girl!  I am sure it will only be a matter of time before Alex comes home with a pink Derek Jeter Yankees jersey :).

This past Friday, we had our second trimester screening and 20 week check up.  We invited my parents to attend my ultrasound so they could see their first grandchild for the first time.  They thoroughly enjoyed it! She even had the hiccups and you could actually see her trying to punch me!  Everything on the sonogram looked great except one thing, she has a cyst on her right kidney :(.  Of course I immediately freaked out, but for right now my doctor said it is nothing to worry about.  My doctor is going to recommend me to see a specialist to have her check up on our baby girl in another week or so.  The worst case scenario with this would be for me to have to deliver early, around 36 weeks.  So, keep her in your prayers and pray that everything will be okay!  I also found out that I have gained 12 pounds since the beginning of this pregnancy journey, and 5 pounds since I was sixteen weeks (ugh!).  The doctor said that was good I was started to gain a little more weight.  She said she wants to see me gain 1-2 pounds each week.

Well, now that we know the gender of the baby, I have been working on accessories for the baby's nursery all weekend long.  We also have a name picked out, but I will wait to share her name, along with some items for her nursery later :D.