It's A Girl! -16 Weeks

IT'S A GIRL!!

This week was so fun spreading the news that we are expecting a little girl.  Your Daddy and I are so very excited for your arrival and have already picked out your name! Sorry folks that will remain between Dave and I till she makes her debut in August so you'll all have to skip the monograms. 

This week was the week of announcements. We were so excited to share the news of our baby girl, I got inspired to make a pink cake for everyone to cut open at brunch.  Yay for Baby Girl Walter!  We had our friends join us at brunch at the end of the meal we had everyone cut open their mini cakes to a pink filling. 

My office also had a lot of fun with the news, turning the news into a bet prior to me sharing. My planner put a sign up outside my office door for everyone to guess boy or girl.  Later in the week I revealed with candy inside an Easter egg. 

You continue to get showered with love and goodies.  After telling my parents your Nana and Papa went right out and bought you a beautiful sleeper dress, hat and receiving blanket that we can use coming home from the hospital.  

From Nana and Papa

Your Auntie Britini is so excited about the news that she's already gone on a shopping spree and bought you the most adorable outfits! With her as your best auntie you will no doubt always be in style. Now all we have to wait for is to find out what she's having!! The suspense is killing me. 

From Aunti Britini

Chicago was an odd place to be this week in terms of weather; Monday we got 8 inches of snow and it was a whiteout for hours plus thunder which was weird in a snow storm.  Tuesday and Wednesday it was almost 50 degree's so snow started melting.  Thursday it rained all day and we had severe winds all through the night.  Friday we had another light dusting of snow and everything was pretty icy.  I don't know about everyone else but I'm ready for this winter to be OVER!! Looking forward to my visit out to Cali while Dave is there on work I get to go one weekend of my choice in March to enjoy Senoma... well I get to be a DD while Dave enjoys some wine tasting.  But knowing your soon to be Daddy I'm sure he'll set aside some time for me to get a massage or do a little shopping :)

How Far Along: 16 weeks 4 days 

Total Weight Gain: -1lbs (if only I could stay in the negative)

Baby Is The Size Of A: Avocado at 4.6 inches long and 3.5 ounces. 

Maternity Clothes: Gap jeans have saved the day!! I've also just accepted that my shirts no longer fit quite right so I've purchased a few tops as well.  

Sleep: Ok this week, I've definitely been waking up much earlier than I normally would which is a change for me since I am usually not a morning person. 

Best Moment This Week: Announcing that Baby Walter is a GIRL

Miss Anything: Not really this week, although still red wine... I think we can assume that will be the case for the next five months. 

Movement: Not yet

Food Cravings: Home cooked meals - and breakfast goodies, I'm making scones as we speak. 

Anything Making You Queasy Or Sick: Finally no!

Have You Started to Show Yet: Yes, I've kissed almost all of my pre preggo pants good bye. 

Gender: How Far Along: 14 weeks 6 days 

Total Weight Gain: -3lbs (if only I could stay in the negative)

Baby Is The Size Of A: Lemon

Maternity Clothes: Just pants - I officially gave up on my jeans, the rubber band through the button got old so gap maternity has saved the day. 

Sleep: Depends on the night, if I have a pillow in front of me and behind me it makes for a much better nights sleep. 

Best Moment This Week: Finding out the sex of Baby Walter

Miss Anything: No question Red Wine and also wishing I could take cold medicine for this cold I've developed. 

Movement: No but a little freaked out by that still

Food Cravings: The last few weeks it's been sweets in any form; cookies, candy bars, ice cream - however that's starting to fade and am now into veggies. 

Anything Making You Queasy Or Sick: The smell of sandwich meat is pretty nasty.  

Have You Started to Show Yet: Yes, however if you didn't know you would think I just ate a lot at my last meal, looking forward to it looking more like a baby bump.  

Gender: Girl

Happy Or Moody Most Of The Time: Happy this week, but that can turn on a dime... better to ask Dave :)

Looking Forward To: Picking some furniture for the nursery