Preparing for Our Daughter

A few of my favorite white dresses

Adorable also comes in other colors
A picture of our crib to be
My "dress" diaper bag thanks to my mom

Stroller

Car seat

The last few weeks have been filled with the busy excitement of preparing for our little girl. It has been such a joy preparing for this little one while also thinking upon the future with the many more we will hopefully be blessed with, Lord willing. From the moment I saw a friend's nursery set, I simply feel in love with it. I didn't think we could get it, but we could! I am so delighted with it!!! It will be here in a few more weeks, and I am very eager. Our nursery theme is white. Are you surprised?? Everything from the furniture to the walls to the bedding to the curtains will be white accented with silver and crystal accessories. Most of the travel gear I am going with will be black such as the stroller, car seat, carrier, and diaper bag- so that it will be neutral for both of us using it and easily coordinated together, and they will work with future children. My favorite color of baby clothing is white. I also really like nautical themed dresses.

It's a Girl!!!

Me and My Daughter


When we found out that our little one was a girl, we were very surprised. I just thought it would be a boy. She has come a little earlier in the birth order than I expected, yet at least we can start with all the girlish fun asap. I have had a blast shopping for the most adorable little girl dresses. My favorite color to dress her in is white. With all the pretty dresses out there, it would be very difficult to only dress her one color, but her wardrobe so far is about 50% white.

Our Little Kicker at 20 Weeks 5 Days

Profile


Profile and Foot


Arm and Leg



This week I went for my official twenty week ultrasound. It went really smoothly (all the measurements were normal) and was the best time I have had in a while. Thankfully my tech was super sweet and knowledgeable. I really did not want to leave and was extremely grateful that it went so well. Now that we know the baby's sex, the best part is calling it by its proper name among the two of us anyway. Now when N calls he sends his love to the two of us by our names, and it really is so very precious in my ears. Next week, I am hoping to get through a lot of work on the registry. This past week we bought a few big items that could not go on the registry. Even though we know what I am carrying, it is still important for those big items and little ones too to be neutral for the next babies to come. It is difficult because so much of what is out there is sex specific, and I feel as if I am going against the grain in the attempt to be neutral. Staying away from pure blue or pink is not just for practicality but also goes with my personal taste as well. My favorite baby color is white, and if I had my way I would dress baby in nearly all white.