My little Girl

We went to get our 2nd and "real" ultrasound on Wednesday. Poor Steve had to stay in the car with the kids because all kids have been banned from the office thanks to H1N1. The technician said its made a HUGE difference and there has been a lot less sickness. I'm glad for that but sad Steve had to miss Heidi and her gymnastics.

Everything was great. She decided that she was going to roll up into a ball so her feet were clear above her head!!! It was hilarious. She refused to move for a while so it was hard to get a few things like a picture of the umbilical cord but it was sure funny to see her playing peek a boo. She even covered her face with her hands a few times!!

They still have her due date as the 8th of March which isn't quite as good as February 20th but whatever works. I supposed I can wait a couple extra weeks until she's born... HAHAHA. We'll see how I feel then.

Anyway, here's a picture of the ultrasound. I LOVE the picture of the toes!! And just so you know, you want to scan an ultrasound in grayscale and not black & white... works better.

Update

Just so you know before grabbing the torch and pitchforks, Andy just has a cold. My other kids had one - he decided to get a fever. We checked him out at the doctor today and he has no strep and no flu. We wouldn't have taken him out if he'd had his fever at the time. So don't hurt me. :)

The Money Flu

Want to know how to get rid of the flu? According to Andy its by winning money... here's how he came to his conclusion.

Last night (Sunday) after the farewell party for the Kelley's, Andy decided to have a fever. And not just a small one. 102 was where I finally just stopped. My kids are great at wearing themselves completely out, end up with a fever and headache and by morning they're up and ready to go. I was HOPING that's what it was.

Nope. 8:00 rolled around and poor Andy still had a fever. This time a little higher. He still wasn't very hungry but ate okay. We kept him home from school like good parents - or so we thought. We got a phone call from the school informing us that Andy had sold the most items in the whole school for Sally Foster!!! So they asked if we would be willing to run him to the school for a 30 second chance in the money machine. He managed to catch $13 but the fundraiser lady gave him $20!! He felt MUCH better after that. We told him it was just enough to get Lego Batman if he wanted it - or he could decide on something else.

The kids went down for a nap with Steve and I went to pick up Jakob. Andy woke up happy, alert and feeling better. So off we went to Jakob's school's carnival. Jakob had a BLAST with his friends and we all enjoyed ourselves. Andy had no appetite but the others ate their fair share of pizza. They played with hula hoops. Here are a few pictures.

I wish I could figure out how you get video on here because I have an awesome one of Gavin doing his hula and a nice little dance in between. They had a blast.

We even tried our hand at the auction. We had a gift certificate for our store that sold for $20 which is cool. I did get a desk and chair set but someone came in after the auction was supposed to be done and outbid me - which is what they saw when they came to "close it." Oh well. Why? Because I got what I REALLY wanted.

With 15 minutes left to go in the auction I sat right by the baby basket I wanted. The principal wanted it for his daughter's new baby and a few others were interested in it. I played the sympathy card and it helped that my round belly is rather noticeable. So no one bid after I did and I got it. After wondering if the basket was worth it we took it apart. We totally got our money's worth and so much more!!! Heidi's going to be in good shape with supplies when she's born - although I'm thinking one package of diapers may not cut it. ;) But I was thrilled.

Afterwards we let Andy get Lego Batman. In the car he declared "I think this was a Money Flu because as soon as I got money I felt much better!!!" What a cute boy I have! Unfortunately by the time we got home and were ready for bed, he was starting to shiver and was slightly warm. Poor kid. Off to bed he went after a happy day in the life of Andy. So I apologize to everyone we were around. We wouldn't have brought him out and about if he hadn't been doing better!

The Results are In...

So here is where I would put the cute little ultrasound picture to help us show what we're having - except that our scanner has gone on strike and won't work...

The answer is: 64% of you were right! We're having a girl.... Or at least we about 95% positive we are. That little girl wanted to be very modest and we could only get glimpses. But there were certain parts that were definitely missing. The technician even tried tickling her with the ultrasound tool to get her to move around. She sure kicked a lot but refused to show her immodesty. Such a good girl. :)

We also found out that we have to wait an extra two weeks for Heidi Pearl to grace us with her presence!! She is due on March 8th now which is fine because our birthdays in our family will be March, April, May, and July. :)

We will go in again on the 21st to check all the vitals and measurements etc since 18 weeks is a little too early to look closely at her heart chambers, etc. I'm excited to see her again in two weeks. :)

Good job all 64% of you that voted! Only Andy was a little sad to not get a brother but otherwise everyone was very excited. Ashley's SOOOOO excited to get a sister! And I can't wait to redecorate the nursery. ;)