Las Vegas Get Away

When I found out I was expecting we decided that we wanted to go on a vacation during my fall break. Fall break was October 16th-19th so we didn't have much time and decided that we would take a quick trip to Vegas. We were really excited when our friends Levi and Jessie agreed to come with us. We had lots of fun walking around the strip, window shopping, seeing Phantom of the Opera, and shopping at the outlets. This was the first time Gustavo and I had ever seen Phantom and despite being familiar with the music, we didn't know the story. We were very entertained. The cast was great and the theater was wonderful. Our only complaint was that the pyrotechnics were SO bright. We were all slightly blinded during some scenes! I really enjoyed the whole trip, but one of the most exciting things for me was shopping for the baby. This was the first time we've gone out and bought anything for her. Look at the adorable things we got!

I love this little dress. My 2 year old niece Eva got one just like it for her birthday and I have been thinking about it ever since I saw it. When we walked into Carter's I saw it and bought it right away. I figure this will be her first little Christmas dress. I think this was probably the most excited I've gotten about having a girl. Since I was so hyped I decided to buy these little Converse shoes also. When we didn't know what we were having Gustavo was constantly looking at baby Jordan's and we talked a lot about baby shoes. I told him that if we had a little girl then I wanted her to wear Chuck Taylors. I showed him pictures and he loved them as well so when we saw the Converse store at the outlet mall I couldn't resist! I called my sister Emily and she helped me figure out the size I wanted. We decided to get them so they'll fit when she's about 2. Now I'm getting so excited to have a little girl and can't wait to see her. Actually, I still have so much to do that I can wait, I just love having all of these little things happen that help me feel more and more like I'm really going to have a baby!

IT'S A GIRL!

We had our first ultrasound today and found out that we are having a healthy baby girl. She was facing my back so we couldn't see her face very well. They want to be able to check her lips for a cleft pallet and to see her heart better so we'll have another ultrasound next month. Fortunately for us she was not being modest so they are very sure that she is indeed a girl.

20 Week Belly

Some people requested a belly picture so here it is! This is me at 20 weeks.