Week 15.....THE ULTIMATE ULTRASOUND!

I think that ultrasounds should be done daily...simply because I'm an emotional wreck and have not been consistently excited about being pregnant OR being a Mommy. Ultrasounds remind me what an amazing journey this is and how crazy the world works, that I can grow a little nugget of my own in my belly.

I've been feeling a lot better the past few days which is a nice change and today was the day I found out what I'm carrying......

IT'S A GIRL!!!!! 

Little Emily Ann DeLucia is growing in my tummy and she has super long arms and legs which gives me hope that she will be a tall beautiful genius like her mother :) Not that short people aren't cute too but let's face it, my girl can play basketball, reach the high shelves that Daddy will never reach, possibly model! Well, not if she's got the Wigdzinski chin but you never know. Protruding chins might be the "in" thing in about 20 years :)

Not only do I love the name Emily, but it means so much to me. The greatest Grandma that ever lived was my grandma Emily. She was and probably will be the only person who has truly loved me unconditionally. The look in her eyes when she saw me made me know how very special I was to her. I've never felt so loved and cared for as I did with Grandma. She was a huge part of me and my sister's lives when we were young. No matter what we did, we could do no wrong in her eyes. I remember the last time I saw her before she passed away, she still had that loving look in her eyes that let me know everything would be okay and that she loved me more than she could ever express. I wish she was here today to share in the joy of her great granddaughter being born, but I already see her face in my little girl...

The middle name Ann is my sister's middle name. She is such an important part of my life. We have been through so much together and are stronger because of it and I want to incorporate her name with my baby's name in some way. It's also James' sister Jenny's middle name. She is such a beautiful person and loves her brother more than anything in the world! Just like my Emily, James can do no wrong in her eyes. She loves him SO much and seeing the two of them together, you can see how much they care for one another.

I was very lucky to have James' parents there with me today as well as the kids. We were all so excited and anxious to find out. When the technician told us it's a girl, Joli immediately jumped up yelling that she was right and knew all along it was a girl! And me and Tracy (James' mom) held hands and cried with delight! I think little Jamesy is a little bummed, but being surrounded by women his whole life will pay off when he's older and he'll thank us for that :) Baby Daddy is a little shocked right now. He worries SO much about Joli growing up too fast, dating, wearing short shorts and now he has to do all this worrying over again with another little girl!! I think it's hilarious myself :) I just hope the baby girl does NOT take after me mentally or emotionally. Let's face it, I'm a complete mess. I hope she gets my height and James' brain!

I immediately called my Mom afterwards and we cried on the phone together about the news!! I can't wait for her to see her first grandbaby, a little girl.

I'm not sure what else to write, and now my stats below will need to change a little. But here's what's going on this week.....

HOW FAR ALONG:  15 weeks (baby girl is the size of a naval orange) - actually this week I can be more specific. She is almost 10.5 cm long.

SLEEP:  Still having trouble sleeping. I'm tired a lot but I wake up very easily and have a hard time falling back asleep.

FOOD CRAVINGS: I'm going to end up anorexic by the time this baby is born! I can't really eat much, unless I let myself starve long enough. Then I'll pretty much eat anything but I pay for it later :(

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO: Convincing James that the baby will be named Emily after the most wonderful grandma in the world! And Ann for a middle name for my beautiful sister and James' beautiful sister :) Oh - and shopping! Duh!

WHAT I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO: Getting bigger and having to pee a lot. Oh and giving birth!


BABY NAMES:  Emily Ann DeLucia :)




Love, Diana