It's a...

...GIRL!!!!



(I'm having trouble uploading the picture, so I'll try again later)

19 weeks and 5 days--practically halfway there, and baby girl is very active.  I've finally figured out what it feels like when she moves, and she likes to do it around 5:30 pm and 10-11pm, right when I'm trying to sleep.  It doesn't keep me awake yet, but let's hope she changes the time of day she likes to move before she starts putting elbows and knees in places that make me uncomfortable.
After our ultrasound, Husband and I went to Babies 'R Us to register.  I knew there were going to be things I was unsure of what I wanted because I hadn't researched anything yet, but we were both quite a bit overwhelmed.  Needless to say, I haven't told anyone I'm registered yet because my registry changes daily online as I continue to research, ask around and find cuter colors and patterns!  One thing we both know for sure though is our list of "NO's":
-NO princess stuff (although I did allow him to register for ONE "daddy's little princess" bib)
-NO bows, flowers or headbands of any kind that are larger than my baby's face.  I'm all for headbands and bows, but when the first things you see is the accessory and not the baby, there's a problem.
-NO tutus.  Again with the excess.  Tutus can be perfectly fine, but why do they have to be so darn big!
-NO pink everything!  I am ALL FOR dressing her girly and LOTS OF DRESSES, but I don't need the playpen, stroller, highchair, etc to look like a flamingo threw up in our house.  Baby girl may have a little brother next so we don't want little man to grow up in a world of pink.

The one thing we easily agreed on is her nursery.  We're not themey people, (again with the "no's") so no animals, Disney, crazy patterns, etc.  It will be grey and pink and somewhat vintagey and most importantly budget friendly that she can grow into.  She's going to have most of these items until she's a teenager (or older), so I want it to be timeless and easy to transition.

The biggest challenge we are facing now is the NAME GAME!  I knew it would be hard, but wow, not this hard!  We had a list of about 5 names we both liked, but then I asked my daycare friends the names of the baby girls in their infant and toddler rooms, and that knocked out about 3 names.  From having worked in daycare, I know that if there is one baby with that name (unless it's super weird), there is bound to be at least 5 others with the same name and I don't want my daughter to have to be known as "Child R." all through school.  So we have started the name process all over again with a new perspective on what name baby girl should be.  And I pretty sure we've decided to keep it a secret until she gets here.  When we gave a few of our suggestions to family and friends, it seems like with every name there was always something wrong with it, or someone else in the family had that name or something.  So I think it's our best bet to wait until she gets here, and see if the name suits her when we see her little face.