Bethany Robyn Burnette ♥

Marcus and I went in for our big ultrasound yesterday.  It was so exciting and we were completely surprised!  Both of us had been thinking our baby had to be a boy based on my cravings for protein, lack of morning sickness, and just general inclination.  But . . . we were totally wrong!  When the ultrasound tech said "girl", I had a hundred different thoughts go through my head - including, "Wow, we were so wrong!" and shortly after that, "It's going to be so much fun having a little girl!" 

As I watched my baby girl move around on the screen, my mind drifted to a Thanksgiving where Marcus played dollhouse with my cousin and her little cousin and how great he always has been with girls and what an awesome daddy he is going to be to our daughter.  I also thought about how much fun it's going to be to sing with my little girl.  (Well, as long as she wants to sing!)  It'll be nice to have another Disney Princess fan as well!  I've been bombarded with all sorts of sweet and wonderful ideas over the last day and a half.

And yes, baby girl clothes are very, very cute!  Marcus took me to dinner afterward and surprised me by stopping at Carter's so I could pick out her first little outfit.  I decided on a sweet set of onesies.  My favorite onesie from the set is the one that has "Daddy Makes Me Smile" embroidered on it.  We also got her a plush lambie with a little pink bow on her head.  It's so cute!

We're so excited to meet our sweet Bethany in September.  We've been praying for her since before we even knew about her and we're continuing to pray for her daily.  Regardless of our hopes and dreams (Marcus is hoping for a basketball lover . . . and of course, I'd love it if she loved to sing . . .), we're just excited to be the parents of this perfectly wonderful little girl.  We're looking forward to rediscovering the world through her eyes and learning about all the things that she loves.  We're so blessed that God has entrusted us with this incredible, incredible gift. 

Another tremendous blessing from yesterday was that my hematoma was undetectable on the ultrasound!  Marcus and I were thrilled and amazed!  We were told it would be a full three months before I completely healed and to have it look as though it has already been reabsorbed is amazing.  The doctor told me to still take it easy, however, just as a precautionary measure.  Even still, we're both so thrilled!  God is so good and I'm so thankful for all of the prayers of friends and family on our behalf.

Below are Baby Bethany's ultrasound pictures.  Her gestational age in weeks is listed underneath each one.  My favorite one so far is the full body shot from 17 weeks even though the hematoma is in it.  I just like getting to see my whole baby!  Yesterday, we were given anatomy pictures and profile pictures.  At my next ultrasound at the end of June, I'll be sure to ask for another full picture.

8 Weeks

13 Weeks

17 Weeks

17 Weeks

20 Weeks