It is a GIrl!

Like I said before, this pregnancy is a total surprise! I have felt a lot different this pregnancy this time, than the other three. I have been more sick (nausea) than I ever have, probably longer this time than all the other three put together. Smells have bothered me tremendously. The smell of fabric softener, air freshener, perfume, soap, lotion (really anything I enjoyed before) has been a real problem...gagging, headache, and wanting to throw up!
Ken and I really thought we were finished having children, in October we gave away the last of the baby stuff. All the clothes and blankets (even the ones we both adored) were given away. Everything except an infant car seat, crib, and high chair are gone (which now I am very grateful we still have!) Thanksgiving weekend I really didn't feel right, I decided to just put my mind at ease I would take a pregnancy test. The test popped positive immediately! Ken and I were both shocked. I made an appointment with a doctor immediately, because I was out of thyroid medication, and I knew being pregnant I needed a new prescription ASAP. I got into an OB/GYN that next week. I got my thyroid tested, and had an ultrasound. I still didn't really think I was pregnant until I saw the little heart beating on the screen. It still took awhile to sink on, and become reality.
I have a different OB/GYN this time, because my last doctor stopped performing labor and delivery right after Josef was born. It really stinks having a new doctor on my fourth pregnancy, and I really miss Dr. Hinson (and I think Ken misses her more than I do!)
This entire pregnancy I have felt like it is a girl. It has been a real struggle, because I didn't want to get my hopes up, and then find out it was another boy (yes, another boy would have been fine, but I really wanted to have a daughter). I don't have any sisters, and the relationship I have with my mom is one that I treasure, and I really wanted to have that with a daughter of my own. The people that have found out that I am pregnant have all responded this is your girl. Of course, that was my hope, but I really didn't want to get hopes up! I found out from my doctor that he didn't want me to have an ultrasound for another 5 weeks, I decided to go to accuscan at Gateway Mall, and that is what we did on Friday! I have been so relieved to find out that my feelings were correct, and that we really are going to have a little girl.
The few friends that have known, up to this point, have been really excited to find out what we are having too! My cute friend, Amy, ran to the store right after I texted her, and bought all the pink stuff she could find. When I pulled in the driveway from picking up the kids at school, there she was with a big bag of pink to celebrate! I am grateful for the good friends that I have!
This might be TMI, but too bad, this is the closet thing to a journal I have, so if you don't want to know, don't read it:)