Okay, it's obvious that I'm not much of a blogger. :-) I think I blog about once a month. Oh well, something is better than nothing, right? I'm sure you all know by now, but we found out on August 20th that we're having a girl. She was very cooperative & allowed the ultrasound tech to tell us the gender within 5 seconds. Neither one of us expected her to tell us the gender so quickly--it took a few minutes for it to sink in. Needless to say, we're super excited. And I started shopping as soon as I got home that evening. The registering part was a bit overwhelming. I had so many questions & so many things to choose from. So, thanks to all the peeps that helped me with that adventure.

I've felt her moving every day since August 4th. We were at a Chinese buffet & I really wanted a Dr. Pepper with my meal. I didn't plan on drinking all of it, but it had been such a long time since I'd had pop & it tasted so good with my meal. Anyway, the baby seemed to like the Dr. Pepper & started moving around quite a bit. I've felt her every day since. I feel her moving the most at night--especially when I get into bed. Dan has felt her move twice. :-) Feeling her move has been my favorite part of being pregnant up to this point.

I still don't have any weird/off the wall food cravings. I've wanted potato chips & Starburst more than anything lately. One evening, on my way home from work, I suddenly got a craving for something sweet/tart/sour, so I pulled into a gas station close to the house & bought some jolly rancher chews & chewy/sour life savers. When I got into the car I ate a watermelon flavored jolly rancher chew & almost cried b/c it tasted so good. I'm also into the wild berry Skittles. Normally, if I want something sweet, I go for chocolate. But, the baby isn't all that interested in chocolate. I'm having an easier time eating overall. I still need my medicine from time to time, but when I need it I don't feel nearly as bad as I did 6+ weeks ago...so thankful for that. I need to know how to crave healthy foods! I do the best I can, but the baby usually gets what the baby wants--and it's showing. ;-) I'm also walking in the neighborhood quite a bit & getting on the eliptical here & there.

Dan & I are heading to TX next week for about 10 days. We're super excited b/c we haven't been on a real vacation all year. That's not normal for us! My sisters/mom/aunt are giving me a baby shower while I'm there. I'm so exicited for that. I've never been to a baby shower for me & never knew if that day would come. So, I feel blessed that it's finally my turn. I just found out today that my sister, Kim, is having another girl. She was really hoping for a boy b/c she already has 2 girls. I was hoping for a boy b/c that's what she wanted & b/c I was going to get all of her girl stuff. She called & said, "Looks like I won't be sharing my clothes with you."...lol I'm still very excited to have another niece.

Anyway, that's the update. Hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for being great friends...& family. ;-)