It's a girl!!!

How exciting has this week been!!??? We visited 4D Peek Ultrasound Boutique in Cool Springs on Tuesday (http://www.4dpeek.com) to find out the gender of our Baby. If you've never thought about this all you expecting mothers out there DO IT DO IT, instead of finding out the sex of your baby on a small screen they have a projector set up and its probably 5 feet by 5 feet right in front of you, its AMAZING!!! At this point you can't really feel the baby move all that much but to see your baby kicking and waving and moving is so exciting and was truly the most amazing blessing to see what God is doing right inside of my belly. We will be making our second appointment for 30 weeks soon and next time we're making sure the girls can go with us also. How cool will that be!!?? Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
(Psalms 127:3-5 ESV)

So apparently the 22 ounce steak and Rambo movies we watched prior to conception didn't help the boys but we are proud to announce that Baby Severs is officially a little girl. Her first name will be Aubrey, we aren't sure on the middle name yet. For those of you who don't know ever since I was about 18 I've wanted a little girl named Aubrey. Aubrey is a family name - my Dads name was Gaylord Aubrey Yearwood and his dads name was Aubrey Yearwood and his dads name was Aubrey Yearwood....you get the idea. So what better way to honor my Daddy's memory than with our child carrying his name? As much as I screamed I wanted a boy as soon as I saw that it was a girl I immediately burst into tears because I knew I would get to honor this baby with the name of my father and my fathers father. What a great an unique man he was....I can't wait to share stories of him with her and show her the pictures of the man she was named after.

After the ultrasound we realized that we were starving and stopped by Red Robin for dinner. Beth waited on us (she's waited on us a couple of times as a church group on Sundays) and we were telling her all about us finding out about our Baby Girl. Right after we were through eating a whole crew from Red Robin came out and gave us a baby gift and a card signed by everyone that was working. They had went to Target and got us some onesies and some bibs and a sweet Mother to Be Card. As if we weren't customers for life already.

Yesterday we went back for our 4 week checkup with the OBGYN - Dr. Thompson. It was much easier to find the heartbeat this time - guess because our target isn't the size of a bean anymore more like an avocado. She said I was measuring exactly right for almost 17 weeks. Aubrey's heartbeat was in the 160's again. Meanwhile for the 3rd straight month I haven't gained any weight (actually lost a half of a pound), the doctor mentioned it but didn't stress it so I'm guessing if there isn't weight gain next time she'll give me a talking to. Funny though I feel HUGE!

So now the exciting part begins - the nursery, the clothes, the planning. Oh yeah and picking that pesky middle name. :) Here are some pictures...hope you enjoy.