Week 20, gender reveal, nursery, pics :)

This past week marked the halfway point, 20 weeks!   I am surprised, but extremely happy that we've made it this far.   Our baby continues to grow and I've been able to feel definite movement in there.   

This past week was Thanksgiving as well, and the week we revealed the gender of our baby to our siblings, and then the rest of the world.   I wanted to do something cute, so it wasn't just a comment in passing, i.e. "It's a girl".   So Josh suggested doing something cute with the last ultrasound and putting the name on it as well.   I also wanted to add a little poem/riddle or something to keep the suspense a moment longer :) This is the picture we had framed for the parents and siblings in our immediate families: 

We wrapped up the pictues in blue wrapping paper and pink ribbon to keep them guessing a little while longer and addressed them to their relationship to her, i.e. Uncle Toby.   

Inside the envelope was the following poem: 

 The first letter of every sentence spelled out It is a girl.
Below is the comparsion picture: 20 weeks, the baby is the size of a banana.

 And here's a belly picture :)

 My brother Andy and his fiancee are getting married next June and their wedding color is red.  I figured it would be hard to find a little red outfit in the spring, and they are all around right now because of Christmas, I picked up a little red dress and shoes for Maia to wear at Andy and Maria's wedding :)

 Now that we've made it to the halfway point, I've finally felt comfortable going thru the nursery and going through things that we had set aside for babies #1 and #2 (Angel and Ethan).   We have had generous family and friends throughout each pregnancy and have some of the "big" items already.   We also had been storing all of our childhood belongings in there as well, such as stuffed animals and children's books I was collecting when going through the credential program.   There is still much to do, but this is what the nursery looks like right now.   The two quilts on the crib were prayer quilts made for us for babies #1 and #2.  

I bought this little diaper bag with baby #1 back in 2008 and finally opened it up.  

 I bought this for Ethan back in 2009 because it has little music notes on it ;)

The baby seems to be okay and we have our anatomy scan and appointment this week.  I'm sure we'll have some more ultrasound pictures to share with you all :)
Since finding out the baby is a girl, so many friends and family have been very generous in wanting to pass down items to us.   We have been blessed with so many loving friends and family.   
We can't wait to see our baby girl again tomorrow!  Tomorrow also marks 21 weeks :)   Thanks for checking in!