Our Little Dinosaur

So our little Evie must think that she's a dinosaur or something

because thats exactly what it looks like when I watch my stomach. 

It looks like a dinosaur trying to hatch out of their egg, 

punching the side then taking a break and then punching again.

I keep telling her it's not time yet, and even if it were that's not how it works. 

But just like her mom she has to figure it out for herself.

She's completely perfect! I could look at her pictures ALL day

and never get bored. 

Usually I post pictures pretty soon after my appointments but I've just been

so busy enjoying every second of Jared being at home with us

before he had to go back on the road again. 

He left on Tuesday, so this is me catching up on my blogging,

if I can even call it that. So these pictures were from my last Dr. appointment 

two weeks ago, and it's crazy to think that she's even 

bigger and cuter now. At my appointment my Dr. gave me the results from my

"20 week" ultrasound that I had at 23 weeks. He told me that he found some 

abnormalities on my placenta. Something so rare in fact that he 

didn't find much literature on it. He talked to Jared and

about it and let us know that he wants to plan on inducing me a week early 

because he doesn't know if my placenta will make it to my due date.

He's going to continue monitoring me and the baby

with more frequent appointments and ultrasounds between

now and my delivery date. 

 I'm so happy about being induced because now we know for sure that 

Jared will be in town for it and we won't have to try and guess

when she'll come to plan his work schedule around it.

I still can't believe how lucky we are to bring one of Heavenly Father's children 

into this world. We feel so blessed and honored. Even though 

she's not here yet we can't imagine our lives 

without her, and the happiness she's already brought to us.

I always wanted a boy first and thought if we did have 

a girl first that I'd have to kind of talk myself into being excited about it.

But when the tech told us we were having a girl I was 

immediately so overjoyed, and now I can't imagine being even half as happy 

as I am if we were having a boy first. I guess Heavenly Father

knew me better than I thought I knew myself.