!Best Birthday Ever!

Wow! This year's birthday will be hard to beat.  I received the best gift in the world.  God has blessed us with a little GIRL!~  I am still in shock to say that.  Ever since the moment I found out I was pregnant, Kyle and I have asked everyone what they think the gender of the baby is going to be?  I would estimate that ~98% said boy and 2% said girl.  Well, most of us were wrong!  I would have been super excited with either gender, but I am ecstatic that we are having a sweet baby girl!

This weekend I finished my 20th week.  I can not believe how fast this pregnancy has gone.  It is a little overwhelming to think that in a few short months, our lives are going to change forever.  We have a lot to learn before then and even more to get done!!

Now that I am in my 5th month, change for me and the baby are happening more rapidly.  It amazes me every morning when I wake up just how much my body "grew" from the night before.  Pregnancy is a pretty neat experience and I feel so blessed to be growing another person inside of me!

Since we had our 20 week Ultrasound, I have posted some anatomy pictures of Baby Girl Rupp.  (Kyle and I are discussing names for our little Princess because "Little Bean" isn't quite cutting it any more.  She is now the size of a large banana!)

We will start out with my growing belly pictures....

18 weeks

19 weeks

20 weeks....wow!

 Hand

Leg/Foot (foot is at the top)

 Leg/Foot (chicken legs like her mama)

Hands together, praying!

 "Hamburger... not a Hotdog!"

Spine

Breakfast in Bed... BEST HUSBAND EVER!

Kyle getting practice

I hope you enjoyed all the pictures!  I will continue to post often and share our progress.  We are looking forward to the next several months of getting the nursery ready, registering and baby showers, deciding on a perfect name, and most importantly planning on her arrival!~  Stay posted!

Happy New Year~

Wow!  I don't even know where to begin.  The holidays have come and gone (as fast as ever!) and we are enjoying the last day off before the daily grind starts again.  Even though I am not looking forward to the next couple of months of being dark when you go to work and when you leave work, cold weather, and long days, I am very excited about getting ready for Baby Rupp's arrival.  Kyle and I have a lot of work to do! :)

So, here is a quick recap of our holiday season....  We started our Christmas in Grand Island with the Rupp's.  Santa was really good to us this year and even Baby got some presents.  I have to say, I am very thankful for the gifts I received, but it was way more exciting to open the baby's boxes and see what cute things were inside.  It is starting to feel so real!

We then headed to Missouri to spend the rest of our Christmas with the Main's.  We filled the few days we had with family, food, and fun! As I mentioned in the last post, we tried to find out the sex of Bean. Needless to say, we have a very active baby on our hands as he/she would never sit still long enough for us to get a good look.  However, I was amazed how much Bean had grown since Thanksgiving.

Throughout the craziness of the holidays, Kyle and I moved from an apartment to a town home.  We still have a lot of work to do with unpacking, but it already feels more "homey".  I can't wait to get the nursery ready and start nesting!!

We celebrated the new year by drinking sparkling cranberry juice :)

The next couple of weeks will be getting back into the daily grind of work and settling in for winter.  We have plenty of things to keep us busy unpacking and getting ready for the baby.  My next appointment is January 11, and we find out if we are having a daughter or a son.  That day just happens to be my birthday and I couldn't ask for more!