It's A Girl!!

So we can finally give this baby a name!!

We would like to introduce you all to Abigayle Kaylynn Lile.

Or Abby for short.

We cannot begin to describe how amazing it was seeing our daughter for the very first time. All of her measurements were right on schedule!! She only weighs 9 oz but that is perfect for her age! She was just kicking and stretching her little legs! It's hard to believe she is actually in there doing these acrobatics and I can barely feel her. At one point her leg was above her head which kind of shocked the ultrasound tech. Abby's due date is still September 15th, which if on time will be the same day as her Great Aunt Kendra. Her little heart was beating around 143 beats per minute. That little heartbeat was music to our ears. We were able to see all four chambers of her heart in action. What a miracle to see your baby's heart actually pumping life!! And the spine...oh how I wish we had a picture of her spine. You could probably count all the bones in her back. Most of the time she was curled up but the tech gave her a little nudge and we were able to get the picture below....

In this picture we can see that it's a girl.

No she's not shy at all.

We think she got tired of us calling her a boy and wanted us to be well aware that she is a girl!

The two bright white lines are her little thigh bones!!

Here's a picture of her little foot!

I think she's going to have big feet like her dad!

We are just so happy to have a heathly baby! We have talked about it often how fortunate this baby is to have such a loving family on the outside. I just can't wait for her to get here!!

I'm doing great. No complaints here. The only discomfort I've had lately is called "round ligament pain". It's where my ligaments have stretched so much the past few weeks that it's a little sore. The doctor tells me this will go away in the next four weeks. I have started to feel her kick a little more. Abigayle loves to move around while I'm sitting up at work.

We don't have another doctor's appointment until May 14th. This one is going to be boring. They will just measure my belly and take my weight. Sounds like fun to a woman who keeps growing. The next time we'll be able to see Abby is around the 30th week. We will be doing the GE 3-D / 4-D ultrasound! I cannot wait to see her again and see how much she's grown in 12 weeks!!

We love you all very much and hope this find everyone in great spirits and great health. We really appreciate all of your love and support.

Hope to talk to you all soon!
Kristen & Josh