baby news

so we found out this morning that we're having a GIRL! i'm really excited. i've warmed up to the idea of having a daughter in the past few weeks. it's a great birthday present! (yeah, i'm 24 today. scott has made sure to point out that i'm no longer in my early twenties, but my MID twenties. thanks scott)
we also discovered that i have a borderline/mild case of placenta previa, which is a bit freaky but the doctor didn't seem at all concerned about it. placenta previa is when the placenta has attached itself lower in the uterus than what is ideal. luckily, it is not covering my cervix (which would insure a definite c-section and probably not a full term pregnancy- YUK!) and my doctor is pretty optimistic that it will correct itself and not be a problem during delivery. i will have to go back in 8 weeks to make sure everything is looking good. if it looks to be a problem, i will have to go in periodically and have ultrasounds to see if it will be an issue during delivery. prayers on this matter, please! i really don't want to have to be cut open! or have a preterm baby!
the baby (or now, i can call her by her name!) -er- Lexi, is perfect. nothing looks abnormal, she's 12 oz (think about that next time you're drinking a canned coke) and healthy. always good news!Lincoln is SOOOOOO excited about having a sister. he made sure to tell everyone in his class about it as soon as he walked into school this morning. he will be a great big brother.
so, now i get to go to work for a few hours and then my parents are taking us to Lytle Land & Cattle for my birthday dinner. i freaking love that place but we never get to go.speaking of my parents, my mom had seen a picture of her friend's granddaughter in which the little girl (18 months i think?) is on the beach wearing a little swim suit. every since she saw that picture, she has been talking about how much she wants a granddaughter (since she already has 2 grandsons). needless to say, she was pretty much giddy when i called to give her the news.
i think scott is a little disappointed to not be getting another son. he's happy about having a daughter, but we plan on this being our last kiddo, so i think it's kind of bittersweet for him. of course, i would probably be a tiny bit disappointed if the baby would've been a boy, simply because we plan on it being our last and i really wanted a daughter. i'm going today to buy this really cute shirt i saw that said "My heart belongs to Daddy" and give it to him :)
ok i've got to go get ready for work since i would like to be there in 10 minutes (ha, not gonna happen!)