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Amaya is here! Last week my little niece was born and she is beeeeautiful. I miss her right now! We were lucky enough to be the first ones to see them in the hospital =) She makes us soooo excited to meet our little one. I'm so happy for my little sister and her hubby Ryan. They are such great parents and they love her so much. I love to see parents loving their children. It makes my heart melt. Congrats to J & R! I love you guys!!!

17 weeks

It's october already?! For that I am glad. Especially because on halloween...the actual day...we will know if it's a little me or little david. So. excited. I keep seeing things I want to buy, but alas, until we know boy or girl I need to refrain. But David jokes that since we'll get the ultrasound on halloween that they will trick us. But surely not! It will be a treat! a BIG one. I'm 17 weeks now. Strangers are noticing I'm pregnant. Proof it's grown for sure. I am almost positive I can feel baby chinn moving...but then I still am not sure. I seriously don't know what I am supposed to feel. It'll be obvious I'm sure when there is something more substantial than a "boop."

It seems "trendy" now to do gender reveal parties or have some cool way to reveal to the world what you're having. I admit I probably won't go all out, but some ideas intrigue me. Like filling a box with pink or blue balloons (having someone else put them in there) and then you open it up! How fun is that?

Another cute idea I heard about was asking the ultrasound tech to write the gender on a piece of paper. Then take that paper to a baby store and then ask a clerk to pick out an outfit for whichever gender it is...and then wrap it. Then open that present later with friends and family. That would be cool if we were finding out around Christmas time, but I don't think I could wait that long.