IT'S A GIRL!

It's official! We're having a little girl! We went to our check up today and were told we weren't confirmed to get an ultrasound today, but we begged saying we were hoping to find out the sex and the Dr. said ok. The nurse prepped us that the baby might not cooperate so no guarantees we would be able to tell. About 2 seconds into the ultrasound she got the perfect shot (above pic 1) and said "It's a girl!". What an amazing moment. Seth immediately said once we were in the car, he was thinking of the sleepless nights he will have and the heartbreak he will undoubtedly endure when our little girl starts dating! We have a while to worry about that, so for now we are just super excited to know and will be deciding on a name soon!

4 and 1/2 months. This was taken late at night and I was just about to go to bed, so not my prettiest moment. The belly is getting there! I started to feel the baby move 2 weeks ago and was expecting the "vibration" or "fluttering" feeling the books all describe. I didn't feel that and still haven't, but rather felt a full body roll from one side of my belly to the other! Wild! I have felt that sensation more and more and you can definitely feel the baby from the outside, which just feels like a really hard lump. I am still waiting for the kicks and can't wait for Seth to be able to feel that. I have to say I have been soooooo lucky with this pregnancy so far, with very mild morning sickness (no throwing up, just nausea) and otherwise have felt pretty good. If the rest goes as smooth as the beginning was then I am really counting my lucky stars!

Seth getting practice! This is Louis, our very dear friends Farrah and Eric's little boy. He was born on Nov 16th, this past year and that's our due date! Our babes might have the same birthday, one year a part! They were hoping for a little boy so they could be best buddies, but now they will just have to get married one day instead. :-)

ultra sound video

This is from our 13th week check up.

Us

Here we are! This is from our recent trip to the Dominican in February of this year. We went for a friends wedding and this was the reception dinner. Wow we were tan!! We knew this would be our last vacation for a while, as we were in escrow for our first home (it closed while we were there!) and we were planning on trying to start a family in the upcoming months. Little did we know, one day back from our trip and our first official day a home owners, that we would also be starting our family much sooner than originally planned!! That was a big surprise! Once the shock wore off we were definitely excited for little baby Goldstein, due to arrive November 16th, 2009!

Here are the other little members of our family, Pedie and Sam. Pedie, our little devil dog, is doing a close up, always the curious guy. Sammy is our sweet needy little girl, who perches herself on the top of the couch just like a cat.

This is me in my office with the pups. Pedie on the lap and Sam in front of the space heater. She's like her mommy, always cold!

The first official Belly Shot! This is Dalhia at 3 months. Already showing a bit.