Jess and I have had a busy past six months and it’s official we are PREGNANT!!! It’s really exciting and we know it’s not an it, it’s a little girl! The first GIRL in the Holbrook clan.
This first ultrasound was done at 8 weeks and 2 days for our sake. Since we had previously miscarried. It helped settle our nerves about this little one. She had a strong and fast heart beat at 160 bpm.
This next ultrasound was taken at 20 weeks, but we snuck a few more in between. I guess that’s just one of the many benefits of working in the ER. Anytime Jessica would feel anxious we would go get a quick look at our little one. Below is a video of the baby with hiccups! We were also attempting to guess the sex of the baby. It’s not a simple thing at 16 weeks. I spoke with some of my ultrasound tech friends from work and they got us in for a quick look. They were 85% percent sure that it was a girl; they were RIGHT! I guess if there’s only a 50/50 percent chance of getting it wrong so it could have been luck. Before the 20 week verification of the sex we had already bought two 3 packs of little girl bodysuits. Cara got us another cute 3 pack bodysuit collection. She is going to be a spoiled little girl.
We have been trying to find a name that we can both agree upon. We were quick to find a boy name or two that we liked. But as for a girl we were in trouble. Then for some reason we both jumped on board the Sophie train. We like Sophie Marie Holbrook! Sophie is short for Sophia; which is Greek and stands for wisdom. We like the shortened form Sophie; this spelling is the German/ French derivative of Sophia. And that works perfect for me because of my German heritage and my love for the German/Austrian culture. I have heard from numerous people that Sophie is an extremely popular name right now. But all I have to say about that is look at her parent’s names; John and Jessica. Popular names much?
I actually have a friend at work that while she was telling me all of there possible baby names she said, “I don’t want to name my kids some overly popular name like Joe, Jake or John…. uh, I mean…. John is a great name! Uhh…”. It’s ok Annalee, I hate your name! Just kidding. But you know you tend to put your foot in your mouth at least once daily, so I was ready for it. I later cried myself to sleep. LOL!
5 comments:
Man you're baby girl is going to be so much cuter then ours. Congrats man, we're way excited for you guys.
Aaahhhh ha ha ha I don't know if I'm more honored or emberassed that you put me in your post, especially when you only blog once a year! Ok let's be honest, I'm stoked! Even thought it was you revealing me making an @$$ of myself :) I'm so happy for you guys and I totally love the name! Not love it like I'm gonna steal it and name my girl Sophie love it but love it like I love it for you guys and I think it totally fits! I'm so excited for you both and John your wife is beautiful as always :)
That's awesome!!! It's quite an exciting time buying new clothes and baby furniture and all that fun stuff....If you ever need to tone down your excitement a little bit I can send you a picture of Macie that we took today where she had crapped through her onesie all the way up to her shoulder blades. It'll help calm your excitment a little bit. Happy to do it!
We are SO excited for you two. Having a girl is so much fun!!! You guys will be great parents. And I guarantee that baby girl has John wrapped around her little finger. CONGRATS!
Congrats! Having a baby is the MOST fun and stressful and wonderful thing in the whole world. Your going to LOVE it. I can't wait to see REAL pictures :)
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