Changes In The Combs Clan: Makenna Rae is on HER way :) :) :)

Yesterday was the big ultrasound, and just like any ultrasound I’ve ever had, it was absolutely amazing to get a sneak peak at the little babe growing inside. I totally get why ultrasounds aren’t a “routine” thing... BUT they are truly one of the best things in life. Seeing a little baby use you as a trampoline, watching them rub their eyes, flip around all over the place, and and so on — only makes you fall more and more in love with them each and every time.

With all that being said, we’re pretty sure it’s safe to say that we’ll be welcoming a precious baby GIRL in April! Did I expect girl... NOT AT ALL. So many people thought it’d be a girl, but I tried my hardest not to think one way or another this time around. Ask my sister. I kept having her go back to the gender region, zoom in, and take another peak... totally thinking that one of those times a little penis would magically appear. There was absolutely nothing to be found. We could even make out little lines that clearly indicated a “girl” part, but for whatever reason I was still in complete disbelief. Beyond thrilled, but in denial. I really don’t think it hit me until I looked down at the clothes we were accumulating on our shopping excursion after the fact and saw a whole lot of pink. To be honest, I think it’s still sinking in! We’ve had a little girl name picked out for awhile, so the name game was a piece of cake this time around. We love the name Makenna Rae, and the only way that’ll change is if something magically grows between her legs in the next few weeks. I have my 16 week appointment on Tuesday and will be scheduling the 20 week ultrasound for sometime in early December. With each pregnancy we’ve bypassed all the early testing and the ultrasound my sister did was definitely for “fun” reasons, so it’ll be nice to go over all her anatomy in a few weeks and hear that she’s a healthy little one. We’ve had no issues and all the indicators point to that, but as a parent you still let out a huge sigh of relief after knowing everything has checked out perfectly. Her heart rate was 157 bpm yesterday and let me just say that she is one active little girl. My sister has done lots of ultrasounds and she was amazed at just how much of a wiggle worm she was. I’ve been feeling little flutters for weeks, but not too much more than that. I’m so excited to feel all the little kicks and punches again. Needless to say, we are beyond thrilled to add a sweet baby girl to our family and I honestly cannot wait to get my hands on this little beauty :) I still can't believe that in just a little over 5 months I'll be holding my DAUGHTER in my arms. We are blessed.

Here are a few pictures from Halloween and Jaiden's first hair cut. The hair cut is adorable and he was a CHAMP throughout it, but WOW does he look like a toddler. I was thinking you wouldn't be able to notice too much of a difference, but I was totally wrong. He needed it though. No more curly pony tail for JaiderBug.