Make Room for Baby

Today was exciting, as we got to "see" our baby girl for the first time, courtesy of the 4D Ultrasound. We did the ultrasound at The Prenatal Experience in Tallahassee. One of the nice things about going there is that you can bring in as many as eight people to watch the ultrasound - my parents came down from Section on Thursday for the event; Casi's parents came over from Blountstown on Friday.

So there we were, the parents- and grandparents-to-be, anxiously awaiting the first public "pictures" of Aubri Leigh. Acutally, Casi was more like a queen upon her throne, hoisted above the gallery, as the rest of us watched the show unfold. Mother and daughter did fantastic, especially considering they were poked and prodded for close to 40 minutes, as pictures and video were shot.

The general consensus was that Aubri has her daddy's features - most notably, cheeks and lips. We never got a good look at her face, however, as she played "peek-a-boo" from time to time and kept one arm over her face throughout the ultrasound, as if to say "not yet." Nevertheless, it was a thrill to "see" her and made all of us even more excited for her September 30 due date to arrive.

The day also consisted of some work. Casi's parents, who picked up our baby furniture in Dothan at Our New Baby on Monday, dodged the rain and delivered it to our home prior to the ultrasound. We were pleasantly surprised to find that the 5-drawer chest was already assembled - all we needed to do was remove the box!!

Saturday will be spent assembling the crib, then attending a Couple's Shower thrown by some of our great Tallahassee friends - the Barnes, Rowlands and Sheppards.

Another busy weekend ahead, but this is the fun part!