A Baby Girl!

So we had our latest doctors appointment this last Tuesday and we found out that we are having a little girl. Both of us are really excited and have already fallen in love with her. It was great to get newer pictures, and we got a DVD of the ultrasound too. We are pretty sure her name is going to be Julie. I will try to post pictures here soon of her and of my belly (that you can actually see now). Everything seems more real now and it is really nice to be able to call her by her name and say things like "she" and "her." She is already so sweet.

She also is definitely moving around now. Jared first got to feel her a couple weeks ago, and now I really know when she is moving. I am at 20 weeks today, so we are halfway there! I'm really excited to start buying stuff now, but I probably shouldn't go too crazy yet. I know both of her grandmas as well as her great aunts are excited to start looking too.

The semester has started now and we are 4 weeks into it. So far Jared and I are enjoying our classes. We are both taking 18 credits and working, so we stay busy, but it is definitely nice to have most nights together. We sent a deposit into the University of Nebraska for Jared to start dental school in the fall of 2011, so we are excited about that. I also turned in my application to student teach next fall. Another blessing that we have received lately is that Jared got an extra scholarship that we weren't expecting. It has been really nice to put most of it into savings and know that we have it when we need it.

We are grateful for all those of you who love and support us!

Katie