Neurotic Mommy

Well after my concern a couple of weeks ago regarding the Baby's gender {HERE}, I'm happy to report that Baby Dakota is indeed still a GIRL. Yes, I'll admit it was a neurotic worry. Scott thinks I'm nuts for even questioning the first technician...but wouldn't you if it took an hour to determine the gender AND she "guessed" wrong the first time? Plus, 2 nights ago I had a vivid nightmare that the Baby was born Baby Dakota James, which is what her name would have been if she'd really been a boy {middle name in honor of Mom's father}.This morning I was able to see her sweet little face again and she's BIG! I went to a local technical school {so the ultrasound was free} and didn't purchase any images, but I had confirmation that she's a girl and that she's growing and that's all I needed anyway.

• She's currently positioned Right Occipito Anterior
• Her face has fully formed {more fat has filled in since our last scan 6 wks ago} and she's BEAUTIFUL! She opened her eyes at one point...and I don't know if you can really tell, but they appeared to be large and rounded just like her big brother's. She has chubby cheeks and a sweet little button nose. We also had her puckering her lips at us like she was blowing us a kiss. What a flirt!
• She was very mobile...again. But towards the end, my belly was very cold and she huddled up very tightly into her fetal position. Poor baby girl!
• Her umbillical was twisted {not around her though!} and the teaching instructor advised this is a good sign of healthy movement.
• Everything was very "textbook" with her skeletal structure looking great, her organs working, and she spanned from just under my ribs all the way down to the to top of my pubic bone. She was tall!

And what a delight to get this today in the mail...in honor of my sweet GIRL!

Mason Has a Little Baby...

SISTER!

We haven't decided on a full name, but Scott and I liked "Dakota" before we even tried to conceive.

She was quite an obstinate booger and it took us nearly an hour to get her to move into position. In fact, the ultrasound technician went back and forth, but clearly couldn't find the "nub".
Finally those 3-lines that define the girl were clear. She's definitely a little girl. Maybe a little modest, maybe a little stubborn, but definitely all GIRL!
She kept moving her little lips too...
And she would occassionally strike a dramatic pose...
The child was definitely active the entire hour...

I love this excited face!

Side profile in 2D:

Her first silhouette...

Oh and thank you Scott! Today they just happened to have 40% off http://www.remembernguyen.com/ {I'd missed the Black Friday special because we didn't know the gender for certain...thank goodness I didn't go by the 14 wk ultrasound!} Miss Dakota, you can thank Daddy for your first sweet little dresses.

Dakota: means "Friend" in the Dakota language. This is the name of a Native American people of the northern Mississippi valley.

Nomenclature

The name "MASON" was ranked #41 on the most popular Baby Boy Names of 2008; for 2007 it was ranked #37 nationally.

For me, my first name "Amanda" was #3 the year I was born, so it was no wonder there were 8 other "Amanda Smith"s in my freshman class at Alabama. Hopefully there's nothing of this sort in store for Mason!

And at the very least, "Tinsley" is uncommon. Most people think it's a family name, but I just simply liked the naming "Mason Tinsley"

By now, I've said his name a million times, now I'm just ready to actually get to call him by his name =)

Monogram M

"A good name is more desirable than great riches..."

Madison: powerful warrior (English)

Grace: grace of God, graceful, blessed (Latin)

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Mason: stone worker (French)

Tinsley: field of council (English)