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Here’s an update on the baby bump. I am now almost 22 weeks and baby is the size of a banana (1 lb!). I’m past the half way point and my bump feels more like a barrel, especially after last nights enchilada :-O. Yesterday we found out the gender of our little one. Read on if you’re curious :)… (aren’t I cruel to make you wait? Ah ha ha ha ha – that’s my best cruel cackle).
My hubs snapped these pictures of me in the backyard last week . I’m starting to gain weight fast. Maybe it’s all the ice cream, pudding, chocolate truffles, and candy? Nah!! What a ridiculous thought – the baby needs those! I take comfort in that I buy 1/2 fat ice cream so I can eat twice as much without feeling guilty. Smart, eh?
Now on to the big gender reveal. It’s a… well, I’ll make you guess. A ha hah ha ha (oh goodness, not more cackles?!, sorry).
Here’s a sweet little profile.
And sweet little feet. I just want to kiss those toes (minus the amniotic fluid of course).
And since I didn’t give you much to go off of. I’m just-a-gonna tell you. Fine. Fine. It’s a GIRL! So many of you guessed it would be a girl!
Now we need to come up with a classic name for our little lady. Decisions, decisions. I mentioned a name to my son and he replied with “No!” I asked him what he wanted to call the baby and he said, “Mario.” I then explained that we can’t call her Mario since she’s a girl and he says, “ok, Princess Mario.” Oh brother.
I hope you are having an awesome week! P.S. Thank you for showering me with sweet compliments and love on Instagram and Facebook where I’ve been sharing more of my prego pictures. You all are such a blessing to me :).
Sooo exciting! I was hoping for a girl for you. Congratulations!
Awww thanks Veronica 🙂 We are so excited too 🙂
congrats! Girls are amazing!
You are kind and beautiful and I know your daughter will be the same.
Awww thanks Liz 🙂 You’re so sweet 🙂
Congrats that it is a little girl Natasha! God bless your family!
Thanks girl! God bless you too 🙂
Natasha! Congrats on your baby girl! I really hope you can still update your blog daily since my husbands dinner depends on it:)))
The pressure is on! 🙂 I will do my very best. 😉
Oh how fun that you found out! Congrats, it’s definitely great to have one of each. 🙂 They are so different and I love that I can connect with my boy and my girl on different levels!
I am so excited to see the differences between the two. Just 18 weeks left! 🙂
Congratulations Natasha!!! I am so happy for you. I wish you lots of blessng to you with pregnancy
Thank you so much Nina! 🙂
Congratulations Natasha! You look great. Sending our best wishes and blessings your way.
Thank you so much Vera 🙂
Congratulations! That is absolutely wonderful news and so exciting to find out the gender. You look great and the pictures are beautiful.
Olga, thank you so much :). We were so elated when we found out it was a girl, but we would have been equally as elated with a boy. It’s just all around wonderful 🙂 I imagine our children will be pals somehow, someway.
Awe how sweet! Girls are a lot of fun:) I have a daughter after 2 boys & then another boys after my daughter. Even though she’s growing up with brothers she still has a girly side. But deff can keep up with the boys. My sister also enjoys her a lot since she has 3 boys… May God Bless you and your family abundantly. May He help you with the rest of your pregnancy, labor & delivery. Oh & recovery;) You are looking great btw! Thank you for all you do Natasha! Congrats!
Thank you so much for your sweet comment. 🙂 I sure appreciate it. It will be so sweet to see her look up to her big brother 🙂
Congratulations Natasha and Vadim!!!! I told you that you will have a girl! God’s blessing for your family and good luck with the rest of the pregnancy time! 🙂
Thank you Valya! You were right! 🙂
Congratulations, Natasha!!! Those are fantastic news! I had a feeling with those sweet cravings that it must be a girl 😀 you’ll have so much fun dressing her up. And since I have a daughter named Natasha, you can name yours Julia if you want 😉 haha, just kidding of course! Names are so exciting to choose!
Ha ha, thanks Julia! 🙂 That is a very pretty name though! 🙂
Congratulations to you and your family from ours! May God bless you through this pregnancy and delivery and may your little princess be healthy and happy 🙂
Aww thank you Olga. I already think of her as a princess and she’s still in the belly :). It’s amazing how you start to bond even more when you find out the gender 🙂
Congrats Natasha I’m so happy for you!!! Love reading all your blog posts and you are so beautiful 🙂 I miss the baby bump some days so good luck with the rest of the pregnancy and may God bless you with you healthy and well delivery of your baby girl! 🙂
Thank you so much Ira! I’m so glad you are enjoying the blog and thank you for the blessings. You are awesome! 🙂
Congrats! That is super exciting for your little guy to have a baby sister!
He sure is excited. He talks about her all the time 🙂 Thanks Katya!
Congratulations!! You are such a cute preggo! Doesn’t look like you gained any weight at all, just a belly!:) thank you for sharing the news with all of us, and thank you for all the recipes you share with us! God bless your growing family!
Awww thanks Luda, you’re so sweet! 🙂
Congrats Natasha! May God bless your family! And God bless the little one on the way! Wow I was thinking it would be a girl :))) many blessings!!
Thank you Alina 🙂 The majority of people thought it would be a girl! That’s very cool. I’m so thankful and excited! 🙂
Aww.. Natasha the pic of your baby’s feet is so darn cute!!! I wish u could see the huge idiotic smile on my face right now! 😀 During my Radiology rotation in med school, after these scans we were given the task of taking stills of the screen for the mothers. And it never occurred to me to focus the probe on feet and click that! Im having a mini-regret attack. Lol :p
Anyway, congratulations! I’m in awe of you to see u handle pregnancy, home, a job and a 5 year old..and still managing to find time to update ur blog ! God bless you and your family. Love 🙂
Aren’t they sweet? I don’t think I got that view with my son. 🙂 I actually just blog full time and stopped working part time as a nurse; I got to a point where I just couldn’t do both. The blog took over and it’s been a very exciting ride for the past few months 🙂
Congrats Natasha:) im really happy for your family. I have 2 girls and they are 1 year and 2 months apart. Alina is 2 years old and 9 months and Emily is 1 year and 7 months. Its not easy when they are that close but it’s soooo much joy and fun. Im so used to girls but I would get used to a boy too. We want to soon start trying for baby #3 so well see on the gender. My both girls were preemies but they had no problems thanks to God.
Wow you sure have your hands full having them 1 year and 2 months apart! Way to go mama! 🙂 That is quite an accomplishment. I always thought I wanted my kids to be close in age, but it didn’t work out that way. Good thing my son has lots of cousins nearby 🙂
Ooooo congrats!!!! A daughter is what every mother should experience in life:))) I’m so happy for you!!!
Thank you so much Diana 🙂