Half-way There!

Can you belive I will be 22 weeks pregnant tomorrow, which makes us over half-way there!  We are so excited!  Our 20 week anatamy scan went really well, and the tech said she "thought" it was a Girl!  We go back tomorrow to confirm that and check out the 4 chambers of the heart one last time.  Since it is a girl, we are naming her Amelia Hope, and we just know she will be precious.  The last 2 weeks Amelia has been extra active, kicking and flipping around, and Jason has even felt her for the first few times which has thrilled him!  I took Amelia on her first plane ride this past weekend to visit Milwaukee, WI to see my friend Alice and her fiance Cam.  Amelia handled the plane ride better than I did; I hate flying!  We had a wonderful time sightseeing and eating cheese.  The weather was also much cooler which was a needed break from the 90-100 degree weather we have been experiencing down in SC.  As the school year winds down, and summer begins, we are excited to get Amelia's nursery put together, and to visit with family and good friends back home and at the beach.  I will be turning 30 in 2 weeks, and cannot believe how blessed I am to be entering parenthood at such a wonderful time.  We will put a picture up of our next ultrasound on Thursday!

Daycare Drama

Oh Baby!  We have been researching daycares.  Sigh.  What an overwhelming experience!! (and we do not even live in a big town!).  First, everyone that you ask will have a different opinion or each daycare.  So that was not really helpful.  Second, both Jason and I work early morning jobs; I need to be at work by 7:15-7:30 and Jason needs to be in Savannah by 7:30 also.  SO, most daycares in our town do not open until 7 or 7:15.  Annoying.  Also, because we both commute, nothing is really close to either of our workplaces.  We are still touring all of them but it has come down to either we need an early morning drop off in Bluffton, OR we will have to find a center on the Island. 
Our next big surprise was how much CRAP you have to send with your baby for daycare.  I am talking about 3 sets of crib sheets, blankets, burp cloths, extra clothes, bottles, passies, kleenex etc. etc.  It only seems like so many things mostly because we don't have any of this yet for ourselves.  It just reminded us of all the things babies require and that we do not know how to use some of them either. 
Lastly, every time I visit a center, it seems to be chaos and babies everywhere.  I know they are fine and the ratios are legal, but I just worry about leaving such a young infant.  I know this is normal and it will get easier, but it is still hard!
We are visiting many this week and on the 19th after our doctor appointment, so we will let everyone know where we decide!