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/ blogs / pregnancy series / 26 weeks – it’s a girl!

26 weeks – it’s a girl!

January 13, 2011 By Chie

26 weeks! We finally found out last weekend that we are having a girl! It came as a surprise, because as you could tell from my previous posts, I’ve been calling the baby “he”. I didn’t want to call the baby “it” obviously, and I was convinced that it was a boy, because my husband’s side has many boys. Now we have to get used to calling the baby “she”:) I’m very excited! Pink and ruffles!

My husband’s parents are especially thrilled, since they’ve always wanted a girl but had all boys.

So at the doctor’s visit, the nurse nagged me about weight gain again, but I managed to brushed it off. I’m getting used to it now.
Other than that, the baby is doing well, she moves a lot, now her head measures 7.5 cm in diameter, and she weights little less than 1000 grams. I can’t believe she will triple in size in the rest of 3 months of my pregnancy!


Right now I’m loving this little vintage dress I bought from brown bag vintage on etsy. It’s not maternity, but I made a little trick when I wore this dress. The dress closes with buttons all the way down in center back. I unbottoned one around waist to fit my growing belly, and with a cardigan one, no one can tell my dress is open a bit:p It seems like I can wear this dress with backside in front as well, and it will be great for nursing..oh oops just realized that the material is 100% silk and dry clean only!

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  1. Mariana ♥ Karina Yukari says

    January 13, 2011 at 7:31 am

    Oh!! Onnanoko!! Omedetou n_n

    Glad to know that you expect a girl!

    Who knows in the future, my daughter and her become friends!

    Good luck on the remaining three months!

  2. Love Baby Grand says

    January 13, 2011 at 9:51 am

    Congratulations on adding a little lady to your family! How exciting! 🙂

  3. Meekiyu says

    January 13, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    awwww congrats!! You look positively radiant and I agree that purple dress is lovely =D

  4. Nettie says

    January 13, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    Congratulations!! My first was a girl, too. You can outfit her in all sorts of cuteness!

  5. Jasmine Iris says

    January 13, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    aww congrats on the newss! i had a feeling you were having a girl. you are so tiny still! i love that dress..the color is fantastic!

    xo
    jasminephilbrick.blogspot.com

  6. Ashley says

    January 13, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    Congratulations, can't wait to see what she'll be wearing too! 🙂

  7. Emily says

    January 13, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    You look so pretty! Congrats on your baby girl. Girls are so much fun!

  8. Anonymous says

    January 13, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    Seriously, the nurse is on crack!! I cannot tell you are pregnant from your back view! I think she is just jealous at how good you look:)

  9. Kaitlyn Dreyling says

    January 14, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    So cute! You're cute, the dress is cute, and that little baby bump is cute!! But I can barely tell your preggers with that dress – it looks comfy and I'm obsessed with the color! <3

  10. vivatveritas says

    January 15, 2011 at 1:31 am

    >mariana arigato!

    >love baby grand

    thank you so much! i am excited! pink, pink and more pink! lol

    >meekiyu thank you! i love the color purple and i had to buy it when i found this on etsy:)

    >nettie yes, that's one of the fun things you have with baby girl, right? cute dresses and ruffles…

    >jasmine thats funny you had a feeling that i will have a girl! your instinct must be sharper than mine since i though i was having a boy! but this baby moves and kicks a LOT!

    >Ashly thank you, i'm looking forward to making all kinds of stuff for her:)

    >Emily thank you! people say girls are easier since they are more mellow.. we'll see how that goes!

    >anonymous haha, you are funny. i dont think nurse is on crack lol but she sure likes to annoy me..

    >kaitlyn i miss going shopping with you! so i wish we can walk around soho for window shopping again…

  11. Little Mo and Friends says

    January 24, 2011 at 1:33 am

    congratulations! what a beautiful news! I can't wait to see all the dresses she'll be wearing…or her cute little nursery! Will you be painting the walls pink? 😀

  12. vivatveritas says

    January 24, 2011 at 11:51 am

    Little mo,

    Thank you! I'd love to paint the wall in pink, but since we are renting we can't paint 🙁
    But I got a cute castle wall decal for her room!

  13. Erin Cathleen says

    January 27, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    So happy to hear you're having a girl! Congratulations! 🙂 You can have a girlie fun time! And she'll be so lucky to have a mom who sews.

    I agree with everyone, you look so cute in this sweet purple dress!

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