Baby Gracie's Pictures

Hi everyone!

It's me Gracie and I just wanted to let you all know that mommy finally got my pictures from the ultrasound scanned in to the computer and she is finally loading them here to our website. Whew! It took a while but she got them in. And now for your viewing pleasure, the one, the only, the cute...Gracie! If you have any questions on what you are looking at, just post a comment and mommy will help. I can't wait to come meet you!

Much love-Gracie

Gracie's foot 

      

Gracie's Hand                      Gracie's Arm

    

Gracie's side profile head on top and on the left her spine then her ribs etc

Guess what?!?!?!

Hi everyone!

(**trumpet sounds**) Ta da! The day you have all been waiting for. The day to find out if I will be a boy or will I be a girl. So….what do you think? Do you really want to know? Are you super sure? Are you sitting down? OK, my official name that will be on my birth certificate on September 10th (or whenever I show up) 2008, will be:

Shannon Grace Ratliff………I’m a girl!!!!

So those of you who voted that I would be a boy….sorry but I’m not. Those who voted for a girl…good job being psychic or just plain lucky :o) Mommy, Daddy and Codey went to the doctor’s office today for the big ultrasound. Basically to spy on me :o) And spy on me they did! The doctor got out the big machine and put cold clear goo on Mommy’s tummy and started checking me out. I have a wonderful spine, great looking beating heart, cute face, 2 arms 2 legs and functioning hands and feet. I say functioning because I demonstrated by me waving hi to them and by flicking my feet around. Then came the other important picture. Well, did I have a surprise for them, my legs were crossed and I wasn’t uncrossing my legs for them or anyone! The doctor tried to get me to move around a bit by pressing down on Mommy’s tummy and moving the wand doodad around as Daddy and Codey watched. Still, I wasn’t going to uncross them. The doctor however was able to get a view of me from upside down kind of and make her determination from there. She pointed out my girlie parts and let them know that she was 90% sure I would be a girl. So, I cooperated but not a lot. I was trying sleep. I only woke up to wave and that was it. Then when the doc kept pushing around I finally just turned over onto my other side with my back to them. That’s when they got the point. The doc said well, I guess that’s all we get. Hey they got to check me out for a good 15 minutes and boy did she take her time! She said I looked healthy and big with no trouble spots or anything. I know this update is kind of short but me and Mommy are tired so I think I will let you go. I can’t wait to meet you all and I only have about 20 more weeks before I can! Until then, think pink! Hehehe. Mommy will attach some pictures for you to view. Much love – Baby Gracie…..

Another Appointment

Guess who this is? Ok, you probably don’t have to guess who this is reporting more stuff to ya. It’s me baby Ratliff. Well, a LOT has been going on with me lately. Now I am almost 6 inches long (crown to rump) and I weigh a couple ounces. But that is all changing by the day! I get bigger by the week and so does mommy! In my growth, mommy can now feel when I’m awake. I’ve been stretching out and around and she can feel it. So since I’m up, she decided that I should probably give an update. By now in my development, I am looking more like a mini version of mommy or daddy or a combination of both. This week the bones in my ears will finish developing so I can start hearing things. So if you come across mommy and it looks like she’s talking to no one, she’s actually talking me.
Last Thursday mommy had a baby check up visit with the doctor and all is going well. The nurse let mommy record my heart beat AGAIN! She said it was a very nice and strong one. Just let that be a warning to ya’ll, I’m strong buddy and I can kick some rear-end! Mainly mommy’s right now as I poke, jab, kick and punch her through the day. Today, I started giving hard movements so, she’s got a ways before I stop hehehehe. So, after the heartbeat was checked out, the doc came in and did a check up on me. She had to gently push mommy’s tummy around to see how big it’s all getting in here. Can’t she see by mommy’s bigger tummy that I’m doing just fine? No, of course not so she had to prod me as I’m trying to get my beauty sleep. Well, at least it didn’t last long. Since everything is going well, mommy will go back to the doctor with daddy on April 24th and they will do another check up and this time, they will do THE ultrasound. The one you’ve all been waiting for. The big ta doo, the big cheese, the whole enchilada…..the…finding out what I am picture show! That’s all if I decide to corporate hehehe. Mommy and Daddy think I’m a girl. So does Aunt Stacy and Aunt Cadie…Though Aunt Cadie only wants me to be a girl because she is crocheting a blanket and it has pinks a purples in it. At least you won’t have to wait long to find out! Only 17 more days left! Can you handle the pressure? The anticipation? The MADNESS?!?!?! Ok, I was just kidding about the last part….
In other baby news….My room is coming along quite nicely. Uncle Derek and Aunt Dina were so very thoughtful and nice and gave us cousin Layla’s old dresser for my room. It’s so totally cool! Mommy has her comfy chair in there and they are going to pick me out a crib and changing table next weekend. Today though, mommy will be taping off the base boards and trim in my room so she can paint it in the next few days. ***NOTE*** DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE PAINTING AND MOMMY!!! As long as she has both windows open with the fan going full blast and obviously the door open, she will be fine around the fumes. It’s not an entirely he room anyway and it will be done in no time. To decorate my room totally cool, mommy is buying some blank pre-framed stretched canvas and will be putting some cool art on it to decorate my room with. She’s so creative! Then I think at some point over the next couple months, mommy and Aunt Stacy and cousin Meghan and Abby will go to IKEA to get me some way cool stuff for my room.
I guess that’s really all for now….I’m getting sleepy….Talk more later….
Love-Baby….stretch….snore…..