We're having a girl! We found out at our ultrasound that we currently have a healthy (and probably happy) baby girl cooking. Being our first, we both wanted to find out the gender so we could be prepared. As it turns out, we'll probably get gender neutral stuff anyway so we can use it for future babies, but it's fun to know.
We had a nice ultrasound tech, despite the fact that casual Friday was taken to the extreme and her attire and gum chewing didn't inspire the greatest of confidence. There's a huge screen at the front of the room that displays what the tech is seeing, so Brandon actually figured out that it was a girl before she said anything to us. I should have paid more attention in biology :)
So many emotions were coursing through me at that point. I'd be cornered a few times and forced to speculate whether I was having a girl or a boy and while I didn't like to guess and didn't have strong feelings one way or the other, I always felt deep down that I was having a boy. I have awesome maternal instincts. At first I was thrilled! A little girl! Destined to be blond, blue eyed and chubby, I was so excited for pink and dolls and dress up. Then I was swept with a strange sadness - like I had lost my boy. To that point, I had imagined with equal excitement a boy or a girl, but now I only had one. I know it may sound silly, but the idea of my bouncing baby boy was whisked away and I felt a sense of loss. It's hard to describe, but rest assured it didn't last long and I couldn't be more excited! To see HER moving and breathing was indescribable. There were some minor concerns about fluid that we'll need to clear up with Dr. Pollock, but overall she's fit as a fiddle and cute as punch...that's a stretch of the truth since she looks a lot like an alien, but I'm sure she'll be cute sooner than later. (fingers crossed)
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