The Day We Found Out

So today was the big ultrasound and we were so anxious to see baby.  It’s amazing how you start out so focused on if the baby is a boy or girl but when it is finally time for the ultrasound you just want to see that they are ok and that everything is where it is supposed to be and functioning properly.

So our clan headed out at 7:40 a.m. for the appointment and everyone was so excited.  Before we knew it, they called us back and got the show started.

We were so excited to see the baby and find that everything and every measurement was absolutely perfect.  Before I knew it, the tech was asking if we wanted to know the gender of the baby.  We said definitely, and within an instant she told us that we are having a baby girl! 

Kyle took the news well and chose  to look at things from a practical standpoint… we have girl stuff, so this one should practically  be free.  Little does he know that I will continue to coordinate their clothing until they move out of the house… just kidding, sort of.

We are all so excited and Katelyn and Brooke were thrilled with the news.  They both really wanted a girl, but for very different reasons.   Katelyn’s friends with brothers told her horror stories about how messy and gross boys can be and Brooke kept telling us that she would scream if the boy tried to touch her stuff.  Katelyn did mention however that having a boy would be good because then we could get trains and Legos.

We were able to get some 4-D images of her as well.  After having this done with Brooke and this baby, Kyle and I have concluded that those really good 4-D ultrasound images where the baby looks like a baby, are probably taken right before the baby enters the birth canal. 

It was still really neat to see her though and when I asked Katelyn if she thought those images looked more like a baby, she said “Not really, it kind of looks like a duck.” 

We are so excited for her to get here and are so grateful to be blessed for a third time with a perfect little girl.