That's right, ladies and gentlemen, our future could be filled with princesses, the color pink, tea parties and Todd trying to figure out how to put hair into pigtails. We went for our 20 week ultrasound and check up today and learned that we're having a girl! We are absolutely thrilled!! Going forward, we think we need to start calling her Michelle O'Baby instead of Barack, though.
Officially, that makes the score Modern Technology 1, Sarah's Maternal Instincts 0.
The ultrasound was just amazing. It was so much fun seeing her on the screen moving around and clenching her fists (just like Mom!). By all accounts she is developing normally. She has all of her parts and everything is in the right place. Forgive us for sounding like 'those' expectant parents, but we think her profile is just adorable. Todd even thinks her upper lip looks like mine. (When you see her nose, there's no question she's ours!) In the picture above you can see her spine and heart (the black spots in her chest) and near the bottom of the image you can see her left hand. The big gray thing on the right is the placenta.
Today capped off a really great weekend. On Saturday, we went to Ann Arbor to watch the Michigan Football Spring Game (really an intra-squad scrimmage). It was baby's first trip to Michigan Stadium! The highlight was definitely seeing 1991 Heisman Trophy winner (and my first love) Desmond Howard (I don't think that was the highlight for Todd).After the game we spent the afternoon at my sister Carrie and her husband Dolby's house playing with their two adorable kids Anabelle and Sonny. We got to dye Easter eggs with Anabelle and I got to rock Sonny to sleep. We can only pray our little girl is as clever and sweet as Anabelle. Carrie gave me some great advice and assured me it was normal to be creeped out by the things that are happening to my body right now. I needed that!
We came home Saturday night and spent Sunday watching the Masters. That was when Todd felt her kick for the first time, which we can only assume means she has a future in the LPGA...or wanted Todd to change the channel.
Time for us to turn in...we'll post another update soon. In the meantime, we'll be here on cloud nine...!
Congratulations! So exiting!
ReplyDeleteYeah!!! Best wishes! She's beautiful :) (And so are you, Sarah! Absolutely radiant.) Only 20 more weeks till we get to meet her! You're going to be amazed at how quickly those weeks fly by. Hugs to all of you.
ReplyDeleteThank God it's a girl. Otherwise that poor child would have been named Desmond! ...You aren't planning on naming her that, are you, Sarah? :)
ReplyDelete...How come I can see her nose? hahahaha
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