IT'S A GIRL!! We found out yesterday that we are expecting a very healthy baby girl! The doctor spent a lot of time measuring all the differnt body parts including the head, kidney, heart, bladder, legs and arms and pronounced our baby very fit and well developed. She is 13 ounces right now and the perfect size for how far along I am (20 weeks 3 days).
Jon and Mom both went to the ultrasound and thank goodness Jon was there - he was the only one of us three who could make sense of the images we were seeing. Mom and I were both confused as to what we were looking at, but Jon was able to distinguish every squiggle on the screen and point out what we were seeing. Unfortunately our stubborn baby was in a very awkward position and would not give us a clear profile view so our ultrasound pictures are of her feet, her bum, her thighs and part of her face. No matter what we tried she just wouldn't roll over and move - can you tell she's my daughter??
For those who know Jon well and have seen his feet you know that he has very wide feet - in fact he has a huge gap between his big toe and his first toe - big enough that you might think he had a sixth toe that was removed. Well, when we saw the baby's feet on the ultrasound there is a huge gap between her big toe and her first toe!! Guess there's no doubt that the baby is taking after Jon =) And I want to know which side of his family has the funny toes that he has passed along.
We're ready to finally start painting the nursery and can start picking out things since we know it's a girl. We're just so excited to learn that the baby is healthy - we can't wait to meet her!!
-jamie
-jamie
