Drumroll Please...!

Brad and I are so excited to know that we're going to have a daughter...a daughter!!  That sounds crazy to say!

We had our anatomical ultrasound yesterday at 8:15am.  I knew I wouldn't be able to wait through the day, so I scheduled it first thing.  After waiting a good 20 minutes, we were finally called back by the tech (how are these people behind schedule with their first patients of the day?).  I plopped myself on the bed, laid down and out came the goo.  She assured me the goo was warm but when she squirted it on my lower abdomen it was HOT!  Too HOT!  I squirmed...told her it was very hot but I don't think she believed me because when she touched it with her finger, it didn't feel hot to her.  Because the skin on your finger and the skin on your lower abdomen are the same...right.  Whatever.  She started pressing on my belly with her magical wand, spouting off body parts, measuring this and that.  

Then she got quiet for a minute and I started to get nervous.  Oh no.  What does she see?  What's wrong?  Why isn't she telling us what she's looking at?  And then she asked us, "Are you sure you want to know what you're having?"  To which I quickly replied Yes!!  After a short pause she said, "Well, it looks like a girl."  Mind you, she showed no enthusiasm, whatsoever...she was kind of lame.  But when I heard the word g-i-r-l come out of her mouth I was shocked!  I turned to look at Brad who was smiling but I could tell he was equally as shocked!

We both had been thinking b-o-y for most of my pregnancy to this point and as much as I love everything girlie, I never pictured us having a girl first.  I just pictured a mini-Brad...in Levi's and plaid flannel!  Of course, I wasn't hoping for one over the other; I really just want a happy and healthy baby no matter the sex but I think I was delightfully surprised to find out we're having a little girl.

Fast forward to lunch yesterday, when Brad calls me to tell me that he was going to go out to get a couple baby outfits.  Oh my goodness, my heart melted.  My husband, a very manly-man, was going to go pick out little pink outfits for the daughter he just learned he will have.  Could I love him any more?  I didn't hear from him after his shopping extravaganza, so I called him on my way home from work to see if he had picked up anything.  He said he got a couple things and he'd show me when he got home.

As soon as he walked in the door last night, I couldn't wait to see what he picked.  Brad has good taste but I didn't know how that would transfer over to baby girl clothing.  Well, wasn't I surprised when the first thing he pulled out of his bag was this darling little dress!

Of course its plaid AND flannel, but so adorable...and pink...and lacey...and frilly...and I love it!  I think its my favorite out of all the things we bought yesterday...

I think its safe to say that our little girl is not going to lack a decent wardrobe : )

Brad's family is coming in tonight for the weekend and we wanted to surprise them with this news, so we told them that my ultrasound wasn't until next week.  They're going to be so excited when we tell them tonight!  I'll be sure to let you all know how that goes!!

I'm looking forward to lots more shopping this weekend with my Mother-in-law and Sister-in-law!

xoxo,
meghan