The Wait is OVER!!!

We're having a GIRL!!!!

Yesterday was the "big" ultrasound, and I can't tell you how excited I was to find out whether we were going to have a little prince, or a little princess!!  I barely slept on Sunday night, and I woke up yesterday morning absolutely giddy with excitement.  I kept myself busy doing laundry and cleaning up the house, and I even got to have lunch w/ Chris before the appointment (a rare occurrence!).  We got to the Dr's office about 10 minutes early, and we were quickly escorted in to start the sonogram.  I was lying down, so I couldn't see the screen, but since Chris was at my feet, he had a perfect view.  It was so sweet to see his face light up every time he caught a glimpse of our little one.  Though I was disappointed that I had to miss most of the show, it was really fun to get to watch him experience it for himself!  

Finally, after about 30 minutes of pictures and screening the technician turned the screen around so that I could see.  She said that she couldn't see any abnormalities in the facial features, and that as far as she could tell our baby was "right on schedule", and "doing perfectly".  I breathed a HUGE sigh of relief when I heard that.  More than anything else, I just wanted to know that our baby was healthy.  Since we opted out of all of the pre-natal testing, this was the first time that we actually got to hear that everything was okay...I don't think I realized how much I needed to hear those words. 

We have a feisty one on our hands, let me tell you!  So much so that the tech said that ours was one of the most active babies she had ever seen!!  She finally got a good picture of the lower half of the body, and let us guess whether we thought it was a boy or a girl.  We both guessed girl, and we were right!!  Just about that time though, she crossed her little legs...she's a lady, after all!!  As we were finishing up, we got to see her start sucking her thumb.  I think we made her tired w/ all that poking and prodding.  It was the sweetest thing I've ever seen...I am so in love with her already.

After the appointment, Chris and I spent at least 5 minutes standing in the hallway staring at the new sonogram pictures.  He's just as smitten as I am!  To celebrate, we went straight out and bought her first little outfit.  The picture isn't very clear, but it says: 

"I can make you smile." 

And, she already does!!