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Grapefruit! Well, that is the approximate size of the baby this week. It must be rolled up because bebe is almost 9 inches now!
So the news you have all been waiting for, if you have not already heard, is, wait for it...drum roll please...We are having a little girl! She was a very active baby at the ultrasound today. She moved around quite a bit throwing her hands in the air like she just does not care...Feet were moving hands waving. In a good number of the ultrasound shots she has her hands up around her face. John says she takes after him for the arms over head sleeping position.
We had a great ultrasound appointment with a technician named Carolyn. She had been doing this over 30 years and was real quick to check the sex for us when we said we wanted to know. She printed a lot of profile pictures as those are her favorites. One of the shots with bebe's hand at her head Carolyn called bebe's Drama Queen pose. We also have a foot picture and a shot of her girl parts.
The midwife told us everything looks really good. All growth seems to be moving along at the right speed and bebe shows all the signs of being a nice, very healthy baby girl. One slight concern was the placenta being attached a little low in my uterus, so we get to go back for another ultrasound in 8 weeks. There should be no problem with the placenta, but they have to check, so another free view for us!
I had a great birthday. I felt like a little kid waking up this morning expecting the ultrasound and to confirm our suspicion of a little girl. We had a good lunch and took mom to check out some baby stuff. We were good though and only bought two small shirts at Target. A yummy Italian supper and a wonderful gelato cake rounded out the evening with presents. John had called the local gelato store and talked to them about making a Carvel like cake. They nailed the cookie, but they did not let it crumble. It was delicious, but hard to get through!
So, that is all for this week. Thanks for all the birthday wishes!