A Baby
Yesterday was my first doctor’s appointment (yes, I didn’t go in until I was over 19 weeks along. Blah, blah, blah, insurance, boring fiscal year baloney, etc).
The good news about waiting until you are 19 weeks along – besides the opportunity to give the nurse a scathing look behind her back when she asks if you’ve already had a positive pregnancy test (I’ll see your positive pregnancy test and raise you 6 weeks of nausea and 3 weeks of kicks in the stomach) – is that you get an ultrasound on the very first visit.
And not just any ultrasound.
THE ultrasound.
And, after confirming that our baby had four heart chambers and two kidneys and the requisite number of arms and legs, the ultrasound tech announced that this baby is a . . . .
I may possibly have burst into tears when she told me, I was so happy. With Ella, I didn’t feel like I had a strong preference for a boy or a girl, but this time, I was really hoping that it would be a girl.
(My favorite thing the ultrasound tech said to me was, “Okay, I’m going to turn it on 3D now. Your baby will look weird. Don’t freak out.”)
SISTERS!!!! Oh how wonderful! Congratulations to you and Bart and Ella!
Oh, such great news! SISTERS! How wonderful! Congratulations!
I have to admit, I got teary eyed for you! Congratulations!!
I think this must be a genetic thing in our family 🙂 Congratulations!!!
That is so exciting! Congrats! 🙂
Yay!! So fun for Ella to have a little sister. I'm thrilled for you!
Yay!! SO happy for you! That will be so special for Ella. I've always said that the next time around I want a boy so I can have one of each. And I do want a boy sometime but lately I'm hoping the next one (whenever it arrives) is a girl so Addie can have a sister close in age!
That's very exciting for you! Congratulations! I'm sure Ella will love having a little sister too!
Also, I didn't go into the doctor until I was nearly 19 weeks too… partly because of insurance and partly because I just couldn't decide on a doctor I wanted to see. AND since I've done the pregnant thing a few times, I could tell if anything was seriously wrong as I'm sure you would have too.
Yay!!! How exciting!! Ella will be the cutest big sister!
And from a boring and practical standpoint I'm a smidge jealous you can reuse her clothes!!
Wooohoo!! I hope we can have a play date SOMETIME 🙂
hooray!!!
yay!
Congratulations!
Happy! I loved being one of three girls in a row. Something so great about sisters!
Oh how exciting Janssen!!! Merrick with two boys and you with two girls – what a blast! I am so happy for you.
Having another baby of the same sex can make living less expensive (at least for the time being). Teasing aside, the best part is that the baby is okay. Congratulations to you and Bart.
This is very exciting! A girl! She's going to be the cutest, too, if Ella is any indication.
Best. Post. Ever. I totally want my second kid to be the same gender as my first one… If I have a say.
And that highlighting thing made my day. I might have to steal that one in the future.
I can't stop thinking about how adorable Ella is going to be with her! You will have so much fun with your 2 girls!
That is the BEST news! Another little beauty! Congratulations!!!