 I was just writing in my journal the night before how it was sort of our last night as a family of 3. Sure, we knew there was a baby coming but for me it just didn't seem real still and wondered how our family dynamic would change once we found out the gender. We didn't have any preferences but because I felt like it was a girl before I even took the pregnancy test, I was worried that everyone would be disappointed if it was a boy. I seriously looked at way more boy clothes, had a boys name picked out and even what I was going to take him home in. As it came closer to the appointment I kept having weird dreams and worried about it's health. So that was the first thing I had the Radiologist check when we got in (not much help since the doctor supposedly has to be the one to tell me). I had just gotten done having the doctor count the number of toes (because it looked like 6 to me...yes...a little paranoid) when he asked if we wanted to find out what the gender was. He announced it so quickly that it caught me off guard. Didn't take long for the excitement to kick in. In the pictures above where you can see the hand, the radiologist kept joking she was trying to find her hand to suck on. Below are the 3D ones. I know some don't prefer these but I LOVE them! Especially because with Kohen that was the only kind we had and we lucked out and got them often. In comparing baby girl and Kohen, my personal opinion is that she has more of Stuart's head shape (aka...not as round/ w/ out my cheekage). And we both think she looks a lot skinnier. They say "chubs" don't add on until later but I'll post Kohen's sometime to compare the two. But for now, here she is all cuddled up.   |
| I was getting anxious as it was but right as we were headed out the door to our appointment we were told the Doctor was running behind and that we would have to wait another hour! I thought that was eternity until she mentioned the words "or schedule you for another day" Oh heck no! Haha. Luckily we only had an hour to fill and spent it playing outside with Kohen. Stuart and Kohen came up with a new game too. Stick Kohen on the long board and roll him across the parking lot, catching him JUST before he crashes. Kohen thought it was hilarious. Such a boy. No fear. (Poor Mom) |
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| We had a little family outing and celebrated with some ice cream right after the appointment. |
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| Stuart and I have made it a tradition to get a new outfit for the baby the day we find out what we are having. This time we couldn't resist getting two. The one on the right Stuart picked out and even thought of putting leggings under it for extra warmth. I was impressed by his "girl skills" already. :) I have to admit, I still found myself looking at all the boy clothes too. I'm used to having to veto the girls section. Oh our poor budget. |
