It's a girl!

We are officially having a little girl! The ultrasound was fun, but I was so nervous the whole time. She looks perfectly healthy- 4 chamber heart, measurements are normal, we could see her little brain, and she weighs about 9 ounces. She was a little shy when it came to showing her anatomy, but she finally rolled over and even to my untrained eye it was clear that there was nothing between the legs but three little lines! The technician spent extra time looking, though, just in case, and didn't say anything until she had viewed her from several angles.

I started crying when she told me that it was a girl, and I was so thankful to the Lord that He cares for the desires of our hearts. Benjamin was with us at the appointment, and though he was a handful because he hadn't napped that morning, he was also adorable and his antics kept me laughing through the ultrasound (which wasn't the best thing, because then the picture would get blurry!).

The funniest thing that happened, though, was when the technician first did a Pelvic Ultrasound (you ladies know what I am talking about...) to check on my cervix. She told us this beforehand, but Grant was distracted with Benjamin at the time. So, my cervix and uterus show up on the screen and Grant says, "Look, Benjamin! There's your little brother or sister!" The tech and I started laughing and I said, "Grant! That's my cervix!!!" He replied, "Well, it all looks the same to me, anyway..."

I think I am still in a little bit of shock over the news, but even with our past experiences I have no trouble believing wholeheartedly that it is indeed a girl. I think it is a mixture of trusting a more skilled ultrasound technician on newer equipment, believing that God knows the desires of my heart and wants to fulfill them, and good old mother's intuition. Regardless, I can't wait to finally meet Annalee Elizabeth.

I am in a little bit of trouble, though, or should I say GRANT is because my sister-in-law and I went shopping at Gymboree yesterday and I could have spent hundreds on the most adorable baby girl stuff I've ever seen. And the accessories! I think I may need a part-time job just to keep up!