It's a girl!

We were so excited today to learn that we are having a girl! Isabella Kay Jones, expected November 12, 2011. :)

What a crazy day it has been. Ultrasound appointment was for 8am today. We got there, and while waiting in the waiting room, Gary's glasses randomly broke and fell off his face. Good news is he had a backup pair of old glasses in the car. We got to go into the ultrasound and our tech, Nate, was such a great guy. Very friendly and put my nerves at ease. Most people don't realize what the mid-pregnancy ultrasound is, other than finding out the sex. But in fact, it's quite a big checkup. They check everything on the baby - heart, lungs, kidneys, spine, head/brain, bowels, arm/leg bones, and anything else you can think of. Everything was looking good, only one concern. The kidneys had extra fluid in them. This could mean something, or nothing. The doctor said that everything on the baby developes at different rates so it might just mean that the kidneys are developing faster then the bladder or the connection to the bladder. Basically what it means for us is we are having a 2nd ultrasound in September. They will check the kidneys again and make sure that they are developing correctly, and if not then we will have to have an ultrasound done on the baby after she is born. Doctor also assured us that in most cases, about 90%, this problem is clear and gone by 32 weeks. So yes, I am going to worry a bit but I know everything else is perfect and exactly what it should be so I'm not going to fret too much.

So Nate was asking me what everyone thought that we were having. I said a girl, which meant that I thought it would have to be a boy. And then he told us that everyone was right, and we had a little girl. She was spread eagle so not much doubt to it. Although he said he would never give a 100% answer on a girl, he said he was very certain. As soon as he told me it was a girl, I started crying. I was just so happy that I couldn't stop.

After finding out that were having a girl, we made our phone calls and headed out to Babies R Us. Our registry is finally complete! We had fun scanning some girlie things, and of course buying a few things too. A couple of super cute dresses. Gary picked out a pink Red Sox outfit (of course). I love the buy 1 and 1 50% off  clearance racks! We also went to Walmart and got out nursary items - removable wall decals including a border! We also picked up beautiful pink curtains. I was torn between a pink glittery set and a white with pink polka dots and Gary said that we should have a "pretty pink room" so pink glittery curtains it is! Now I just need to get a rug, a crib set, and a crib and the nursary will be complete. And I'm willing to accept help on these. ;)