... Having a Daughter!!

Time seems to be flying!  Wasn't Little Roo the size of a poppy seed just the other day??  Tomorrow, I'll be 19 weeks! Just one week away from halfway!

Our midwives normally do the detailed anatomy scan/ultrasound at 19 weeks.  Secretly, Daniel and I were hoping to get it done sooner so that we could know before my mom came to visit this weekend.  God, who is generally on our side, was at it again.  The midwife offered an ultrasound date in the middle of this past week... just 2 days before my mom arrived.  I picked her up from the airport with these:

If you can't read it, the top balloon says "It's a GIRL!"

During the ultrasound, Little Roo was very sleepy and relaxed.  She fluttered her hands around slightly and snuggled back in.  The ultrasound tech finally bounced the wand up and down on my belly several times saying "Wake up baby!!" Little Roo stretched, did a toe touch, with her perfect little hand reaching out towards her toes, waved, and stuck her thumb in her mouth to settle in for another nap.  All in all, we are expecting a perfectly healthy, adorable little girl.

Daniel and I both had expected a little boy.  All the names we had debated were boy names, all the clothes we had ohhed and ahhed over were little plaid "Seattlite"shirts and hats.  It is taking a little bit to wrap my mind around flowers and butterflies and bows.  But, we are thrilled.  Daniel is looking forward to snuggles and tea parties where he can be "sipping tea with his pinkie up" (a la The Swagger Wagon video.. but hopefully he won't end every tea party in the way the dad did in it).  I'm looking forward to reading bedtime stories and dancing together to whatever song comes on the radio.

A note to those struggling with infertility: my heart goes out to you.  I am praying that God sends you your own miracle baby.  I'm going to try to keep the majority of pregnancy related thoughts and pictures on here (rather than on Facebook).  If you are interested and emotionally OK with it, my posts will be here, but I know that some days a pregnancy post just feels like a knife in the heart.  Keep hoping and praying and if you ever want to talk, I would be happy to listen.