Well, we had our ultrasound yesterday. First piece of news they gave us was that I am actually only 18 and a half weeks along, rather than the wonderful half-way mark of 20 weeks. It's all good, although I do suddenly feel less accomplished, as though I just lost 2 weeks in some big project. That's alright. We figure this way we won't be as upset in the long run when the baby gets here a couple weeks later than we originally thought. Anyway, the new due date is September 13.
Then on to the fun news. After repeatedly trying to give us an idea of gender, the sonographer was about to give up. Turns out this child likes to play games and move around just enough to block off any good views (a sign of what's to come?). But finally, doing a last just-in-case look, the sonographer told us that we were definitely having a little girl. She is doing well. Everything looked great in the ultrasound, and that makes us very happy. She did have an irregular heartbeat, but we'll just have to keep an eye on it. Here is a lovely shot of her in all her black and white glory.
