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The news is out. We had our scan yesterday and it would seem we are about to become proud parents (in about 20 weeks) of a baby girl!

The scan went well. And we got our DVD. Unfortunately, none of the still images were on there. Just some video clips. So I go in on Tuesday next week to pick up another disc with the still images…

I had a feeling it was a girl especially when the technician spent so much time looking and looking and looking before she said anything. Nothing to see here! But the baby didn’t make it easy either, by keeping the cord between her legs. But at the very end she shifted. Hurray!

The baby looks really active. We saw her have the hiccups, and stretching, drinking and even rubbing her eyes. It was amazing to see the femur bones in such detail and the tech pointed out how white they are, meaning strong bones!

It truly was a surreal experience. Then began the process of phoning the grandparents and sending out the news.

Is it weird that I still am in a bit of disbelief? I suppose I won’t really know for sure until she is born. They say with a boy it’s a boy, but with a girl, sometimes it can be hard to tell… But our tech used the word ‘definitely’ so I should just move on. Plus we started buying girly stuff yesterday…

After the scan, we were both hungry, and I had to have pancakes.

Breakfast for Lunch at Mimi's Cafe

Scott held out for Panda Express.  Then we went on a six-hour shopping spree!  Basically going to Babies R Us, Target, Kohl’s and Walmart, looking at all the stuff with new eyes.  We had been holding out on making a few decisions on what to buy or register for until we knew the baby’s gender.

Scott testing the Baby Bjorn Air Carrier, with a 6-pack of water for weight

At the last minute, we decided to tour the two hospitals that we can choose from.  Our doctor delivers at St Francis South and Southcrest so we went into both and had a look at the maternity wards.  Both are amazing hospitals, but I think we have decided on St Francis South.  Not only is it brand new, but it is so quiet and relaxed.  Not at all like what you see on tv.  Everyone was very nice and showed us around, and answering our questions.  A big bonus is that everyone gets their own room too.  Although hopefully I won’t be spending that much time there…

It was a long day, but a really good one.  I have watched the ultrasound video about 10 times since.  It is so amazing to see all this action going on.  And it’s all the time, whether I am aware of it or not!  We really do feel so very lucky, and are excited to welcome our baby girl into the world in December (or January).

Thanks everyone for all your comments and texts yesterday!