Sibby's Gender is..... (20 weeks pregnant)

We had our ultrasound last Wednesday.  On Tuesday night Brian and I did not know what to think.  We were hoping for a girl but knew there was a chance we would have two boys.  Austin is wonderful and we love that he is a boy.  But having one of each would be ideal.  We know this is our last child.  We always said we wanted two children and that is what we are sticking to.

Wednesday morning Austin was got sick over night and we did not know it so we had quite a mess to clean up.  That kept us busy in the morning so there was really no time to think about Sibby's gender.  My mom came over to watch Austin so Brian and I could go to the doctor's.  We drove together and talked on the way about the gender.  I was nervous.  Despite being a very mild winter for us (we only had 4 or so snowfalls) we got suprised by a little bit of snow overnight.  It melted before the day's end, but it was still on the ground as we drove to our appointment as shown in the photo.

 At the doctor's, we sat in the waiting room.  Grandma put Austin down for a nap, so we were able to see him on our baby cam on my phone.  Soon they took us back for the ultrasound.  They were getting all the measurements they needed and making sure that everything looked okay.  We were extremely happy to know that Sibby appears healthy.  Although she (oops I gave it away) is a very active baby and would not sit still for long.  This made it hard for them to get the heart measurements.  The ultrasound tech told us we need to enroll her in gymnastics.  Then she asked if we wanted to know the gender.  I said yes and held Brian's hand.  This was scary.  Then she told us we were having a GIRL!  I was so excited and did not hide it.  Brian of course was more calm and collected but I was obviously very happy and everyone could see that.  It was a great moment!

After the ultrasound, we saw the doctor.  He said everything looks fine and that all of our genetic disorder tests came back negative.   That was a relief.  We got to listen to Sibby's heartbeat then we went home.  Once we got home, we told my mom.  However we first told her they could not find out.  She did not believe us though.  Then she saw the ultrasound picture that said it was a great with her girly parts circled.   Then we also Skyped with Melissa and great grandma.  We got to tell them too.  It was a lot of fun.

I have been feeling pretty well recently.  We have been busy with getting Austin's new room ready so we can start with Sibby's.  Plus we traveled to Atlanta last weekend.  That was exhausting for me because Austin was sick but more on that later.  I am surprised how fast this pregnancy is going.  Sibby is going to be here before we know it!  We are getting excited.  Tonight we are going to look for furniture for Sibby's room. I have decided that her room with be pink and gray with white furniture.  I am so excited about this!

We are truly blessed to have a such wonderful son and a daughter on the way!