GIRL! I guess Shawn was right along........as usual. It must be nice to be so confident because I didn't have a clue what this little person growing inside of me was going to be. Unfortunately he was out of town to miss the doctor's appointment, but luckily my Dad was available and proved to be an excellent stand-in support figure. I think he really got a kick out of seeing the sonogram.
I was encouraged to ingest as much sugar as possible before heading to the doctor's office. I took the liberty of eating 2 Oreo cookies, a bagel with peanut butter, and a large orange juice. Ok, so I also ate a half bag of skittles on the ride over. And it paid off! She was kicking up a storm in there. On the other hand, I was incredibly ill from all of that processed sugar. As soon as the doctor said it was looking pretty girly, I knew my husband would be so proud of himself. We switched to another machine to take a closer look and sure enough, there she was. It really was a rush of emotions to finally know what this thing inside of me was. It gave her an identity and now I feel like I can really bond with her (obviously we're bonded........sharing a blood supply and all).
I didn't waste much time in shopping. As soon as Dad dropped me off and I caught up on some work stuff, I headed to buy some girly items. For the past 17 weeks I window-shopped, bouncing back and forth from the adorable corduroy pants in the boys' section to the tutus in the girls' section. It felt so good to actually buy something that our daughter will wear. And hanging it up in her empty closet was super fun.
So Rock is officially surrounded by women. Halley was overjoyed with the news, but I could sense that Brisket was a tad disappointed. I know her heart was set on a little boy to rough and tumble with. I tried explaining to her that our baby girl would be just as much fun, but she wasn't having it. I guess you can't please everyone!
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