Boy or girl???
Today was a big day. Yes, the big day. Lenny and I headed out bright and early to see our wiggly baby in action. To confirm that we were having a healthy baby boy.
My friend, the ultrasound tech from my 12-week appointment, called my name and in we went. She remembered me, but not the details of our last run in. I decided not to remind her. When she asked about how many kids we have and if they’re boys/girls, she started in again.
“Oh geez. Three kids? Yep, probably a boy again. But we’ll hold out hope for a girl. Oh, just imagine how crazy it would be with three boys.”
Goop, chit chat, shaking my whole body to move the baby with her not-so-magic wand.
“This one’s a girl.” Wait, what? No, no. That’s not right. She, herself, was the one who convinced me it was a boy (along with my sickness, the heart rate, odds, etc).
Lenny and I laughed and told her not to take it personally, but we were going to need a second opinion. She looked around some more and kept talking about “her”. We both rolled our eyes thinking she didn’t know what she was doing. (You might think that sounds harsh, but remember, she didn’t have much confidence in us either.)
She checked the arms, legs, kidneys, spine, heart, etc., talking about how cute the baby was along the way. (She said she looked like dad and he replied, “Well, that explains why she’s so good looking.”) After the tech was convinced everything looked good, she went to get the doctor. We told her not to bias him…we wanted him to tell us what sex he thought it was.
The jolly doc came in, started looking around and asked the same questions. When he heard we already had two boys he let out a surprised belly laugh. Then he told us he has four boys. Finally, someone who would cheer us on if it was a boy. I said, “So you have four kids?” “Five. I have a daughter too.” “Wow, that’s impressive.” “No, that’s stupid!” [Insert jolly doc laugh here.] Hmm, so much for that cheerleader.
I was so caught up in his jolliness and the pictures on the screen that he had to repeat something. “So, what are you going to name her?” Her? Seriously?
“So you think it’s a girl too?”
“Well, if it’s a boy, it’s sorry a boy. There’s nothing there.” [Insert jolly laugh here.]
Lenny and I are still in shock. We were sure it was a boy. But…
It’s a girl!
Epilogue: While we certainly would have been excited if it was a boy (we know/get/love boys), it was a fun surprise to discover we’re having a little girl. It will be an adventure to see the world through her eyes. That being said, we know dolls, tutus and weddings aren’t cheap. All donations to the cause are welcome. (And, yes, we accept wine.)
Photo from Flickr by Don Moyer.
That’s so great!
Thanks for the kind words, Melinda!
Congrats Amy! Glad to hear everything in the ultrasound was good.. I bet baby girl Heinz will be as beautiful as you :-).. best wishes for rest of the pregnancy & the first few months…
Aww, Vrushali. You’re so sweet. Thanks so much!
Oh congrats Amy! You will love (and hate at times) having a girl.
Too funny. Isn’t that the case with parenting in general. Love seeing your sweet little girl and boy thriving!
Your post gave me chills!!! What an exciting and surprising moment!!!
Can’t wait to meet this little lady:)
And she’ll love meeting you!
Ahhh!!! She will be so loved and protected by her older brothers!! So new and exciting! Yay pink! 🙂
Well, Little’s claiming he wants nothing to do with her, but at least Big will look out for her!
Congratulations Amy!!! What a lucky little girl! Can’t wait to hear all about her in your posts!
Thanks so much, Kari!
Congrats! A little girl … I love it!!
Thanks Tracy!
Yay for a little girl. Congratulations Amy!
Thanks, Patty. Hope you’re enjoying your little Bear!
WHAT!!?? Amy Amy Amy – that is so great! Either would be great, of course, but this is such a special surprise. I’m so so so so so excited for you. xoxo, Aimee
Definitely a surprise…we still don’t believe it!
mazel tov!!! a “little amy”. nothing wrong with that! she’ll be adorable with a great smile and will have 2 wonderful big brothers to look after her. i wanna take pictures! 😉
Too funny. Thanks Gay!
What?!? You guys must still be picking your jaws up off the floor! Wow Amy, that’s great! Congrats! Any healthy baby is wonderful news!
I think my jaw is still on the floor…
Congrats! Now you can dress her up in a ucla cheerleader outfit…or if she’s a tomboy she might want a football jersey instead.
Good chance she’ll be a tomboy and great chance she’ll be a Bruin fan. You should hear Little doing the 8-clap around the house these days. 🙂
What a fun surprise! Just think of how cute your big boys will be as protective older brothers! 🙂
Thanks Sam. I hope our little girl is as close to her big brother as you are!
LITTLE GIRL!!!!!!! I’m so excited – there are so many cute girl things out there! I LOVE shopping for my niece!!!! I can’t put enough exclamation points in this email!!!!! It would be so much fun to take the boys out to shop for girl stuff – i wonder what they would pick? :)!!!
Yea!
jodie
xxoo
Yep, this is going to get expensive. 😉
Oh my, Oh my! This will definitively change the family dynamics!!! So happy to hear the baby is healthy & all is good. What a ride pregnancy can be!
Definitely a crazy ride. And, yes, the dynamic is already changing!
Amy, Wonderful news. 🙂 Happy, healthy baby girl……oh the fun you will have. 🙂 I’m so happy for you and “Lenny”. Miss you.
Love Brittany
Thanks so much for the sweet thoughts, B!
You’re such a lucky girl! I’m so excited for you. You’re going to soon have loads of pink-colored laundry to do!
Oh the pink! It’s already working its way into our house. Thanks Anne!
Congrats! Very exciting!
Thanks so much Randy! Hope you’re doing well.
I know that this girl will be as beautifull as her mother!!! That is wear girls ger most of thir beuaty from!!! God Bless Mrs.Amy
Congrats! After two boys, our third baby was a girl too! After we found out we were having a girl, our house began to look like a cotton candy factory had blown up in there! There was pink every where! My husband pointed out that I never wore pink myself until Maggie was born. She brought back some of the girl in me. Our fourth baby was another boy and no less wonderful an addition athn any of his sibblings. I am really happy for you and your family. I think every little girl should have big brothers to look out for her.
Too funny, Jeri. The cotton candy is working it’s way in already. But I love how you said it brought back some of the girl in you. Dare you suggest that I might wear high heels again someday?? Thanks for sharing your experience!
Yay girl!
You’re on your own for the dolls… but I have LOTS of cute clothes to share. 🙂
SO excited for you!
Do Batman and Woody count as dolls? If so we’re set. But the cute clothes…bring ’em on! Thanks for the sweet thoughts, Jessica.
I knew it!! What did I tell you?! How exciting! This is going to be one well protected little lady with two big brothers!