Well...the results are in...the doctor "thinks" that the squirrel is a girl. I want to emphasize "thinks" because the sweet little squirrel was not very cooperative during the ultrasound today. Apparently we caught "her" napping so it took the ever so patient and determined Dr. Sumen about 15 minutes to get the shot she needed to determine the gender. After pushing on my stomach, having me roll on my side, and using more cold gel on my tummy she was finally able to get the baby to move "her" legs into a position that allowed us to see what the doctor thinks are the "lady parts."
She did caution us against going out and buying frilly and girlie baby clothes at this point because the shot was not 100% clear. She did say that she was about 80% positive with her prediction though so that leads us to believe that a sweet and sassy little dolly is in our very near future. We have a follow-up ultrasound with our genetic specialist in 4 weeks who uses a high-tech 3-D ultrasound machine so we are even more excited to see if he confirms Dr. Sumen's prediction.
Either way we are over the moon with joy and excitement about this baby. Danny is already stressing out a little over how he is going to handle "dating" and "boys" with a girl. I told him to relax because we had to get through potty training and the terrible 2's first. I told him that if it is in fact a little girl that we had to find a way to increase our income because all of the adorable little girl clothes I have been eyeing are going to break the bank. AND if she is anything like her mother we know that we are going to be in trouble. :)
On a side note, Danny is already exhibiting "protective daddy behavior" because he was definitely not comfortable with the continuous pushing on my belly to try and get the baby to move. He kept telling the doctor, "It's OK, we don't have to find out today." He really is going to be an amazing father. I asked him when we were in the car if it really bothered him that we kept trying to get the baby to move and he emphatically replied, "Yes, it made me mad because you two were harassing my little squirrel!" I just love him to pieces!!! :)
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