"She has a beautiful heart!"

"SHE has a beautiful heart!" Those were our doctor's exact words at our 20 week sonogram on Thursday. Talk about music to new parents' ears! Not only did we learn that our precious little squirrel is indeed a beautiful baby girl, but more importantly we discovered that our risk factor for Down's Syndrome and other genetic abnormalities went down to 1 in 18,000. Her organs and bones are also developing perfectly. I know I am biased but she has the most beautiful profile I've ever seen and she is so active. Her little arms and legs were flailing all around and her mouth was opening and closing as if she was already trying to coo. She was also sucking her fingers and crossing her little legs. Danny said that she was crossing her legs because she is a lady and a future Southern Belle.

It is also clear that the little rascal has already developed a definite opinion of her own. She gave me the hardest kick to date during the ultrasound because she had clearly had enough of all the pushing and poking, along with the invasion of her privacy. She even stuck her index finger out and it looked like she was pointing it right at us and shaking her hand. I don't have any idea where she gets that sass. :)

In addition to all the good news we received from the doctor, it was also a special day because both of our mothers were able to make the trip out to CA to go to the appointment with us. Both grandmothers beamed with joy and pride as they watched their grandbaby's first recital on the big screen TV. I am so happy they were both there to share in this magical moment with us.

I can't even put into words how full my heart is today. People have always told me that I would never know this level of love until I had a child of my own. I now know exactly what they were talking about and we haven't even met our sweet baby girl yet.