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By Anonymous

I realized right when the ultrasound tech made her announcement that I was more attached idea of a baby boy than I thought (I think mostly because I already had the name picked out and I'm really sad not to use it) and I think JP is still in a daze. But everything looks great and we are So excited. It's going to take a few days to get used to using "her" and "she"- even after finding out I kept referring to "his head" or "his leg" on the screen. But baby girl Lag Liv looks fantastic and everything is measuring perfectly.

Everything with me also looks good - both the placenta and cervix look exactly as they should so that was a big relief. We met briefly with the high risk doctor who is also the ultrasound reading specialist (I'm sure there's a fancier name for that) and he affirmed that he saw nothing concerning in the images. My OB was also pleased, and once armed with the sonogram pictures, was far less concerned about the weekend bleeding. But because it is so important to get to 28 weeks, she still advised for us to avoid intercourse until then. I am also to avoid vigorous exercise (I assured her that was not a problem as I'd been avoiding it since I was pregnant with Landon) and should delay the big shopping trips and nursery decorating plans until after that 28-week mark. She said my current schedule shouldn't be a problem and I shouldn't be too worried, it just seems wise to avoid introducing anything extra to my days until we reach a safe point and I'm totally fine with that.

So it was a great appointment. I still can't believe we're having a girl- Landon's going to have a little sister! I need a name- our hypothetical boy was named, but I've got nothing on the girl list. I also need to start shopping (online shopping) for non-frilly, non-overly-cutesy girly things.

I'm just so, so happy everything was picture-perfect. And I can't wait to watch that little girl wrap JP around her baby finger.

Full post as published by Lag Liv on January 20, 2010 (boomark / email).