We made a full day's event out of it and had a lot of fun. Our appointment for the ultrasound was at noon, but we decided to wait until the evening to tell everyone what it was. The only exception, however, was Auntie Jill, since I got to be the first to know what she was having with both my niece and nephew. She got a special text right after the ultrasound to let her know that her babies have a baby girl cousin on the way!
After our ultrasound appointment and doctor appointment following that, we spent a few hours shopping for a few cute baby clothes and a couple maternity-esque tops for me.
Then we pulled off our big plan for the baby reveal....we had made reservations both at Pink Door Restaurant and Blue Water Bistro prior to the big day. If we were having a girl, we'd go to Pink Door for dinner. If we were having a boy, we'd go to Blue Water for dinner. We had made a plan to post a video for our family letting them know which restaurant we went to at 6 pm so they would then know if we're having a boy or girl.
Jacob put together a super cute video of our day and posted it just in time (ok, the wifi was a little slow so it was just a few minutes late...) for them to all see. After our immediate family got the news, we spread the word to other friends as well.
Best of all, the doctor said our baby looks perfectly healthy and is developing incredibly well. It was so much fun to see how much she'd grown since 12 weeks, with all her arms and legs moving around, her heart pumping with all four quadrants working, her bladder, her brain, her eyes, nostrils, and so much more has developed so much! We're now halfway through the journey to meeting her in person outside of my belly (although that does not mean, in any way, that I'm mentally prepared to push her out yet...we'll worry about that later). Knowing she's a girl helps us feel even more connected to her and thrilled that we can now better dream for her future and plan for her arrival.
A wonderful day and wonderful news for our baby girl! Next step will be committing to a baby name (top runner is Avery).
Pictures from our ultrasound:
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| Baby's sweet little hand waving at us |
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| Sneaking in a pic in the ultrasound room while the doc was out (pictures weren't allowed) |
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| Showing off my baby bump at 20 weeks in front of the Pink Door |
Here's the cute video Jacob put together on his iPhone to reveal the baby girl to the family
I am so thrilled for you. I like the name Avery, do you have a middle name yet?
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