The Big Gender Reveal

Today was the day we have been waiting 19 weeks for, the gender ultrasound! I of course barely got any sleep, and woke up at 5 am like a giddy little kid on Christmas just waiting for the clock to strike 2:20 p.m. Of course my crazy pregnancy dreams didn't help with the sleep factor. This morning I actually dreamed it was the day of the ultrasound, but also the first day of school. So what would any crazy pregnant teacher do...turn it into a field trip and take my whole class. Then it got even stranger when I left them in the waiting room unattended with giant pink and blue sprinkle cookies and then took a last minute poll of what they thought I was having. There were only 3 votes for girl, and as I walked through the door, I thought "ha most of you are wrong!" and then I woke up wanting to know even more.

Back to reality...Until about two weeks ago I really didn't have any strong hunch about what we were having, and then I suddenly got this instinctive feeling it was a girl. Aside from the recent cravings for all things sweet, other signs were my aversion of chicken, and that I am carrying low and wide. I went into the ultrasound pretty confident I was right, and after a few minutes of looking and probing, we got the confirmation...Baby Sattler is a GIRL. A very active, squirmy, perfect little girl. Today her heartbeat was 148, we counted 10 adorable little toes and everything else looks great. And of course I had to drag Brian out to immediately start shopping after we left. What can I say, I held off buying anything for 4 months, but I could no longer put off the urge to buy.  Here are a few pictures from our appointment today of our sweet little doodlebug:

Her beautiful face!



Practicing her Yoga poses!

The Money Shot!  No Doubt a Girl!!!

4 months down, 5 more to go

Today I am officially 4 months pregnant, and it is becoming more real. I had my monthly check-up today and the baby's heart rate was 156. She immediately proclaimed "It's a girl!" and my response was of course to promptly text Brian who is absolutely convinced it is a boy! Up until about a week ago I didn't have a strong inkling either way, but lately I have had the feeling that I am cooking up a girl. I guess the nurse just added more fuel to the "It's a girl" fire. One more week until our gender ultrasound and we cannot wait to know for sure! Now here's hoping Baby Sattler cooperates!

Oh, and here are my official 4 month preggo pictures. Guess I have my answer to my previous "Does this make me look pregnant?" post...don't think there is any more hiding that bump.