Yesterday Ben and I went to the doctors to get an ultrasound. The reason for the ultrasound is not to find out the sex of the baby however they gladly point it out if you want to know. And boy did I want to know!! I’ve felt for quite a while that the baby was a girl. I’ve always wanted a boy first so my girls could all have the older brother I’ve always wanted. However, immediately after I got pregnant the Lord began softening my heart towards the possibility of having a girl. I remember even feeling the urgency to pick a girl name. (Ben and I already had a boy name picked out before I even got pregnant.)
Yesterday the ultrasound revealed that the feature that every boy needs to be a boy was missing. I was elated! I was having a girl!
She already acts like a Crane. She was soooo stubborn!! The doctor kept calling her a stinker because she was so hard to work with. She kept her face down in my spine and her legs crossed. The poor doctor had to piece all of the pictures together in order to find what he needed. Every now and then she would pop her face up and then right back down like she was teasing us. She’s already so much like her parents!! She kept her hands rolled up into fists and over her face for the most part. She did do a couple cute things like yawn and interlock her little fingers to hold her hands together. Even with all of her natural biological stubborness we were able to see that she is a healthy, growing baby. She has all five fingers and five toes, her kidneys and heart look great and she even has her mom’s gut! Poor thing! The doctor copied several pictures for us (he gave us so many because none are super great) and even made us a video.
After seeing her growth the doctor gave me the due date of August 11 at 7 am. (My mom’s birthday!) That is the exact date that the health center gave me when I first found out I was pregnant. Everything is on track!
I couldn’t believe how happy I was after I found out. I was finally able to see MY baby and connect with her. Yesterday I had one of the happiest moments of my life and I will never forget it. Little Halle Marie is on her way!