The proof is in the pudding
I’ve been crying on and off all day today.
People must think I’m crazy.. walking around with my belly sticking out and bloodshot eyes, goofy grin on my face.
I’m excited, thrilled beyond belief, and shocked.
We had our halfway ultrasound today- the last one before we get to meet the little nugget in person.
We got to our appt at 8:30 and I was surprised when a male technician called us back for our ultrasound. It was my first time having a dude as the ultrasound tech, and he was fantastic. He explained everything so thoroughly and per usual, my heart soared as soon as I saw the tiny figure on the screen.
He did a LOT of measurements today, to make sure everything was healthy and according to plan.
We got to see each part in detail:
the belly
skull and parts of the brain
kidneys, stomach
heart and 4 chambers
umbilical cord and placenta (which is located where it should be)
arms
face
spine
the tech said everything looked absolutely beautiful and healthy… all I wanted to hear.
And then he said “You both keep referring to this baby as a ‘he’” and then zoomed in between the babies legs, from the bottom so you could see the two thigh bones
and unmistakable….
lady bits.
“That’s 100% a girl.”
Little nugget is a GIRL <3
I didn’t even make it to the car until I was crying my face off. We hugged in the parking lot for at least 5 minutes, me crying, and both of us letting it finally sink in. I was half-crying because everything looks healthy and so thankful for the reassurance, and half-crying because I’m so shocked and excited. I was just as excited for a boy, but to finally, really know, for SURE is pretty amazing.
Plus:
-dance classes
-tutus and
-sparkles 😀
She is going to have Tom wrapped around her little finger.
Thank goodness for good store exchange policies, right?
This little beanie is one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen.
So this means 4 things:
1) The tech who did the ultrasound at the other place probably shouldn’t have been “so positive” that it was a boy.
2) My acupuncturist actually was right! (along with everyone else in my family, excluding myself)
3) We ordered more gluten-free cupcakes, this time with pink frosting in the middle [most of the family already knows, but we did it for fun.. and because the cupcakes were incredible]
4) One of my favorite dreams happened around 2 years ago, and I still think about it often because it was so vivid. I’ve written about it before, but here’s an almondshell version of it:
I wake up to a little girl lightly brushing my face. “Mommy, wake up,” she says, “Dad is making pancakes!”. I open my eyes and see the most beautiful little girl- my daughter. [I remember every detail about her face, her blue jammies, and what the house looks like… which is scarily similar to what this house looks like] The smell of pancakes and bacon fills the air and I walk downstairs with her to see the my husband and older sister making pancakes and goofing around in the kitchen together.
When the dream first happened, I told Tom about it, because it was on my mind for a while. I knew I wanted a family so badly, but we weren’t in the time and place where it would be feasible.
And now, it’s actually coming true <3
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Congratulations– so glad SHE is healthy! Let the spoiling begin 🙂
STOP WITH THAT DREAM OR I AM GOING TO CRY AT WORK!
<3
OMG! Congrats! I can’t believe you’re having a GIRL!
Oh my gosh! I would go crazy if I thought one thing and was told the other!
Congratulations!! Little girl clothes are so much more fun than boys clothes. You’re going to have a blast with every part of the process!
My heart just melted. Awwweeeee!!
OMG!!! WOW!!! Congrats…again!! =) As long as she is healthy, that’s the most important. Congrats on your little baby girl!
ahhhhh.. I guessed it was a girl too!
I’m so so so excited for you – especially to know that she’s healthy!!
Aww! Congrats!!!!!! =D
Hope that negated the rude sales lady at the store!!!!!!!
I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU! You are going to have such an amazing mommy daughter bond! There’s truly nothing like it!!!! 🙂
Awwwww a little girl 🙂 Everyone in my family is having girls now and it makes me so excited after the long stretch of boys we have. Congrats and I’m glad everything is going smoothly!!!
Aww bless, so happy for you! And those outfits are soooo cute!
crazy that in this day and age, these kind of things still happen. happened to an acquaintance last year really late in her pregnancy, and some of the stores would not allow returns.
As soon as you tweeted that you got a surprise at the ultrasound, I had a feeling this is what it was. Congratulations!!!
Congratulations!!! A mini fitnessista! That is so exciting, an all the little outfits are adorable! Ahhhh I can so picture you with a little a zumba-ing daughter 😉
Congratulations! We aren’t finding out what we are having and the suspense is killing me!
I was so expecting twins but this is AMAZING!!! Congrats 😀 Beautiful, she’ll be just like her Mama.
CONGRATULATIONS!! That is SO exciting!! 🙂
Congratulations Gina and Tom!! A GIRL! When I first heard you were pregnant I got this weird feeling like I knew it would be a girl. So strange! I am beyond thrilled for you both. What an exciting journey your little baby is taking you on ALREADY. Oh and did you guys have any boy names you liked when you thought the baby was a boy? I’d love to hear ’em!
thank you friend! we liked remington and finn the best 🙂
now she can be remingtonina or finnetta! or not. something else would probably be better. 🙂 so thrilled for you guys! you deserve all the happiness coming your way. 🙂
Well, at least you can put off the circumcision discussion for a little longer! Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought in the early stages of pregnancy, male and female sex organs look quite similiar and then they change as the baby develops.
Bahahah! Oh my gosh, I didn’t even think of that. Tom will be relieved!
you are correct, they are very similar… but some people say they can tell a boy vs. a girl by “the angle of the dangle!”
bahah!
right?! i’m so glad that argument is over! hahaha
Yay! Girls rule, boys drool! 🙂
So, so, so happy for you guys! And yes, trust me on this, the Pilot WILL be wrapped around her fat, grubby fingers. But so will you.
OMG. This absolutely melted my heart. I think I can say with confidence that like, 99.99999% of your readers were secretly hoping you were having a girl — there is too much pink in your life already! 🙂 So so happy for you Gina, congratulations and thank you again for sharing this amazing news with us!
Bahaha – so true!! I think we were all so sure she was going to have a little mini-me! 🙂
SO EXCITING! I love your family posts; they make me so happy. Family posts + Bella posts = my favorite.
I am so happy she is healthy, and astounded that the first tech got it wrong! Now when I have a baby, I won’t know who to trust!
Thrilled for you and Tom, Gina <3
P.S. Thank you for the maltipoo birthday wishes 🙂
Congrats guys! That’s SO exciting and I am sure she will be absolutely beautiful (and oh-so loved)
First off… OMG!!!!!!!!!! How crazy to get that kind of shock!! You will love having a little girl… tea parties and tutu’s are so much fun!
I have my anatomy scan next week, I am so excited… and nervous!!! My acupuncturist also predicted a girl, I’m so interested to see if he is right! Another early u/s (13 weeks) predicted a boy…way early, I know. At this point, I’m more inclined to believe my acupuncturist!
Enjoy this moment, and congrats again!
a little baby girl! Congratulations! Glad the baby and Momma are healthy!
omg i almost cried at my desk!!! so wonderful!!!
Awwwwwwww!!!!! I got shivers!!!!! Congrats!! Little girls are soooo cute 🙂 The pigtails……swoon!
xxoo
The mini pilot is a mini fitnessista! 😀 OMG!!!! You’re going to have a little shopping buddy. This is seriously going to be the most adorable (and clearly well dressed) kid in Tucson.
So happy for you – no wonder that baby is so good at Zumba 😉
and that beanie….I die. Seriously. I sort of want one for myself
you have me tearing up at work. ekk. Congrats, again!
My sister is about to deliver her first baby, literally she is in the hospital being induced and I cant be there for a few days! So im having crazy baby rabies syndrome and this is not helping 🙂
Wow Gina! Such an eventful day for you! Congratulations!! 🙂
Congratulations! Clothes are much cuter for a baby girl anyway 😉
OH MY GOODNESS! The same exact thing happened to my friend last year! The tech was positive they were having a boy and then POOF! Girl!
Congrats to you guys!
ha! That’s amazing and crazy! What a whirlwind! First thing I thought was “ooh! good excuse for some more cupcakes!”
Congrats Gina!
Yay gina! Congrats and I’m so happy for your little girl!! 🙂
Congratulations!!!! I’m pretty new to your blog so I hadn’t read your dream story before. It just gave me goosebumps. So happy for you!!!
Gina, congrats on your little girl! So exciting!!
I love it!! Congrats 🙂 She’s going to be beautiful…love the beanie!
WOW. Congrats on a healthy baby girl! Are there any guidelines on when techs should start giving out gender guesses?
Oh my goodness congratulations! You make me feel like crying for happiness haha. Now time to stock up on little girl clothes!
Congrats!!!! I had a friend that thought she was having a girl before her 20 week appt and then it turned out to be a boy. She had all the nursery and baby clothes in pink, so they had to spend a day exchanging everything.
I’ve been so excited for this post since I read your tease of a tweet earlier 🙂
Congratulations!!!! How fantastic to know SHE is healthy and doing so well! And those outfits-too adorable!
I have tears in my eyes, I am so excited for you two. I cannot imagine the amount of emotion you’re going through right now – halfway through the pregnancy! Better now than when she’s born right? 🙂 Congrats again on a happy and healthy pregnancy. I know you guys are going to make amazing parents.
Congrats!! I thought it was a girl before! So happy for you guys!
I have dreams about little girls too 🙂 I am so happy for you! The same thing happened to another blogger I follow who thought she was having a girl and it turned out to be a boy 😉 Congrats!
Ugh you had me dying at work with the suspense, i kept the site open on a seperate tab and kept leaving my work to refresh the page!!! This is SOOOO exciting though, CONGRATS!
Glad to hear the baby is healthy and everything is going well.
Awe! That is too darn cute! I love how excited you both were for either one, you are going to be such great parents 🙂 Did you happen to notice if they make that beanie for adults? Haha.
right? i want one for me!
Got chills reading this!
Baking together, Mommy and daughter pedis, shopping, lunch dates.. 🙂
you’re making me even more excited right now!
Awesome.
*tear*
Congrats on the BABY GIRL!! XOXO
Aww, congrats! I love baby girls! And the clothes – OMG!