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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so happy for you!
Awwwww!!! <3 Congrats again!!! Wonderful news and glad you are both doing well!! Enjoy the cupcakes!!! 🙂
This is sooo exciting! Congrats on the little lady and your dreams coming true. I’m so glad she is healthy and everything is good!
Oh, I can feel your excitement through the computer! I’m so happy for you and Tom! I don’t know why ultrasound techs try and predict early… I’ve heard so many of them guess incorrectly. CONGRATS!!
Oh my gosh, can’t believe it!! I thought you were going to say it was twins 😉 PS – I totally teared up reading about your dream, it was so touching! xo
What a big surprise! Congrats on your baby girl.
Holy moly, that is incredible! I got my anatomy ultrasound at 16 weeks at they said girl. I have another one in two weeks and I’m wondering if it will be different.
Awesome!! Congratulations!!! She’s gonna be smart, sassy, and adorable.
Aww, congrats on your little girl! So glad to hear you have a happy, healthy little she-nugget 🙂
And that beanie is so cute! Ahhh, I can’t wait to shop for clothes!
congrats!!! shopping for girls is dangerous and so much fun!
you’re not joking- i almost went overboard in baby gap today
I have chills right now for you guys!!! Congrats….but beware…I am warning you now….You are going to fall in love with your husband in a totally different and overhelming way. Seeing him with your little baby girl (esp has she gets older!) will melt your heart in incredible ways and you won’t know how much more and different you can love someone. =)
I warned ya ; )
Something about seeing them with their little girls……
i’ll totally remember your comment when it happens, because i believe it 🙂
Oh gosh, you have me in ugly tears!! That’s so exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
awww! thank you! 🙂
Ahhh so exciting! For some reason, I really felt like it was a girl before and now it’s for sure 🙂
i am sniffling. so sweet. love and happiness to you!
AWWW and now I’m crying for you! Haha hormones 😉 SO happy for you. And I’m so paranoid about this happening that every time I come in for an ultrasound I always make sure “he’s still a HE, right?” haha! We’re way too deep into boy stuff to turn back now!
Eyes are watery from reading this! I’m so happy for you!!
Aww I teared up reading this. Congratulations!
I KNEW IT!!! no way could you be having all that sex before ovulation and have a boy! congrats 🙂
bahahah! i totally thought of that after we found out today.. i was thinking “she was right! THAT’S how it happened!”
woohoo congratulations! Love all the cute baby Gap clothes- they have the BEST girls’ stuff!
I can’t wait to go shopping for the little nugget-a 😉
Awww, this is PERFECT!!! Sending happy vibes your way…and hers! 😀
You dream was so beautiful and reading about it gave me goosebumps! Thank heaven for little girls!!!! Super congrats!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!! Glad it’s good news…even thought it’s bizarre news 🙂
Congrats! Congrats! Congrats! To have a baby is such a blessing, but as the mother of 3 girls, I can tell you that girls are just AWESOME! Not only are the clothes much cuter – although there are too many options – but girls can do ANYTHING. Seriously… girls can do dance, paint nails, pretty hair, and all that “girly” stuff. But they can do just about any sport and other “boy” stuff to! No limits – It’s awesome. Enjoy!!!
As soon as I saw your tweet, I knew! The same thing happened to my cousin except they didn’t know until she was born and the doc yelled, “it’s a girl!” 🙂
omg!! i would die, haha
How exciting! What a sweet story. Congrats to you & what super CUTE clothes!!!
EEEKKK!!!!! so exciting. you start a zumba for toddlers class 🙂
How COOL! Congratulations, Gina!! 😀 AHH! I was first thinking twins, ha! So awesome 🙂
YAY! This is so awesome. I got chills when I read your dream (-:
Ahhh! This is so exciting! Not that it wasn’t before, but how funny! I’m pretty sure I guessed right the first time lol!
I commented when we were all guessing on FB – something along the lines of “I’m never right…but I think its a boy” – I thought it was my turning point…darn! I aaaammm never right!!! 🙂
um, why am I tearing up over this?? Oh yeah, because it was so well-written and expressed so well in words I just couldn’t help it. Congrats! 😀
OMG what is so weird about this is I actually had a glimpse of this happening…of you going to your ultrasound and finding out it was actually a girl. I knew that was a GIRL belly!!! LOL Congrats!
Love all the cute clothes you picked up for your little girl! 🙂
How exciting!! Congrats!
Oh my goodness! Same thing happened to Jen over at The Runners Trials! Congrats!!!
So I was right with my prediction!! Thank goodness you found out now and not when she was born!
Congrats again…now you can have lots of sparkles and tutus!
oh my gosh this just made my day. What a wonderful, and funny, surprise! yay for baby girls!
oh my god almost started crying reading this haha im crazy. im SO happy for you!!! a little girl!! 🙂
Oh my goodness Gina… I’m tearing up! Congratulations on your little GIRL. <3 That dream seriously brought tears to my eyes. I'm glad your dream family is coming together 🙂
Oh my gosh, Gina… That is craziness! You guys are getting twice the surprise 🙂
So glad to hear that your little girl is looking healthy and perfect!
OMGGGG You must be dyinggg! That is so exciting!! It never really sounded like you were completely sold on the whole boy thing, so this is great to hear! Congrats!
i was always wondering deep down if it actually was a girl, which is why i only bought a handful of boy outfits.
CONGRATS!! So exciting! Happy to know it didn’t drive you too crazy. Little girls are such a blessing!
That is sooo exciting!
She is going to be such a little cutie!
Do you have any names picked out yet?
I feel like girl names are a lot easier to choose than boy names!
My Fiance and I are nowhere near ready to have kids, but we have baby names chosen already lol!
yes, the girl name is the only one we both LOVED. we were still debating on boy names and weren’t super crazy about a certain one
Gina! Ahhh! That is sooo wonderful. I’m stoked, elated, and filled with so much love! You are also all three of those things. Yaaayyyyy!!!! (:
Huh!! Told you so!!!! Soo happy for you both!!! HUGS 😀
Well I guess you don’t have to worry about circumcision anymore!! lol
Somehow the fact that you were having a boy never felt right. I always had to remind myself it was a boy, cause it just seemed like you should be having a girl–because you are!! Congratulations!! 🙂
thank goodness- i was sick of debating that one, haha
a GIRL, omg so exciting! at least you found out it was a girl now, instead of thinking it was a boy all the way up until it was born and be like wtf lol
OH G!!!!!!!!!!! PINK!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy and excited for you and Tom:-) Just know this: her wardrobe will be much more elaborate then you can imagine, her sweetness will melt even the toughest Daddy’s hearts, and she will be your best friend forever. I know these things…I have proof in my Katie<3 Love to you both!!! (((big hugs)))
CONGRATULATIONS! That is so awesome and I couldn’t be happier for you 🙂 One thing’s for sure, that girl is going to have one of the healthiest and most stylish mommys on the planet.
Made me cry! Beautiful!
First of all, ahem, I KNEW IT!!! Don’t worry, as soon as Ross came home I said, “HA! I was right! Tom and Gina are having a GIRL!” I’m not a prideful winner when it comes to bets or anything. 😉
Second of all, your dream is so touching to me, for so many reasons. Obviously it’s beautiful, but I relate to it so much. I had an extremely vivid dream of having our baby and the part that was the clearest was when our baby girl was immediately placed in my arms and I just knew her. It’s like I had known her my whole life. One look and instantly I had memorized her eyes, hair, and delicate features. I breathed the name “Alexis Grace” – because it was her, I knew her. And weird as it is, I know that one day this will happen. Despite the fact the right now, physically it’d be really hard for my body to get pregnant. Plus the fact that it’s just not the right time for us right now – I know the time will be right one day. Seeing it happen for you guys right now is so heartwarming, and reassuring for myself. xo!