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Nublette! Yes, according to all signs at our ultrasound on Wednesday, Brent and I will be welcoming a little girl into our family in November. It seems that many of our family members predicted a girl (though none of them shared this with us until after the fact - very suspicious, you guys :)) but most of our friends, with one exception, predicted a boy. Regardless, we are excited and it's great to be able to actually say "she" instead of "it"!

Though the appointment was great, it was definitely an adrenaline ride leading up to it! When we got to Brookwood, we herded into the elevator (the THIRD one required to get from the parking deck to the dr's office!) along with several other pregnant women and their husbands -- and the elevator didn't move. After a few mintues, one of the husbands pulled the emergency alarm, and the elevator went up to the 2nd floor and stopped again. He pulled it once more, but not before the elevator repairman met us and we all unloaded. While we were waiting on the other elevator, the fire alarm went off!! No one seemed that concerned so we found the stairs and started hiking up to the 7th floor. We then rushed breathlessly into the ultrasound waiting room...only to be told that the ultrasound tech had left for the day, but that they hadn't cancelled our appointment because I was still due to see the doctor. We were both pretty fuming mad, mostly because no one had told us and we'd taken off work early. As Brent said, "SOMEBODY is going to tell me what's in there, even if it's one of the doctors!!!"

So we went over to the doctor's office and went through the usual rigamarole of weight, blood pressure, and peeing in a cup, then waited on Dr. S for at least 30 minutes before the ultrasound tech poked her head in the door and said to come back around! Of course, we rushed back over and were back in the waiting room with everyone else who was in the same situation, including a family where one set of grandparents, two siblings, and the pregnant woman and her husband were ALL present for the "big reveal." I mean, wow.

Once we got in the room, all was good and we found out that the poor woman had been testifying in court all day! Our scan was probably quicker than normal as she had to get to everyone else too, but she got too pretty good shots that showed that we're having a girl. We asked how sure she really was, and she said: "Well I can't say for sure because the doctors won't let me, but OFF THE RECORD, I would have no problem buying pink for her baby shower and throwing away the receipts." Other good news is that she is either due slightly earlier than expected or going to be on the tall side :)

Anyway, I'm hoping to post a picture of little Nublette sometime soon - you can actually see her head, hands by her head, and little tiny feet (and toes!) Apparently she is about 7 inches long now (the size of a large banana, hard to believe!) and she's definitely active, especially after I eat.