It's a girl?!

I realized that I haven't done a post about my reaction to Cubbie being a girl, nor have I posted her sonogram picture, what a shame!

So, my first reaction to the gender news was surprise, to be honest.  So many people had been guessing boy, and all the Old Wives' Tales pointed to boy, that I thought surely I must have a little XY in there.  But nope, Jeremy was right, we are going to be a family of girls!  After the initial shock, I was just happy.  I knew that Willa would be excited to have a sister, and on a more shallow level I was excited to think about all the cute outfits that I was sad to have to box away that will get second life with this little lady.  I also don't have to change the nursery, just fill in a couple of gaps where I removed stuff for Willa's new big girl room, so I have a lot less to prep this time than the first time!  Overall though, I was just happy that this little girl is just as "textbook perfect" as Willa was at this stage.  How blessed we are :-).  Fun side note, the sonographer went on and on about her "pretty heart" because of how well she was aligned to image all four ventricles.  Instant theme idea for me!!  I loved the heart idea so much that I ran out and bought a ton of Target Valentine's stuff (all on sale, thanks to it being Valentine's Day when we found out), so now she has a little unique motif in the nursery.  I'll post pictures when it's all done!

Here's our little sweetheart, for all those not disturbed by 3D utero pictures:

She kept her hands in front of her face for most of the time, so this was the best shot that we got of that little mug.  Can't wait to get a full view of the real thing!


I also forgot to post this, the way I shared the news with my coworkers.  I colored in the "she" part of the label of a Hershey bar, then wrapped it in paper.  That way people could check even if I was away or in session, and it was a fun little reveal!  Thanks to Pinterest for the awesome idea!