We are having a girl!

+Jasha+

We had our a/s on Thursday and baby looks healthy (we will get the final results at my appt next month).  The tech wasn't 100% happy with all of the shots that she got so she told me not to be surprised/scared if I got a call asking me to come back for another u/s, I promised that I would just be excited to get another peek at the baby. 

I had a feeling that we were having a girl this time around, but I was still surprised to see those 3 little lines instead of a turle.  I can't wait to start crocheting her blankets, hats, headbands with flowers.....I must refrain from going too crazy!

betsy538

Awww...Congrats!  What made you feel like you were having a girl?  Is the pregnancy very different?

+Jasha+

I just had a hunch (I had the same thing with DS) as soon as those 2 pink lines showed up I *knew* what I was having each time.  And yes this pregnancy is night and day different.  I've had a lot of nausea early on in this pregnancy (fortunately I was never sick), and the worst I had with DS was "Eh, I'm not hungry".  There are a TON of foods that I just can't stand right now (mostly veggies), but with DS the ONLY food I couldn't stand was bacon (which was pretty miserable on it's own ). 

I could go on, but I'll stop there.  I know that every pregnancy is different, so I guess I wouldn't have been too shocked if it was a boy, but surprised none-the-less. 

mgarza1231

Yay! Congrats, little girls are *so* fun!

Duffgurl

Awwww yay have a name decided?

melissa0726

Oh yay, congratulations!  Little girls are so much fun

+Jasha+

Nope no name yet.  SO and I decided to wait on any name discussions until we knew the sex.  Boys names are incredibly difficult for us, and we didn't want to go down that road until we needed to - so happy we won't need to!

EmSue412

Yay!  Congrats on a healthy baby!

+Jasha+

EmSue412:

Yay!  Congrats on a healthy baby!

   Thank you!  This was something that always annoyed me when pregnant with DS.  Everyone was too pissed/upset/annoyed that we were team green that they never even bothered to ask if he was healthy.  So my response was always "No we aren't finding out if it's a boy or a girl, but we want a healthy baby and that is exactly what we are getting!"

Jelliebean1982

Congrats! Little girls are so much fun!

StefandTodd

Congrats!

We were also team green with #1, and found out this time.  I feel like both have been so fun...I'm really glad we got to do it both ways.  Hope you have the same experience!  

+Jasha+

StefandTodd:

Congrats!

We were also team green with #1, and found out this time.  I feel like both have been so fun...I'm really glad we got to do it both ways.  Hope you have the same experience!  

I agree I'm so glad we did it both ways.  We found out at the u/s that I have an anterior placenta this time around and I haven't been feeling her move very much.  Without that movement I was starting to not feel connected to her, but now that I know she is a she I feel a much stronger connection.  I started feeling DS move around 14 weeks and I felt him almost daily from that point on so I felt a strong connection to him from that.  

And I loved the excitement of finding out at the u/s.  Finding out at birth was exiting too, but in a different way.  

StefandTodd

+Jasha+:

StefandTodd:

Congrats!

We were also team green with #1, and found out this time.  I feel like both have been so fun...I'm really glad we got to do it both ways.  Hope you have the same experience!  

I agree I'm so glad we did it both ways.  We found out at the u/s that I have an anterior placenta this time around and I haven't been feeling her move very much.  Without that movement I was starting to not feel connected to her, but now that I know she is a she I feel a much stronger connection.  I started feeling DS move around 14 weeks and I felt him almost daily from that point on so I felt a strong connection to him from that.  

And I loved the excitement of finding out at the u/s.  Finding out at birth was exiting too, but in a different way.  

Yes, I definitely feel more connected knowing his sex this time.  I still think there are benefits to waiting to find out, and it's not like missing that pregnancy connection last time had any impact on how much I adore(d) him from the second he was born.  But it definitely is different.  And I felt like finding out at the u/s was more emotional for me in a different way.  When #1 was born, I was emotional from the impact of birth, becoming a mother, holding my baby, BFing him, etc etc etc.  Finding out at the u/s that this one is a boy, I got to be emotional about thinking about my two boys as brothers, picturing our lives together, thinking about bunk beds and camping trips etc etc etc.  More emphasis on the emotion of what him being a BOY actually means to our family, you know?  Anyway, you know.    Just think it's neat to do it both ways.  Totally exciting !!

+Jasha+

StefandTodd:

+Jasha+:

StefandTodd:

Congrats!

We were also team green with #1, and found out this time.  I feel like both have been so fun...I'm really glad we got to do it both ways.  Hope you have the same experience!  

I agree I'm so glad we did it both ways.  We found out at the u/s that I have an anterior placenta this time around and I haven't been feeling her move very much.  Without that movement I was starting to not feel connected to her, but now that I know she is a she I feel a much stronger connection.  I started feeling DS move around 14 weeks and I felt him almost daily from that point on so I felt a strong connection to him from that.  

And I loved the excitement of finding out at the u/s.  Finding out at birth was exiting too, but in a different way.  

Yes, I definitely feel more connected knowing his sex this time.  I still think there are benefits to waiting to find out, and it's not like missing that pregnancy connection last time had any impact on how much I adore(d) him from the second he was born.  But it definitely is different.  And I felt like finding out at the u/s was more emotional for me in a different way.  When #1 was born, I was emotional from the impact of birth, becoming a mother, holding my baby, BFing him, etc etc etc.  Finding out at the u/s that this one is a boy, I got to be emotional about thinking about my two boys as brothers, picturing our lives together, thinking about bunk beds and camping trips etc etc etc.  More emphasis on the emotion of what him being a BOY actually means to our family, you know?  Anyway, you know.    Just think it's neat to do it both ways.  Totally exciting !!

This was exactly what I was thinking when I wrote my response to you!  I nearly cried during the scan because I was so emotional not because we are having a girl - I think I would have been just as emotional with a boy.  But just being able to picture our completed family, was an incredibly emotional moment. 

eesome

Awwwww...how exciting!!! I LOVE having a girl and a boy. It's such a great time.

amywalt1684

Awwwweeee a little sister!! So wonderul! Congrats!