It's a girl!!!!!

It's a GIRL!!!!! No doubt about it. We went to the doctors on August 24th, as soon as he put the ultrasound on my belly, she was there spread eagle. Dr. Hernandez zoomed in and said no doubt about it, all GIRL! I started bawling! I know its bad to say, but I wanted her to be a girl so badly. Of course if she had been a boy, he would have been the most loved little boy in the world and we would have been thrilled. Josh was shocked, he said "I really didn't think we made girls." He is loving the idea of a Daddy's little girl. He heard the Darius Rucker song "It won't be like this for long" and got all teared up, its about a little girl and her daddy. I know he is going to make an amazing father. I was able to contain myself for a whole day, then I had to go get a couple of girly things. Mrs. Aleta got me the outfit in the middle in July, we have kind of been planning for a little girl :)



Everything else looked great in the ultrasound. My due date is still February 4th, 2010. He was able to show us the spinal cord and the insertion of the umbilical cord, everything looks normal with all of that. So there are no signs of any neural tube defects or ventral wall defects. She wasn't as active this time, but I had worked the night before so we were both sleepy. I think I MIGHT be starting to feel little "flutterings" but I think it might still be gas :) I am starting to show a little bit more, but Josh and I are really the only ones who can notice it. Everything is just getting firmer in my lower abdomen. We took some pictures today. I made 17 weeks yesterday.

Everything around here has been going great. I am not working quite as much, so I have more energy on my days off. Josh is in the clinic, waiting to get all the patients and adjustments that he needs to graduate. We go back to the doctor's office September 23. Josh has the second part of his licensing boards September 11-13. So he needs to start studying for that, say a prayer that he does well on them. We are also going to begin working on the nursery soon. So exciting!
That's about all for us now.
Love,
Josh, Cherish and baby GIRL LeBlanc