IT'S A ......drum roll....

Today I am 18 weeks and 5 days pregnant. I had the sonogram scheduled to measure Bean and to find out the baby's sex.  Bean measured exactly 18 weeks and 5 days, and was 9 oz. And so far, Bean looks healthy.  She... (that is right!) was a wiggle worm, and was moving all about, so the sonographer had trouble measuring her heart and getting a good view of her face.  She said that we shouldn't be worried, that all was good so far, but we would be scheduled to return in a month to check for those two things. 

My doctor said it was a girl on our 12 week appointment, when she tried to listen to her heartbeat and got nothing.  She had said, "Come on, let's go get a ultrasound room, your little one is girl, a diva!"
I guess she was right!

So here are some of our ultrasound pictures.

Bean at 12 weeks.

She looked like she was dancing which was so much more impressive live than in this shot.

Here is Bean from today!

This is her head and belly in profile.

Here is the "It's a Girl" shot- which I am glad the sonographer was able to explain.

And here is her foot.  Five toes... we counted!

 We couldn't be happier!