…I’ll get to that part in a minute.
First of all, this is one of those things that I want to document in full because my perinatal center is one of those that does not allow video taping. Oh how I WISH my husband could have filmed my reaction to finding out the sex of the baby on Monday. I can’t imagine a moment that I will ever experience that kind of emotion again for the rest of my life. Come to think of it, maybe it’s kind of a good thing M wasn’t holding our flip video cam, because he probably would have dropped it or thrown it across the room and destroyed it when the tech told us the news. Out of pure joy of course.
Going in to this appointment, I was VERY nervous. This was the BIG ULTRASOUND. The one where we get to see all the inner workings of my precious little person and make sure that all the parts are where they should be and functioning in whatever correct way they are supposed to. I spend a fair amount of time on internet pregnancy sites and so have been exposed to stories of a wide variety of possibilities that can be found in these ultrasounds. Basically, I scared the ever-living crap out of myself. You know the worst thing a pregnant woman can do? Google stuff. My brain knew that and yet…I still did it. I cannot blame anyone but myself for my pre-scan anxiety.
We get to the hospital and I’m practically hyperventilating into my bottle of Simply Orange that I bought on the drive over to get baby all sugared up for the appointment. (And it was working…I have been able to see occasional outside kicks for a couple weeks now and was watching my stomach jump around as we sat in the waiting room. CUTEST. THING. EVER.) My appointment was at 11am, but M and I were forced to sit and wait for an additional 20 minutes. I probably wouldn’t have minded so much if some rude cow wasn’t having a way-too-loud conversation on her cell phone in the middle of the office the entire time. Lucky for her, the tech finally called my name right as M and I were about to launch a hostile takeover of said phone.
So of course before we got started, I had to pee because when I get nervous I pee 11 times an hour whether I’m pregnant or not. After taking a few moments to compose myself in the restroom, I was up on the table with gel all over my tummy and the scan was underway.
OMG Mini was so much BIGGER this time than at 12 weeks! (Yeah I know…that’s what happens when a baby grows, but it was still amazing to see.) And so hyper! (I apologized profusely for drinking the orange juice.) The tech seemed to be getting all the shots she needed though; we saw the brain and the heat pumping away with all 4 chambers, the umbilical cord, and the spine, and everything looked so great and measuring right on track. We checked out the little face, and the little hands (we even got a thumbs up!) and the cute little feet. She took some ADORABLE pictures of my little superstar’s profile…
…and then asked us if we were ready to find out the sex.
Let me preface this by saying that going in to this appointment, I had been 100% sure that Mini was a little boy. I will admit that I was originally kind of hoping for a girl , but obviously first and foremost we wanted a healthy baby, so I started telling myself that baby was a boy to get used to the idea of having a son. I guess I did a REALLY good job of convincing myself too, because when the tech said:
“You are having a little GIRL!”
I screamed “OH MY GOD!” like 10 times and started weeping uncontrollably all over myself and M and the tech who was passing me tissues as fast as she could. That moment still holds so much emotion for me that I am crying a little as I type this.
Obviously I can’t say for sure what my reaction would have been if I had been told that my princess was a prince, but I can pretty much guarantee that there would have been nowhere near that level of shock. I am STILL in shock. I just cannot believe I’m having a little girl. My mommy intuition totally sucks.
So now we are in full girl preparation mode! We already had nursery ideas planned for either outcome and it’s so much fun to start working on it. I love being able to refer to her as a “she” now and use her name when I talk to her. It was all real before, but now it’s REALLY real…especially for my husband. Miss Betty already has daddy wrapped around her little finger. We just can’t wait to meet her.
Congratulations!!! I’m sure it’s nice finally knowing the sex so you can start planning! I can’t imagine what it’s like for parents who don’t find out. I think it would drive me crazy!
Congrats!! I love the name! My friend just had her baby shower last Saturday. I think I’m almost excited for the baby to get here as she is.
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you and love the name! Little Betty will be here and in your arms before you know it!
Congratulations again!!! I had such a similar experience/reaction except I was totally convinced I was having a girl, I’m STILL shocked I’m having a boy. haha. It really is one of the best moments ever right?!
Big huge congrats!!!! And I love her name!
I can’t wait to see how your nursery decorating plans are coming too!
Aww, awesome! I’m glad your baby is healthy and a girl (hehehe they are so fun!).
I did the very same thing with my first, I had totally convinced myself it was a boy too. Lol. Congratulations I am soooooo excited for you. little girls are so sweet & wonderful & let me tell you, they definitely know how to break a Daddy in. Yay for little ladies
I’m so happy for you! Congratulations . . . I guessed that you were having a girl, but what do I know?
Congratulations! Betty is such a cute name. I’m looking forward to the nursery updates!
Congrats and that name is SUPER adorable. Boys and girls are both wonderful. Either way, you would have been blessed.
YAY!!!!! girls are so, so much fun!
I *love* her name. Is it a family name?
I’ll say again that I am so excited that you have a girl. We need more girl blog babies!
Love the story! Juice never worked for L&M because they were already super hyper. (and cramped)
wow! I obviously haven’t been here for a while. Congratulations!
Betty Alice will be here before you know it and changing your life…
Seriously, congrats to you…
Oh, I have tears in my eyes! Congratulations! I am soooo happy for you!
Congratulations:) I remember when we found out what we were having, suddenly it seemed real… and we could start thinking about names, I couldn’t think of names, especially if I knew that I wouldn’t need half of them… so when we knew we were having a boy I could finally start thinking of names, and referring to the baby as him, which was the best thing ever… well the best thing until I held him in my arms:) Good luck on the rest of you pregnancy… and stay away from google:)
Oh, congratulations!! That is so awesome. Girls are THE BEST
I’m not biased or anything.
Aww congrats again! I was so happy when I was finally able to call my baby ‘she’ instead of ‘the baby’ or ‘it’.
Oh my gosh, YAY!!!!!!
Forgot to mention her nose is adorable!
Little Betty Alice is going to be adorable. I am still slightly in shock that after so much trying you guys are finally having a baby and not only that but a GIRL! You who are surrounded by boys! I’m so happy for you!!
yay yay yay!!!!! SO excited for you!
Yay! Girls are so much fun! I was pretty sure we were having a boy too, and I was completely shocked when we found out Bree was a girl. But they are so fun! I couldn’t imagine having a boy…I wouldn’t know what to do with him! Pink stuff…lotsa pink stuff and pretty stuff and little dresses and cute boots. It’s so much fun! You’ll have a blast!
Congratulations Salt! I love the name………classic, yet awesome!
yay yay yay for baby girls!!! has the hubs started plotting ways to terrify her future suitors?? cuz, we have NO babies right now…and i swear, i think that’s the part the dude looks forward to the most….scaring the crap out of some teenage kid taking out his princess.
What a sweet name for a sweet baby GIRL! Congrats Salt! I was guessing girl. Your story and your reaction made me cry a little. I can’t believe they don’t allow videotape, boooo! But so so excited for you and I love those little booties!!
OMG – BETTY IS AN AWESOME NAME. Congrats!
Awww, mini salt!
Awwww…girls are the best! Can’t wait for Miss Betty to make her garnd debut. Congrats mama!!
And let me know if you need anything. I have hoardes of girl stuff.
I am so happy for you!!!!!! She is going to be one well-loved baby
Congrats darling! It will be so cool to have mini salt running around
xoxo,
Chic ‘n Cheap Living
Yay sweet little girly Mini Salt. Adorable! Great name too!
First off I just want to say congratulations!!! How super SUPER wonderful! Secondly, I love your post…it made me want to tear up too! So so happy for you!
I welled up reading this – I am so glad you wrote it all out!!! Not being there really sucks missing out on all this in person and chatting! I know we are both horrible phone people so I’m so happy to have the blogs to read about these special moments. It makes me feel like I’m there. I am SO over the moon for you, M and baby Betty!!! I LOVE YOU TO BITS GIRL!!! oxoxox
Awwwww. congratulations!!! That is such wonderful news
And planning the nursery I think must be the greatest part of all!!
I’m late but CONGRATULATIONS!! I love the name and I am SO EXCITED for you!!
Go team pink! That’s so exciting lady! Congrats!
Awwww, yay!!! Congrats!!
Betty Alice! I love it!
Congrats on being pregnant, and finding that your baby is a “her!” I just started reading a few of your posts, how you write is so funny and clever, love it – I’ll be back to stay updated and learn from your pregnancy.
Congrats! She looks like she’s already picture perfect!
Everything about this post makes me so marvelously happy–congratulations again and again. Take it from someone who was about 95% sure she was having a boy and then was kind of disappointed to hear it was a girl—HAVE A GIRL AND YOU WILL NEVER GO BACK. They are the most amazing, wonderful, horribly loud and terribly cute creatures in the whole wide world.
Hey, girly! Just checking in and hope all’s well with you. Enjoy your weekend!
Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season, Salt! XOXO