IT's A Girl!!!!!!

It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!!

We are happy to announce that we are having another little girl. Today was our big ultra sound and 18 wk appointment ( I am 19wks actually) The tech took me in first because she knows how MiKay is with people touching her Mommy.They did all the normal measurements and everything has developed very well. It was more amazing this time around because they had new equipment and the clarity of the ultrasound was outstanding. I could tell right off the bat what was what. Right down to the kidneys and the heart chambers, it was so clear. The baby was moving so much and I could feel her too. She was not behaving at first, she all over the place. The tech asked if we wanted to know and if I wanted to wait for Matt and MiKay. I said lets see if I can see it on my own then tell me if I am right when they come in. As we are in this little room in the dark, you can hear Mikaela " Mommy are you??, Mommy, Mommy. [crying]" Then we hear i have a sticker for you, the crying stopped and Mikaela was saying "sticker, I have a a sticker!". So cute. As the tech was taking her measurements I was closely paying attention to the legs. Long legs this one has. We could see between the legs but a little foot was tuck up in between blocking out full view. She rolled around to a few different angles and I thought to myself,"oh please let there be a stem". I wanted a boy because I loved our boys name, I had a theme for his room, and I mostly wanted to see the combination of Matty and I in a little boy. However, I didn't see anything. I had a strong feeling that this meant girl. I didn't see anything, bumps lumps or lines of any sort when I was in there for Mikaela and this time the same thing. She stopped and brought them in. Mikaela was upset that I was on a table with someone touching me. She calmed down and we started the ultrasound again.
Immediately " A baby! a baby girl! My baby! Look! look! " It was so cute to hear her saying this. The tech was still marking measurements of the skull kidneys and legs. The baby was all over so it took a long time, good thing we were there a half hour early. For weeks now MiKay has answered with a strong 'A sister." It use to be what ever word we said last boy, girl, brother, sister. Now it was always the same response. I have been told siblings know what Mommy is having. I guess she did know, a girl. She took a good pass over the legs and from underneath too and there was nothing no lumps or bumps that showed any sign of a boy. The tech said she was right and MiKay says" I was right!" I don't think Mikay really knew what was going on but it was cute for her to answer that was when she was actually right.

I wanted a boy but I wanted to give Mikaela a sister because I never had that relationship so close in age. I wanted a boy to keep Mikay as my one and only girl, my best girlfriend when she was older but I long for her to have that sister bond I never had. She always said sister as if she knew and so strongly.I am happy she got her wish. I just hope I can give them the attention they need for being girls. I am over the bittersweet moment of wanting a boy but happy for a girl. I am excited and looking forward to watching the bond form between them through the years. I especially look forward to picking out the cutest outfits to match from head to toe or dress similar outfits in different colors. UGH! 2 of everything is going to get us when they get older, but that's ok. Unless this is more girly and doesn't like bugs and dirt and dressing up like MiKay. She's my girl that likes to get dirty in her dress. LOL

Her name will be....
Molly Ann Menard . Another 'M' She will have matching initials like MiKay and I also sharing a middle name. Mikaela's is Annette; for my middle name and Matt's grandmother. I am Mindy Anne, She was Annette.The Anne is in there. So for this baby girl we decided on Ann but without the 'e' .

I will have ultrasounds scanned, eventually. Now lets just hope that it really is a girl and we are not surprised with a boy on delivery day.