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BABY! Oh, wait. You guys already knew that, didn't you? You want to know whether or not I'm having a boy or a girl... especially if you entered my gender-guessy contest with the as-yet-unrevealed mystery prize. So, without further ado... I would like to take this moment to announce that we are having a GIRL! I'm reallllly excitedspice. I decided not to post the ultrasound pics of the special parts, because my daughter will emulate neither Lindsay Lohan nor Britney Spears. No. crotchshots. Also, hubs bought me pink flowers yesterday! Okay, on to the winner. These people guessed girl: Lilly Jen Vicki Rocho Frankie Diane Mallis Christine Danek B.E. Sanderson Natalie Murphy ND Linda Henderson Rose Cooper tucsoncordovas carissa These guessed boy: Jenna Wallace MJenks pinkflipflops jayme @ kentucky blonde a little pink in the cornfields Simon Larter Ashley Stone Guesses it's a Griffin: Travener   Random.org chose number 9 (out of all 20 guessers) so I just...

Boy  or girl ? Tomorrow, I have an ultrasound. I'm almost 22 weeks pregnant. If the baby does not reveal his or her special parts, I shall be very disappointed. Hubs is convinced it's a boy. My mom is attending the Big Show with us, and if it's a girl she and I plan to point at hubs and say, "In yer face." I know that most of you have already cast your votes. If you haven't, feel free to comment with your gender guess. I wish be giving away something blue or something pinkspice. These people guessed girl: Lilly Jen Vicki Rocho Frankie Diane Mallis Christine Danek B.E. Sanderson Natalie Murphy ND Linda Henderson Rose Cooper These guessed boy: Jenna Wallace MJenks pinkflipflops jayme @ kentucky blonde a little pink in the cornfields Simon Larter Guesses it's a Griffin: Travener Housekeeping: If you don't see your entry here, leave your guess in the comments below. Yes, the prize is still a mystery. If you don't like that, too badspice.

This morning I went to my 20 week appointment with my OBGYN. It pretty much amounted to an hour of wait time in which I felt guilty for reading THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO instead of parenting magazines. My reward: a few precious seconds of hearing a little heartbeat on a fetal monitor. So, yeah. It was still cool. I scheduled my next ultrasound -- Tuesday, August 10th! This should be baby-boy-or-baby-girl day. Oh, the anticipationspice! Update on yesterday's post: overwhelmingly, you readers do not dig the M & M motif for my future infant. Don't worry -- I'm on your side. If only hubs knew about my blog, I could explain that by popular opinion, they've gotta go. Perhaps I should do a facebook poll. Ohh, I know... I'll post it on The Bump . Those ladies will rip it apart. They take no prisoners. Le sigh. I must haul my bump back to the workplace.

Well, I hope you've enjoyed the fourth and have extended your Independence Celebration, as I have, with a paid day off work! Hubs and I stayed in yesterday: I read, he cooked. We ate skewered shrimp and grilled pineapple, made s'mores, and watched our neighbors fireworks show. (I swear, they must have spent a small fortune.) It was a grand ol' time. I didn't change out of my pajamas all day, nor did I complete any tasks that one might call productive. That's why laundry, dishes, and some semblance of house cleaning are on the docket today. But, first: an update on Baby Murphy. I went for the ultrasound Friday, and it.was.fantastic to see my little peanut's face. Crazy/ Amazing. The ultrasound tech got a pretty decent view of the private parts from the rear angle, and said the following, "Well, I don't really see anything sticking out... so I would say I was leaning toward girl, if I could just see a little more detail. " I said, "So, what...

So. Hubs and I were so excited when we arrived at my doctor's office this morning. We kept giggling over silly little things. We couldn't wait for the ultrasound! Seated in the plain-ol'-exam-room, I explained to the nurse (I'd never met this particular nurse) that hubs and I were like giddy little school kids, because we were meeting with the ultrasound tech to hopefully find out the sex of our little bundle!! I refrained from squealing be excited for us! "Um, what? The ultrasound tech isn't here today..." I wanted to punch that nurse in her face. So, she took some blood from my arm (birth-defects-tests) and said she would talk to my doctor. My doctor came in and said, "So, you thought you'd be having an ultrasound today?!" She sounded confused, as if I'd told her I thought pregnancy itself only lasted four days or something. " Yeah. Because that's what you told me the last time I was here, at my twelve week appoi...

It was soooo hard to sleep last night! I'm headed to my Dr.'s appointment at 9:30, and I can't wait to find out if this little person growing inside me is a little guy or a little gal. I had the weirdest dreams last night -- hubs family and my family were "there" and throwing us some huge luncheon for the big reveal. It was utter chaos. At one point, I had to walk down a street to get to hubs (I was trying, frantically, to locate him so that we could ride to the Dr.'s appointment together.) I ended up getting a ride from these four women on a float of some kind. One painted my nails. *Must stop watching America's Got Talent.* Randoms! Anyway, there's still time to enter my elusive gender-bender giveaway. Is it a boy or a girl ? (Pink is so pretty...) Leave your guesses in the comments below or on the original post. I'll be back later with results. SQUEEspice. Best. day. ever.

Tomorrow is the big day! I'm scheduled for an ultrasound at my 16-week OBGYN appointment. At my last visit, my Dr. told me that her ultrasound tech can "almost always" determine the sex at 16 weeks! She told me so that I could be prepared to find out (i.e. invite hubs to come with me) and to decide whether or not we want to find out the sex ahead of time. (We do! We do!) So, tomorrow morning I'll get to find out if I'm having a boy ( squee ) or a girl ( SQUEESPICE! ) baby. (I'll be happy either way. In some ways, I'm sure a boy would be ideal. He would be all protective of me, and I would get to dance with him at his wedding some day, and boy sports are waaay more fun than girl sports. Boys would probably be cheaper. Etc.) (But I secretly really, really, really would love a girl.) So, all-knowing blog world, place your bets below! Here's the skinny (oh, ironic adjective) on my pregnancy to help you determine your guess! * Chinese gender ch...