Yesterday's trip to the doctor yielded us some pretty cool views of Baby's growing limbs. The ultrasound technologist was able to measure both "long bones" (femur, upper arm bones), spine, head, and torso. She was also able to measure the tiny organs-- kidneys, liver, etc. It was pretty cool to see her zoom in on the little heart, and to watch it beating!
Since this was our 20-week appointment, they asked us if we'd like to find out the baby's gender, if they were able to tell. We decided a while ago that we did want to find out-- not only does it seem like a small but meaningful way to help our continentally-divided families to stay connected to what's going on, but Husband says it will take us the next 20 weeks to find a name we both agree on, anyway. (He's probably not wrong.) However, we also like the anticipation of not knowing...yet.
I went prepared with a blank note card and envelope, and we asked the tech to keep the secret between her and the card. Today, we took the card to the party supply store, where they snuck a peek at the card's secret contents and we left with 7 confetti-filled balloons. Each balloon has either blue or pink confetti inside-- 4:3 blue:pink if it's a boy or 4:3 pink:blue if it's a girl. Only the balloon-fillers know the contents exactly.
How's that for suspense?
Obviously, the balloon colors tell us nothing in themselves-- it isn't until we pop them that we (and anyone else) will know if it's a boy or a girl on the way! We decided that the best way to prolong the fun is to pop one every night at dinner for the next 7 nights...or perhaps fewer if the odds work out....until we know the result!
We popped the first balloon (that green one 3rd from the right) tonight, and the confetti was pink! Keep following us on facebook for daily updates on the pink/blue tally. :)
Love, K
