StevenLaura

It's a ...!

McMullen Junior decided to cooperate for the first time today. Most ultrasounds she's too interested in moving around, jamming to the music in her head, to show us what we want to see. Today, too, she was overly-active, but just still enough to show us a beautiful shot of her heart (in shape, all four chambers in tact) stomach, brain, cerebellum, feet, femur, hands, etc. AND, most importantly, she finally uncrossed those legs long enough for us to get a really good idea about her gender! Guess what she is? :-D The only thing she didn't want to reveal was her spine, but after a bit of prodding we confirmed that that, too, looks good.

That means my dad is about to become the proud grandfather of his SIXTH granddaughter. (So far he's at 6 and 0.) Steve predicts an over abundance of chaos and hormones at family Christmases twelve or thirteen years down the road. He also feels sorry for the first male cousin to find himself among all these girls. On the plus side, this might mean lots of hand-me-down clothes from the older cousins! :) :) :)

For those interested in stats, 17 wks, 2 days. 7 oz (estimated) w/ a heart rate of 141 bpm. (well, she WAS dancing in there!) Also, she appears to have Steve's long, skinny feet. We'll get a better look at them when she comes out. I'm a bit worried about the dancing tendency combined with Steve's feet ... she'll likely have the same frustrations as I, an insane desire to always dance combined with a natural klutziness that makes you look like a fool whenever you try. Ah, another closet dancer in the making. :) Mom is proud.

Speaking of an over-active junioretta, there she goes again. I think I'm in for a long five months. :)