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we had our ultrasound appointment yesterday, when i was 19w5d pregnant, and found out that we are having another girl! we were a little surprised only because our doctor thought that we might be having a boy. it was just too early to tell at 11 weeks. allan and i had already started preparing ourselves for another boy. we began thinking of boy names (our top choice was owen lee), telling lucas that he might be having a little brother, and telling friends that we thought we were having a boy. what a shocker!

we brought lucas and emma with us to the appointment. emma wasn't aware of what was going on, of course, but lucas was asking all kinds of questions. my favorite was, "what are you doing to my mommy?" our ultrasound technician was great...and patient. she let lucas listen to the heartbeat as many times as he asked to (we finally had to tell him to stop asking), she sat him on her lap and let him help her push some buttons (data) into the machine, and she let him help with the dvd and pictures. he was so proud of himself, and we were proud of him, too! our babiest girl weighs 12 ounces and is healthy and thriving.

we're excited that emma and her sister will only be a year and a half apart, and that lucas will have TWO little sisters to love and teach and protect. allan's comment when we found out it was a girl was, "uh-oh, lucas, we're outnumbered." i can't wait!

in order: girl, foot, foot, face (a little scary, we know!)