It's A Girl!

It's official! I had my ultrasound today and Cricket is a girl! Matt and Carter were able to come to the ultrasound with me and so it was a neat family experience! Carter told the technician that he knew it was a girl! He's been saying all along that he wants a baby sister. He was so excited that Matt had a bit of a time trying to get him to not run around the office. The baby wasn't cooperating (fetal position with legs crossed though and back towards the front) so the ultrasound took awhile as the tech slowly made sure each organ and part of the baby was measured and reviewed for any problems. She and the doctor said that everything looks good. We are so excited to be welcoming a new addition to our family! After the ultrasound we waited to see the doctor. As we waited the name wars began. I had suggested Katharine awhile back and Carter had stubbornly said that we couldn't because that is grandma's name. I explained that grandma's name is Kathleen and not Katharine but that Katharine would be a nice name because it is kind of like grandma's name. Then, Carter decided that Cricket's name should rhyme with grandma's name and he's been holding fast to the name he thought of "Baleen" as in the stuff that some whales have to help them keep their food in their mouths. Hysterical but it's not happening. So in the packed waiting room we have Carter talking loudly that the baby should be named Baleen, me mentioning that right now I am leaning more towards Katharine Cecilia, and Matt saying hey that's not fair I thought we had settled on Katharine Lucille (more fair because it's a name from each family not just my side). It was surreal. Once Carter remembered the name Katharine Lucille he said he changed his mind and wants Cricket's name to be Katharine Lucia after his friend Lucia. At this point I'm thinking I'll either stick with the original name or we'll stick with the name Cricket which is what we've been calling her for weeks! Just kidding :-) So anyway, we are all very happy and excited (though I must say I am a bit nervous because of the curse my mother and uncle have put on me that all my mischief and drama will come back to get me in the form of me having a girl just like me). Well, I've very tired and tomorrow we have baseball pictures, baseball game, enrichment, and Carter's award ceremony so we are off to bed!