Jiblette!

I thought it was time for an updatey blog post, seeing as how we had an ultrasound today and found out that we're having a girl! This is what she looks like:

Seriously, I love the nose! The ultrasound technician actually showed us a closeup of her nose and mouth, and she has an upper lip! A big thank you to the Jibson genes for that one, because we Mangum women aren't so blessed.

Anyway, the whole ultrasound experience was amazing. We'd had one ultrasound at 10 weeks, but Jiblette looked like a bean and was 50% head, so being able to see her fully formed (at 18 weeks) was awesome. We got to see her cute profile (as seen above), see her heart actually beating, and watch her flail her arms around and stretch out her legs. She's apparently pretty active, which I have yet to feel a lot of but definitely expect to soon.

When it came time for the gender revelation, Jiblette was not the most cooperative. She had her butt tucked in and her legs blocking the way (which, it was pointed out, is very ladylike). But she did finally spread 'em to give us a better look, and the technician said she was pretty convinced that Jiblette was a girl from everything she'd seen (and not seen). I'd have loved a super-sure answer like, "Oh, I'm positive it's a girl," but Daniel's convinced they never say that to anyone. So I'm going with it; Jiblette is a girl.

Some highlights:

• Seeing so much movement and even feeling it as I watched
• Finding out that everything appears to be healthy and in good working order (in typical fashion, I've been worried)
• Seeing her hands and feet (which are too cute on babies)
• Watching her step on my bladder (at least that's what the technician said she was doing)
• Laughing about something, seeing how my laughter jiggled Jiblette, and then having a really hard time not laughing
• Being able to call Jiblette "her" and "she" rather than "it"
• Finally being able to plan!

As part of our gender reveal, we decided to buy one boy outfit and one girl outfit. This is the girl outfit we chose:

It was pointed out that the dress is blue, which is typically the boy color, but that's just because I'm not super into pink. Plus I think the dress is totally adorable. Check out that sweater! And besides, there are pink bows throughout. It's totally fine.

Long story short, Jiblette is amazing. I tried to declare today National Jiblette Day, but Daniel said I should wait until her actual birthday. I guess that makes sense.

In other news, I'm walking/feeling better today than I have been since this whole hip/back fiasco started. Here's hoping I continue to improve! As long as I don't sneeze while lying down, I might just be okay. (Seriously, I did that last night, and it was agony for the next few hours. What the heck?) 

And now, a bump picture for those who wanted one:

And that is all. Yay Jiblette!