Monday, November 3, 2008

Pink is the new black...


No, this isn't a post promoting breast cancer awareness, but that is a good and noble cause, to be sure. This is a post stating that it seems as though we are going to be having a baby girl! Why the ribbon? Well, my appointment was for this morning and I told my students that I would be back at lunch. They have been dying to know what I'm having, it's like I'm their personal science experiment! They requested that I wear a pink or blue ribbon, depending on the sex. So this is what I rocked when I came into my classroom. We had previously taken a poll, and MOST of them were convinced that I was having a boy. I have to admit, I got a few sad faces when they saw the pink ribbon. They'll get over it.

The ultrasound was unreal. For starters, I took the instructions to heart that stated that I needed a full bladder. I was so afraid that I was going to accidentally pee on the lab technician. Thankfully, she let me relieve myself half way through. The radiologist was having difficulties with the machine (it was a new model) and so I was smothered with jelly stuff for close to an hour and a half. She wasn't a Chatty Charlie, so I didn't really know what was going on for 99% of the time. At the end, she told us that she didn't see anything that indicated boy parts, and that all signs were pointing to girl. We were very excited; we would have been happy either way, but knowing the sex makes everything seem more real now. Steve is beyond thrilled to have a little girl, and is already plotting on how to make every man that enters our daughter's life uncomfortable and intimidated. Oh, Stevie...

14 comments:

candacemorris said...

AK! GOT YOUR MESSAGE and joelio said, "a girl! i am jealous."

i have no idea what that means.

BUT i will call you soon and solidify plans to make arrangement to do the following this weekend:
1. rub your belly and feed you candy.
2. drink and curse like a sailor with my steven cranklap.
3. laugh until i cry.
4. pet your pets.
5. eat your food.
6. remember your love...

sarah hornacek said...

congratulations mommy and daddy! girls are so so fun! karen...you are extra cute with your adorable prego belly! we can't wait to meet ms. baby dunlap!

More Dorrs said...

I've told everyone I know that there is another Kissilipper on the way! Make sure you pick a name that works well with Dorr...we need to plan for the future!

-b

Lauren said...

yeah! girl power. we are so excited for you both. i am sure you are free to plan paint colors and room decor, which will always make things more and more real... we are sad we are so far away, but hoping you come through portland with the little one!

Unknown said...

Okay...

A) Oh my gosh I'm so excited for you
B) Ben can't wait to meet his future girlfriend
C) Your ultrasound experience sounds totally like mine...pretty much everything but the girl part
D) My students wanted me to wear a blue or pink shirt the day after my ultrasound. I, too, had a few bummed kids when they found out I wasn't having a girl.
E) Oh my gosh I'm so excited for you

Unknown said...

Yipeee......that's so exciting! Where's the nursery going to be...guest bedroom?

Leiflet said...

I told Lisa that i thought you two would have a girl. Maybe i have a knack for these things? I'm excited. the world needs more rock and roll girls.

Mary said...
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Mary said...

I was right! Yea! Congrats! We love having a girl... its very exciting! Congrats, congrats, congrats!

christinaandbrian said...

hooray for a little girl!!

Christina Ellis said...

I'm so excited that our little Leila will have another girl close to her age! It's going to be so fun! And Scott and Steve can plot how to make the future gentlemen callers unconformtable together...

Unknown said...

congrats!!!

Josh H. said...

congrats. :)

Kim Day said...

Congrats!! She is gonna be such a cutie :)