It's a Boy...Maybe

On Tuesday, January 13th, we had our mid-term ultrasound. It was so exciting to see our little one swimming around and waving at us. We got many hand and finger pictures, including a thumbs-up. Much to our surprise, this is a modest little one who didn't want to show the "goods." We even tried different positions to get this little one to move its legs and feet from underneath, but he/she had its legs crossed at the ankles...perfectly covering our gender shot. When the feet were finally out of the way, he/she decided to put his/her hand down there!

During the last few minutes of our session, the ultrasound tech managed to get a peek and although it seems perfectly obvious to us, she was not sure. Supposedly the cord was also between the legs and so she couldn't be certain. She commented that if she had to buy a gift, she would probably buy something blue, but that she wouldn't paint the nursery walls without a second opinion. Jadee and I are pretty convinced it's a boy, but after comparing the gender shot to Logan's ultrasound, it does look a little different.

So, we might or might not be in for a surprise. Being that I would like to do a gender specific nursery this time around, and before the baby is born because I don't want to spend my maternity leave painting and decorating, I think we may opt for an elective 3-D ultrasound. Although it would be at our own expense, it is fairly reasonable. Being the planner that I am, I need a more certain answer than "maybe." Somewhere in the 95-100% area of confidence would be good (it must be my job since I work with standard scores, standard deviations, percentiles, and confidence bands)!