Visual confirmed!

Jess had an appointment on Valentines day, so we all traversed through sleet and rain to see Dr. Chen. Only expecting to hear a heartbeat, we were surprised when she wheeled out an ultrasound device from the enlightenment period. It was beautiful, made of oak and pewter with the seal of King James II on it. After waking the hamsters up, the thing powered up. The image wasn't that great, but what we saw brought two huge smiles to the room and one look of confusion from Ayla. She wasn't sure what it was. When I told her it was her little brother or sister she responded, "Oh. What's her name?" She seems adamant that it'll be a girl and thinks we should call her Melody or Mel for short. Don't ask us where she got that from. Anyway, the little boogie was wiggling around in there to his/her own salsa beat, just shaking up a storm. The doctor had a great shot of the babe with all four limbs showing, but somewhere between having that shot and pressing the button to capture it she must have hiccuped. We were left with this slightly off center shot. It works for us though.

The next ultrasound will be better quality...and we'll hopefully find out the gender.

We'll keep ya posted.