16w2d: IT'S A GIRL!!!

Here's our sweet baby girl, Savannah. I called MH when I left the OB's office, and he really wanted to know, so I ripped open the envelope. Obviously, the ultrasound picture said, "girl." We were both a little shocked. I don't know why, I mean there is a 50-50 shot! I guess I had been relating to the baby as a boy this whole time. I have no idea why!!!

We are both terrified that our baby girl will have lupus. MH's sister and mother both passed away due to lupus related infections. They were both exhibiting symptoms in early childhood. It's a very painful and debilitating disease. There's no cure, and the treatments are often worse than the disease itself. The good news is MH has tested negative for antibodies, and I don't have any family history. The geneticist we met with said there was only a 3-5% chance any of our children would have lupus. So, we'll just pray, and try to eliminate as many environmental triggers as possible.

This is not to say that we are not very, very happy!!! Miss Savannah is healthy. She has all her organs, and is growing right on schedule. This week she is the size of an avocado!!! I am so, so excited to buy all the cute girl stuff. I think MH is scared I'm going to spend every last cent of his new paycheck!