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I am 20 weeks pregnant today! We went for our gender ultrasound on Tuesday at Nassau University Medical Center and our baby looks great. Everything is where it should be, no abnormalities. Dan asked about a 3D ultrasound and the technician said they don't do them until at least 28 weeks because the baby's features are still small at 19 weeks 5 days and they wouldn't really show up to make a good image. Then she changed her mind and gave us our 3D images! Yay! She measured everything, checked to make sure organs were in the right places, blood was moving through the body the way it should be, and checked the baby's gender.

Before I let you all know what the gender is (for those who have not already cheated by going down to the bottom of this post), I want to give you a back story, of sorts. As most of us are all aware, it's the guys who determine the sex of the baby. 50/50 chance of carrying an X chromosome or a Y. Dan's family has produced only one girl: his dad's brother had a girl, Kathleen. Most of you may remember she was our reverend at our wedding. So, Dan's father is one of two boys. Dan is one of two boys. Dan's brother has two boys. See the pattern here?

Because Dan and I went through so much to have a healthy pregnancy, we weren't obsessing too much on the, "I really want a girl" or "I really wish we have a boy." We have discussed this before though. We both would want both a boy and a girl. One of each would be ideal. For this pregnancy, we both were hoping for a girl, but again, with our history, we would be blessed with whatever gender our baby turns out to be. From Dan's family history, a boy would most likely be the outcome - which would be wonderful. Now, at 20 weeks along, we know for sure what the gender is.

Dan and I are overjoyed to announce that our baby

Lily Emma Gorman

will be arriving around February 3, 2012

First grandchild to my parents, Joan & Ken. 

Third grandchild, but first granddaughter, to Dan's parents, Marlyn & Dick. 

We are all ecstatic over the news. The first thing Dan and I did after the ultrasound was head over to Buy Buy Baby and buy a couple of outfits. Girl clothes are so cute! Dan is over the moon about this. He has always wanted a girl from our first conversation about children. He's going to be a great Daddy!