baby #2 gender reveal!

Finally! After 30 + weeks of waiting we were scheduled to get another ultrasound on Monday because I've been measuring 2 weeks ahead of schedule in terms of belly size and my doctor wanted to see how big this baby has grown so far. For us, this was a great opportunity to finally learn what the gender of sweet baby #2 is!

Pete was in an all day meeting at work and so Ethan and I got to go to "have the baby's pictures taken" together. I had the ultrasound tech put the baby's gender in an envelope so that we could open it up all together as a family once Pete got home.

We were all done by 9:30 and had a long day of waiting ahead and so Ethan and I headed to the zoo to enjoy some sunshine and see the animals. By far, Ethan's favorite animal this time was the hyena (eeeeNA), but he also loved seeing the fish (ish), hippo (bippo), and fox (doc).
Waterfalls are also a particular favorite of Ethan's right now.
We had such a great time! Ethan spent most of our time walking instead of sitting in his stroller and did a great job staying close and holding my hand. Once we got home he took a 3+ hour nap!

After his nap, since we were STILL waiting until Pete got home, we spent some time playing and decorating our special envelope.
Finally, at around 5pm Pete came home and we quickly packed up and went to my favorite pregnancy #2 restaurant, Chili's to open up our envelope and celebrate together.

Ready?
IT'S A GIRL!!!!!
Hooray! Baby girl's stats right now at 30 weeks are: a little over 4 lbs and head down. Still measuring 2 weeks ahead according to ultrasound measurements so this baby may be really making her entrance sometime in May! I meet with my doctor on Friday so we'll get more of a scoop then.

Let the baby girl shopping begin! :)