Oh. So you believe that one.

Yesterday was our first doctor's appointment. There IS a baby in there! But, more importantly, there is ONLY ONE. I always have this fear of being pregnant with twins, so it is a total delight to find out I don't need to worry about that.

Following in the footsteps of his or her big sister, this baby is already measuring bigger than normal. I was 8 weeks at the ultrasound, but the baby's size indicates 8 weeks 2 days, which changes my due date from June 13 to June 11, 2006. I'm betting June 10...T.J. thinks June 7.

Up until yesterday, I was convinced this one was a boy. Now I'm very confused because the heartbeat (which we were able to hear beautifully loud and clear) was 160 beats/minute! I yelped, "Oh no! It's another girl!" I don't know why that came out, because I'd be thrilled for Malena to have a sister (and I can use all those adorable dresses that Malena hardly ever wore). So, I've decided to wait until I hear the heartbeat again to make my prediction. We may just have to find out for sure when I'm 20 weeks along.