Did he say...

Yeah, he did. He said it. The doctor was unequivocally sure. When I told the doctor that both of us always thought it was a boy, he told us that Jungle Baby could be a boy, but "there is her vagina". If we still wanted to think that it was a boy, that was fine, but "she is just perfect."

Yes, we were/are a bit shocked. You know when you order a chocolate milkshake and the container is really dark and you take that first sip. Well, you just expect a strong chocolate taste to hit your tongue in just the right spot. But, if you take that first sip and the milkshake-maker made a mistake and you have something weird, like, let's say, strawberry, you are just shocked. You might like strawberry, but it was not what you expected. That first sip is just weird and hard to accept. You might not go back to the milkshake-maker and return the strawberry shake, because maybe you really like strawberry and now the strawberry tastes good. But, you know, you just thought it was going to be chocolate.

I just thought Jungle Baby was going to be a boy. I was sure "it" was a boy. I have no idea why I thought that. And, clearly now, I have accepted the reality that I have zero maternal instincts that work. And,

Jungle Baby is ZOE LU!

Yes, she is perfect. She even looks really cute on the ultrasound video. She has a seriously strong heartbeat and she is going to be super incredible. I never really thought I would be a mom, and really have never considered the idea of having a daughter. I could see myself with a son. But, a little girl has never, ever enter my realm of daydreams. So, of course, I am going to have a daughter. But don't fret, I think about it all the time now, and it makes me crazy happy.

I think about how Zoe Lu is going to take over the world. Yup, she is (and I have zero maternal instincts telling me that this is true, I am simply listening to everyone around me). My parents raised me to be a very strong and independent woman and for that I am eternally gratefully. I plan on going even farther and raising a Super Woman. ZOE LU will be something extra special. She just can't ever want to take ballet. Then, we will really have to have some mother-daughter talks.

So, it seems we need lots of board shorts and bikinis. The best of both worlds!