The Proof is in the Parts

Spiders. Tonka trucks. Footballs. Batman. Bugs. Cows. Blue. Tractors. Spiderman. Green.

Bulldozers. Frogs. Cars. Dinosaurs. Firetrucks. Monsters. Airplanes. Swords. Nerf guns. Trains.

What do all of these things have in common?

These are things that WON’T be joining the new inventory of our house

(for now, anyway) because Babe is a BABY GIRL!!

So I’m thinking more along the lines of:

Cabbage patch dolls. Tea parties. Tutus. Barbies. PINK. Necklaces. Dresses. Shopping trips.

Hats. Headbands. Bracelets. High heels. Makeup. Doll clothes. Purses. Flowers. Butterflies.



This was a very early ultrasound at just over 13 weeks, and this was our first clue Babe was a girl
because of the "Angle of the Dangle."

Again at just over 13 weeks. The arrow is pointing at the "Angle" that you look at
for the "Angle of the Dangle." If it is parallel with the spine it is most likely a girl, and
if it is more than a 30 degree angle from the spine, it is likely a boy.
Ours is about as straight as it gets! :)

We also had a couple other between the legs shots that also pointed to a girl, but
unfortunately I didn't get pictures of that (we weren't just going off of the
Angle of the Dangle).

 On June 16th, we were pretty confident Baby Matthes was going to be a girl.

Here are a couple of Baby's parts on ultrasound at about 17 weeks.

You have to really know what you're looking for on this one, but this is a view of Baby's derriere
looking up. The area of brightness is the 3 white lines you look for if Baby is a GIRL!

Because you can see her legs on this one, you can better tell what angle you are looking at here.
The arrow is pointing to the three white lines (which are the labia) and you can clearly see
that there is nothing else between those legs :)

These last 2 are from the US on 8/10/12. Just more proof of the parts! :)

I have always dreamed of having a baby girl. Since my sister and I were very young we played house for hours and hours a day, and my baby was always a girl. It’s just what I knew.

However, these past couple years I always saw Dan and I having two boys. I swore that this child was a boy, and didn’t even believe it when I saw the ultrasounds. While I can honestly say that I would have been honored to have either a boy or a girl, I can also say that every time I process what it is going to look like with more PINK around here, I get more and more excited. I LOVE thinking about all of the fun things I will get to do with my daughter that I did when I was little. I also can’t help but to think of all of the fun things that we will do together when she gets older that I have been missing out on doing with my Mom being gone.

That hand that we have been watching wave to us and that I have been dying to hold throughout our ultrasounds is our daughter’s. The little feet that I can’t wait to kiss are those of our daughter’s.

The baby girl who will make me a Mama. The baby girl who will have her Daddy wrapped around her finger at first glance. The baby girl who will make our lives so much more richer just by being here.

My heart is happy, content, and excited. And I absolutely cannot wait to meet Baby Girl in 4 more months!