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GIRL!! Wow, we are so excited to share that we will be welcoming a baby girl into our family. We had a great visit to the doctor where we found out she is growing well and all looks normal. She appears to have her daddy's energy already, as we spent an hour with the ultrasound tech who couldn't get her to stay still long enough to get the measurements she needed. She was doing a lot of fist pumping, which Geoff attributes to me and my feminist tendencies. He's convinced she was yelling "girl power" while she twisted and turned.

Geoff's decided his first purchase will be a cleaning system for his gun - while I think she will have her daddy wrapped around her finger, he's determined to be Mr. Tough Guy when she starts dating, which I've reminded him won't be for at least 16 years. Alas, a guy can dream.

Thanks for all the calls, prayers and support - our girl is already blessed to have so many that love her. Oh, and we can now stop calling her baby and start referring to her as Mary-Michael. We are still deciding on a middle name, so stay tuned.