A big day in our little house.

It was my little girl's first "first day of school." Oh, and also, we found out whether Nubaby is a boy or a girl. All on some random Tuesday in August.

First up, Lily's first day of school. It's not just plain 'ole daycare anymore. She has to go every single day. No more two whole days a week at home with Mama. Time for school supply lists, attendance requirements, and even homework.

I almost made it through the morning without crying. Almost.

And then there was the matter of the ultrasound. Here's the disclaimer to the announcement: 16 weeks is still a little early to determine the sex. This was not the purpose of my early visit, and it wasn't one of those "just for funsies" ultrasounds. I have cervix issues that need to be watched, and the doctor told me today that my "cervix looks beautiful." That has to be the weirdest compliment that I've ever gotten.

But of course we asked if we could find out.

The tech said she would give us an educated guess, but "don't start painting any walls." That said, I have a feeling she was pretty confident. She told us what she thought and why, and later on we got a different angle, and she said, "Oh yeah. It's a ____."

So, in an effort to be obnoxious but not quite to the level of the whole "gender reveal party" thing, we share the news with you in the same way we shared it with Lily. (Don't believe me about the parties? Google it. It's a thing.) If videos annoy you, scroll way down for the spoiler.













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Turns out we did some painting this weekend anyway. What started out as a project to clean out the garage turned into cleaning out the guest room and then morphed into painting walls in the living room. Welcome to nesting with a crazy pregnant woman who's been out of town for too long.

And naturally, Lily had to paint, too. She actually did a pretty good job.
Mostly.

So there you have it. Big girl. Baby boy. Painted walls. Something current on this blog. All on some random Tuesday in August.