You were so cute at your anatomy scan ultrasound. At that time (December 30, 2010), I was 18 weeks 1 day pregnant with you, and you measured exactly that! You weighed about 8 oz, or half a pound! You had quite a crowd of people that came to see your debut: both of your grandmas, grumps (grandpa Jackson had to work), your Aunt J'aime, your cousins August and Josie (they were only 8 months old), and, of course, your dad! We all gathered around to see you on the screen and find out more about you. The sonographer said you had a "nice heart," she really seemed to think it was an excellent heart, and I know it is -- structurally and metaphorically. We saw your 10 fingers and 10 toes. You had the beginnings of your, sure to be, intelligent brain. You had a beautiful profile. At one point the sonographer flipped on the 3D and we all saw you snuggled against my insides, sucking your thumb -- so sweet! Then, it came time for what we had all been waiting for -- revealing whether you were a girl or a boy. Well, you were stubborn, just like your mother, and didn't want to uncross your legs. The sonographer jiggled my belly several times with the ultrasound wand, and we all watched you jiggle inside. I was so nervous that you wouldn't uncross your legs, and that we wouldn't find out more about who you were. But, finally, you cooperated -- the sonographer outlined an object and stated, "it's a boy!" "I knew it!" I said. I thought from about 10 weeks pregnant that you were a boy! Your grandma Jackson cried, of course, because "that's what she does." Gram was very excited, she was hoping you were a boy. J'aime exclaimed that she had thought you were a boy too. I think your dad and grumps were in shock. Grumps was afraid you wouldn't love him unless you were a girl. I told him he was ridiculous! Your dad and I went out that night to celebrate -- we had one of our favorites, Pho Grand, for dinner. Then, we went to Babies R Us to buy you your first clothing item since knowing you were an Elliott! After that, we went to see a movie that you can't watch until you are older, called Black Swan. It was a great day! We were and are so excited to have you!!
We already love you,
Mom
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