Kickin' It

So, Megan's convinced that Stella is going to be a gymnast or a dancer based on all the movement she's been feeling.  The new sensations she's been experiencing reminds her of the song La Cucaracha.  She also seems to be a night owl based on her frequent 3AM back flip sessions.  Hopefully, her sleep patterns will change.

I didn't believe her at first, but after I got to actually feel one of her break dancing sessions, it was pretty incredible.  Definitely made things seem more real.

What's in a Name?

Naturally, naming our daughter is very important to us and we spent an awful lot of time going through quite a few names (Megan has an 1"+ thick book to prove it).  Megan is big into the more old fashion names of which I didn't care for almost all of them.  I don't really know if I have a specific genre of names that I like, but Megan didn't care for a lot of the ones that I suggested either.

I'm pleased to report that we did finally agree on a name that we both love: Stella Sorrell.  Stella is a more old fashion name from the early 1900's that is making a come back.  It's of Latin origin and means star.  A lot of people I've talked to can't put their finger on where they've heard the name, but it's most likely from A Streetcar Named Desire where Marlon Brando continuously yells the name:

Sorrell is Megan's mother's maiden name as well as Megan's middle name.

Naturally, I Googled the name Stella to see what was out there.  You'll find everything from Paul McCartney's designer daughter Stella McCartney, Stella Artois the beer, and some peculiar ferry looking creature named Stella from a 2004 Italian animated series called Winx Club that people seem to be obsessed with.

One of the neater things I found was on a t-shirt site that actually had a Hawaiian Stella t-shirt design with the following emblem:

Pretty cool because we just got back from Hawaii and that's where we talked a lot about naming her Stella.

Maui Gift

Before we went on our summer vacation to Maui, our doctor mentioned that there are popular children's books local to the island about a blue turtle.  So, for our future girl, we found Limu: The Blue Turtle and picked up a complimentary stuffed turtle we found at another shop.  It was different to look for something for a newborn instead of the typical T-Shirts, shot glasses, etc. that we normally pick up.  Also, this imaginary turtle had even more meaning for us, because we actually swam with real sea turtles during our snorkeling trip to Molikini.

It's a Girl!

Wish I had more time to elaborate, but here are the pics.  First thing the sonagrapher did was immediately indicate it was a girl.  I didn't quite follow, but apparently the arrow below is the female indicator:

Full view including spine:

You can see the head:

Another view of the head:

Arrow is pointing to the foot: