This just in...

You guys. The medical world is amazing. We are 11 weeks along - last week we were (obviously) 10 weeks and during our appointment Erin had her blood drawn for a standard chromosome test and today we learned that WE ARE HAVING A GIRL (and that there aren't any chromosome abnormalities)! 

Erin got a call. She was nice enough to tell the nurse that she wanted to wait to find out the news until we were together. So I rushed home after work - to her work and we opened an email. Alisha was there and caught it on video. 

This is what we read

We texted Kolby right away. He's over the moon! And then we reached out to our parents. I think Erin's dad is the most excited of all - it's adorable. His baby girl is having a baby girl. <3

It seems fitting that we found out that we're having a baby girl just hours before the Presidential Debate featuring Hillary Clinton - the first female presidential nominee. Incredible. I am confident that our baby girl is going to be born into a country where women and girls can be President of the United States because I believe a woman will be the President (go Hillary!) I believe our baby will live in a world and in a country that will support her dreams. I believe women and girls will be safer because I believe that our generation is raising kids, both boys and girls, to treat women and girls with more respect than ever before and as equals - because we are!

We are wondering who she is going to be - what will drive and motivate her. We wonder about her aspirations and the things that will annoy her. We hope her moms don't annoy her - at least not too much. We wonder what it will be like in our home on nights like tonight with another little person hanging out with us. We wonder about how our lives will change and about the love we know we will feel. We wonder if she'll like the ocean as much as the mountains and if she'll prefer piano music over rugby. Is she athletic or musical or tech savvy or into working with her hands? Maybe all or some or none of the above. Whoever she is and whatever she likes we hope to give her all the love and guidance she needs to be the person she is meant to be.

We already love our daughter. OH MY GOSH I AM GOING TO HAVE A DAUGHTER! She is already changing my life!

Poppy is a girl. Holy moly, poppy is a girl!

(Erin is freaking out saying 'we have a daughter' 'my daughter' 'daughter, daughter, daughter' - and it's the cutest!)