You're Too Shy, Shy

What's going on in there? I couldn't tell at first, either.

Today we had our second sonogram to see how Baby Dowdel is coming along. I had a secret fear we were going to find out the baby had no heartbeat or that some other terrible illness had befallen him/her. The good news is that the heartbeat looks strong (thank God) and the baby weighs what it should, though I don't know what that number is. Let's try that first picture again, with a little help:

As you can see, the baby has a head like a regular human (and a larger than average brain with exceptional IQ, no?); I think that's a good sign. My favorite thing we saw today, which the doctor didn't get a picture of, was the baby's leg position. The baby had 'em crossed very casual like, probably wondering what was taking breakfast so long. There were no signs of agitation or even concern. This comforted me. It tells me there's a chance this kid could be like Tim, which would make it the most laid-back baby ever. Now for the not so good news:

Because of the leg position (and the lack of interest in changing it) the baby effectively let us know that when he/she wants a photo, he/she will let us know. We couldn't tell if the baby is a boy or girl. My regular doctor told me a month ago I was having a boy (from the sound of the heartbeat), but my secondary doctor today said, "It looks like there might be some female genitalia here, so it's probably a girl ... but I wouldn't hang my hat on that."

What does that mean? That means we're not in the blue zone or the pink zone, but have entered the Purple Zone.