. . . introducing, Lentil Jungwirth!

Here’s a closeup of his or her cute head:

Yes, you heard right. We said his or her–you all will have to wait as long as we do to find out if Lentil is a boy lentil or a girl lentil! The ultrasound tech had to record the sex, but we closed our eyes. At least Paul better had closed his eyes! I told him no peeking.

You know, I imagine that women don’t often show off ultrasound pictures to coworkers. But I came straight from my ultrasound appointment next door to work, and had my pictures with me, so I showed a couple people who I know well. I do work with a bunch of nurses and midwives, after all.

I imagine most people look at ultrasound pictures, and say things about how cute the baby is, and how clear you can see its features, even if it really looks like a blurry, skinny alien. I bring mine in, and the first things my midwife colleagues exclaim are, “Look at those bones!” and “Hey look, an anterior placenta!”

Just so you know, it is impolite to say that someone’s baby looks like a skinny alien, even if his or her mamma said it first.