It's a.........

GIRL! Maybe. :) When pressed for percentages (by an eager Mike), the doctor said he was about 80% certain that it was a girl and that we will check again next time to confirm. Whoa. This was concluded at our 20-week ultrasound this past Saturday. We get an ultrasound at every appointment, so hopefully we'll be able to confirm this in another four weeks. Crazy! Knowing the gender makes things a little more real - like there is an actual baby, a girl, a person, who will grow up and we will parent, in my belly right now.... AAAAAAAAA!!! Do you mean to tell me that we'll complete mountains of paperwork and endure scads of tests in order to be allowed to drive in this country, but we're allowed to have a kid just like that? Are you sure we don't need a license for this??? We forgot to take a belly picture this weekend, but I will post one as soon as we do - there's actually a little something to see now! There are also more pictures of our Mt. Fuji excursion as well as a trip to Gujo Hachiman and, most recently, a kickin' wig party on deck - so stay tuned!