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Well, after our ultra sound today we feel with certainty that we are having a little girl! We had a video made so we can watch it over and over to make sure! We are surprised because we both thought that we were having a boy. I really don't think that either one of us could be happier though. It has been a good day for us. We really needed it too with all the anxiety and frustration that we have had over our visa troubles. Jennifer and I are releaved to be having a girl in Brazil for a couple of reasons that I said I would share in an earlier blog.

1. It is rare for baby boys to be circumcised in Brazil. It is a big ordeal trying to find someone like a Rabbi to perform the procedure. Most Brazilians think that it is cruel and unnecissary. That little difference of opinion has led to some interesting conversations :).
   
2. Having a baby in Brazil means that the child will have duel citizenship. Our daughter will be a Brazilian American. Pretty crazy. Boys automatically are registered with the government and must serve in the military when they turn 18 years old. If we had a boy we would have to go through a nightmare of paperwork and maintain it to get him out of having to serve in the Brazilian Armed Forces. This would be the case even if we moved back to the US!

We would have been happy either way, but we really kind of wanted to start our family with a girl. She won't have a big brother to chase away the punks that want a date, but I'm sure that I can put on an intimidating face if I need to ;).

Anyway, we are pumped! We are thinking about names and wondering about how to decorate her room. It is a lot of fun. By the way, no names will be revealed until our precious gift from God arrives. We want to make sure that her name fits her face. We don't want to name her "Julia" if she looks like a "Molly". You know what I mean? So, stay tuned for updates. She is really growing. I will try to post some pictures of Jennifer soon so that you can see some evidence.

Tchau