Yesterday I had my 16 week ultrasound. I couldn’t wait to go to this one, especially since I knew we’d be finding out the gender of the baby! I’ve never had an ultrasound this early, in any of my other three pregnancies, so finding out early was really a gift. I had this idea in my head that we’d be sitting there for almost an hour waiting for the technician to get a perfect shot of the ‘goods’. So you can imagine my surprise, when within a minute of being on the table she announced that we were having a boy! I knew in my heart that it was a boy, but hearing it and seeing it was the icing on the cake!
I immediately started giggling. I was just so giddy with the news. And Jesse popped right up out of his chair and went up to the screen to see up close. He couldn’t sit down again, he was so happy. As I laid there watching her roll over each part of the baby, I saw Jesse’s eye’s tearing and it was pure joy. He loves his three daughters to the ends of the world. He wouldn’t have things any other way. But having a son, the sole grandchild to carry on his family’s last name, that was a special surprise. Besides, he is kind of out-numbered in our house, 4 to 1. That’s a lot of estrogen!
We bought our first little boy’s outfit and I finally cried. It’s just all such a blessing! And when we told Emmi and Ally they were super excited too! We high fived and went out to eat in celebration. It was one of those days that will hold a special place in my heart.
