The BIG day of anticipation is finally here. I've mostly just been expecting that the ultrasound would confirm I'd be having a boy. I mean, I've been a mom of boys for almost 10 years. I think I've started to think like a boy because it has been all I've known as a mom. I almost couldn't think of having a girl at this point and having another boy just means he'd fit right into the pack.
When we got there our friend Heidi just so happened to be working that day. Her husband, Larry, has been playing basketball with Tim almost every week since we moved here. Heidi and I have gotten to know each other because our hubbies became friends. She's been studying to be an ultrasound technician and recently finished her studies. Now she's working part-time in this field. Most of the time she works in other offices, but someone at my office was out on leave for a short time so Heidi was filling in. I was so excited to find out she'd be doing our ultrasound. (And she got to find out the sex of the baby before any one else.)
After about 15 minutes of Heidi checking all the babies vital organs and making sure everything looked good, she moved on to determining the sex of the baby.
Are you ready for the news? It's a GIRL!!! I don't think it really hit me when we were in the room. Part of me still believed it could be wrong and the other part of me kept wondering how I was going to be a mother to a little girl when all I've known is being a mom of boys. It felt a little strange. Of course I was excited, but I guess I wasn't really prepared for the exciting news. Heidi told me as she continued the ultrasound that she kept checking to make sure it was a girl. Since she knew me she was that more conscientious of not being wrong. The head doctor came in to review all the results of the ultrasound and said that the baby looked wonderful at this point. He even gave me a second opinion on the sex of the baby and confirmed it was a GIRL. I was most happy with the fact that our little baby girl was growing and healthy at this point. A huge sigh of relief for me when I know things are moving in the right direction.
After our ultrasound Tim, Reid, and I headed to Buffalo Wild Wings for some lunch to celebrate. Reid was excited with the news! We notified everyone in our families our happy news and then decided to surprise Gavin and Xavier at school with the news too. We had two big Mylar balloons filled that said "It's a Girl!" and headed over to Shawnee Elementary. We checked in at the office and asked if we could go to our boys classrooms. Unfortunately the secretary said she couldn't allow the boys to have balloons at school because it would be a distraction in the classroom and on the bus ride home. We were super disappointed our plan was not going our way. Tim then asked if the secretary would call our boys to the office so we could at least "show" them the balloons and announce the news. She said yes to that and the boys came to see us. They were all smiles when they saw the big pink balloons. It was so fun to share this moment with them and to surprise them with the fact that they'd be having a little sister. We gave the boys hugs and sent them back to class.
All in all this was such a super exciting day! Even though I've already been a mom for 10 years I feel like I'm starting over again, but in a good way. I can't wait to meet this little princess of ours and see how she'll fit into this crazy house of boys. But I'm sure glad to have a little more support on my side this time around.
