The Big News

For the last month we've been anticipating today as the day we'd get another detailed view of our baby and hopefully see that all was developing healthily, with a bonus of finding out whether we were going to be meeting a sister or, the almost unimaginable, a brother. So this morning T and I took the girls along to the ultrasound and doctor's appointment, wanting them to be a part of this momentous occasion. I'm not sure exactly what they expected (LL asked questions beforehand like "Mommy, how will they get the TV screen out of your tummy?") but it seemed AG and LL were firm on their hopes: AG for a boy and LL for a girl. SJ seemed pretty oblivious to all that was going on but she did notice and comment on the "soap!" (gel) the sonographer put on my tummy!

We are thankful to report that every little part the sonographer checked appeared to be developing as it should be, indicating that this is a healthy little person. She waited til the end to look for evidence of specifically what type of little person we were seeing...and when she pointed out what we needed to see to know that this is definitely a boy (A BOY!) I think T and I were both sort of shocked! The girls took the news in stride; I think AG seemed a little satisfied that her wishes had been granted but she didn't make too big a deal about it.

Trying to imagine both possible gender scenarios ahead of time, I expected to be very happy with either outcome, as did T. In unique ways, as with every child and every family pattern, we see God work out His plan with great care and wisdom. We are excited and looking forward to the additional dimension this little guy will bring to our family and home! As I've said before, and now know to be true, his coming will rock our pink, sparkly, princessy world...and I trust it will be in the very best way.


Last week...19 weeks along!