So today was the big day! We had our 20 wk anatomy scan & it was awesome. Naturally, I was a hot mess all night & got next to no sleep. Sometimes I don't know if having my iPhone nearby is a good thing to keep me busy or a bad thing that just keeps me awake longer. LOL. But after very little sleep, Addy woke me up bright & early & our exciting day began. We are having her birthday party this weekend (only free weekend we had), so my parents flew in this morning. They came a day early so my mom could come with us to the scan. She was there for Addy's too. After picking her up we went to eat breakfast, or at least I tried, then headed to meet hubby @ the radiologist. The radiologist is hand picked by my midwife & she certainly has great taste! What an incredibly kind & thoughtful woman. Our scan was at least 45 min! Probably closer to an hr. And I loved every min of it. Addy on the other hand was over it much sooner.
We asked that she wait to tell us the gender til the end & that when she does go to check, asked if we can record it to send to my sister. She agreed & started the sono. She started w/the brain & showed us the hands & fingers. Then moved on. However, when she moved to take a measurement of the spine we saw this:
We asked that she wait to tell us the gender til the end & that when she does go to check, asked if we can record it to send to my sister. She agreed & started the sono. She started w/the brain & showed us the hands & fingers. Then moved on. However, when she moved to take a measurement of the spine we saw this:
Now I'm no professional sonographer, but as soon as she scrolled over this spot, waiting to find out the gender & record it was obviously no longer an option!! She felt so bad & kind of stuttered a bit, like ummmm should I go on? LOL. We were all way too excited to worry about it & started screaming, "It's a boy right?". She asked if we really needed to ask....hahaha. So we're having a boy!!! As you all know, I would have been grateful no matter what, but we really did want a boy. I'm not sure how many more babies God will bless us with, so I'm grateful to at least have the chance to raise one of each. I have also had a boys name picked out since I was in the 7th grade. It is my maiden name. The great thing is my hubby loves it as much as me! We were so very excited & I have been pumped up on adrenaline all day! But now after only about 4hrs of sleep I am crashing hard. But I wanted to make sure I came on & shared w/you all our fun & exciting news.
Now to start considering the few things I do need for him! So very blessed & thankful to God for allowing me to be here again & celebrate.
14 comments:
Laura said...
That's wonderful!! Looking forward to hearing his name!!
Jess said...
Yay! Definitely no doubt on that. We are hoping for it to be a big surprise for gender reveal to even us, but as you are now reminding me, it is up to baby NOT our wants LOL. So excited for you! And like Laura said looking forward to hearing the name! My u/s is in a week, and time is passing soooooo sllowly
Jess said...
Yay! Definitely no doubt on that. We are hoping for it to be a big surprise for gender reveal to even us, but as you are now reminding me, it is up to baby NOT our wants LOL. So excited for you! And like Laura said looking forward to hearing the name! My u/s is in a week, and time is passing soooooo sllowly
Jess said...
Yay! Definitely no doubt on that. We are hoping for it to be a big surprise for gender reveal to even us, but as you are now reminding me, it is up to baby NOT our wants LOL. So excited for you! And like Laura said looking forward to hearing the name! My u/s is in a week, and time is passing soooooo sllowly
Jess said...
Yay! Definitely no doubt on that. We are hoping for it to be a big surprise for gender reveal to even us, but as you are now reminding me, it is up to baby NOT our wants LOL. So excited for you! And like Laura said looking forward to hearing the name! My u/s is in a week, and time is passing soooooo sllowly
Tracy said...
oh! how wonderful! I'm so glad for you guys!
(also, those boys love to show their stuff off. in the womb and out. ;))
Melis.sa said...
Congratulations!! So, so glad to hear that everything is going well!
Jesica said...
Congrats on Baby Boy!
Erica said...
Congrats!!!!!!!!!
CeCe said...
Awesome, Dawn!! Boys are so fun. That pic is great! :)
Wendy said...
Awwww! Boys are awesome! Congrats! :p
cheryllookingforward said...
Congratulations! I see I'm not going to be the first to tell you that little boys are amazing!
TIG said...
exciting!!
Jess said...
How are you and the baby doing Dawn? And just realized my first comment posted like four times, holy toots...sorry about that!