There are independent ultrasound technicians, outside of hospitals, that make special appointments for parents to be to see their baby and have the gender revealed to them. This is special, because at the hospital, the ultrasound technicians are very busy taking measurements and images of all the anatomy of your baby... And if and when they can, they will reveal the gender to you quickly and not in a special manner... Because their main priority is the medical health of your baby.
So we decided this would be a fun, special way to spend our wedding anniversary...or, well, the day before it actually. Our appointment was on September 3, 2013... One day before our wedding anniversary! We had grand plans to put the results in an envelope, and not open them until our anniversary dinner the next day. BUT we were so nervous and excited we wanted to just find out once we got there. Plus, if there was a weird reaction from one of us (ok, me!) or strong disappointment, we didn't want to ruin our anniversary.
We went to My First Peekaboo and Anna, the ultrasound technician and owner, led us into the huge ultrasound room that was hooked up to a movie projector screen. I got on the exam table and then the fun began!
She found the baby right away with her machine. He was amazing. It was a tiny person...inside me... It was so amazing! I have to admit, I hadn't felt much excitement regarding the pregnancy... Up until this point. But something inside of me changed when I saw the little spud. She pointed out his features, arms, legs, little tiny hands, etc.
Then came gender reveal time!
Anna said "Alright, do you want to know what your having?" ..and of course the answer was yes!
But Justin and I were very sure by this point we were having a little girl. Her name was Olivia. We just knew.
Anna: "Ok, you are having a SON!!"
Me and Justin: Shocked faces and blank stares "WHAT!? Are you sure??"
Anna: "I'm 100% sure!"
...wow, we were shocked! A Son!
And here are the pictures to prove its DEFINITELY a boy!
After a few more images, the appointment was over. We got into the car and started to drive home.
I was worried what Justin was feeling. He really wanted a girl. Like, really really, wanted a girl.
We had talked about Olivia even before we got pregnant. Was he disappointed?
Justin told me he wasn't disappointed, just very surprised. He said he was a little sad Olivia wasn't real, because it had already felt like she existed ... This made me cry for a couple minutes...
It was my way of saying goodbye to Olivia I think. Then my tears dried just as quickly as they came, and I began to feel an overwhelming excitement to have a baby boy. I think Justin began to feel the excitement too. We began chattering about having a boy, and all the great things that go along with it. Football. Camping. The never ending energy and mischief. It was going to be good... It was going to be great.
And that's how our 2nd anniversary started. Staring at the ultrasound images of our baby boy.. We were filled with love and excitement. It was the best anniversary ever, the love overflowed, and I wouldn't change anything about it.
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