Monday, September 3, 2012

Not Cutting Any Tags Off Yet, But...

I've always imagined having a cute gender reveal party - the kind where the couple gets the ultrasound technician to write the sex of the baby and seal it in an envelope so they can take it to a bakery, have them fill it with pink or blue icing, and then find out along with their family members the gender of the baby. However, this did not happen for us. For one thing, we went to a specialist and happened to find out the gender 8 weeks earlier than most couples. We weren't sure how "sure" the doctor would be about the gender, but when he saw the ultrasound he declared he was more that 95% sure. We didn't have a party planned because we thought we'd still be guessing this early even with a good ultrasound.

Prior to the ultra sound, I was SURE it was a girl (based on strong feelings and many dreams), but Brandon was just as SURE it was a boy. When the ultrasound technician made her guess of "boy," we were overjoyed. Surprisingly I didn't react with surprise even though I had been so certain it was a girl...maybe my body knew that my brain was lying to myself about those feelings. Somehow just knowing it's gender made my connection with the thing growing inside me even stronger. I'm just glad to know what it is and to know that it is perfectly healthy. Of course, Brandon is more than glad...he's so ecstatic about producing a boy. He keeps sending me texts with pictures of things our son might need (boots, really?).

Even though we didn't get to have the gender reveal party I had imagined, it didn't take away from our joy any. Finding out (somewhat unexpectedly) with just each other in the romantically lit ultrasound room that Monday afternoon was special enough for us.

P.S. The reason I labeled this "Not cutting off any tags yet," is because there's still a 1 in 20 chance it's a girl...my fingers and toes are crossed, haha :)

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