Wednesday, April 23rd was the big ultrasound day. I was so nervous about it. First of all, I was just hoping that the baby would be healthy. I always get nervous before ultrasounds because there are so many things that can go wrong. I kept imagining getting really bad news. I guess I'm a pessimist/worrier.
Second of all, I had put a lot of pressure on this pregnancy because I really wanted Nate to have a son. He has told me all along that he is happy with girls, and it's not a big deal either way. He has never talked about wanting a boy really badly, but I just know that most men would really want a son and I think Nate is no different. I wanted to have a son also, but it has never really been a huge thing on my mind. I think girls are so fun.
However, the second that the ultrasound tech told me that it was a boy, I started to get emotional and I realized that maybe I wanted a boy more than I even thought. I was just so shocked and amazed for some reason. Nate and I both completely expected it to be a girl. I always thought that if I was pregnant with a boy, my pregnancy would be much different (maybe I wouldn't be so sick) or something. I thought I would just "know" that it was a boy or something, I don't know.
Nate stayed home with the girls, so it was just me at the ultrasound, which was fine. I actually wanted to go alone because I was so sure that it was a girl, and I was afraid that if he came, he would be super disappointed and then I would feel bad. I'm dumb.
Anyway, it was a fun ultrasound. About 10 seconds after the ultrasound tech started, you could see a clear shot between the baby's legs. I thought, is that what I think it is? And right away, she said, "You have a boy!" I said, "Are you serious?!!! Holy cow!"
Crazy. We are so excited. I called Nate right away and I could tell he was really shocked and really excited, even though he doesn't seem to show emotion quite as much as I do. ha ha. The girls are super excited too. They really wanted a boy, so they're happy.
I can't even imagine a boy in our house. It's just crazy. But I'm so excited about it!
This is not a great picture, I know. You could see it pretty clearly on the screen.
3 comments:
I'm so excited for you!
I'm sui excited for you guys! He's going to be so spoiled by all his sister's. You look so good too Ashley!
That is so exciting! I have my ultra sound on Wednesday and I'm feeling the same way you did. Nervous, but excited. And I have no idea what I'm having, so either way I'll be happy. I think they should let you film the ultrasounds. They are so much better live than in a picture.
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