Baby Mays #2: Gender Reveal!

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March 5th. The date of our next ultrasound. For whatever reason this time around the wait has been excruciating! My hubby and I had discussed possibly trying to schedule an elective ultrasound to find out the gender but the closest place we knew of was a couple hours away. To my surprise, a place had opened up just minutes from my husband's fire department...and she had an opening for February 14th! Our Valentine's Day plans of just staying home quickly changed. We easily scheduled our appointment online and made plans for a morning appointment.

We set out and all the while we discussed our guesses. My husband, just as with our first, was adamant that we were having a boy...simply because that's what he was really hoping for (however, he is the best daddy to our little girl and he would not have it any other way.) Up until our last ultrasound a couple weeks ago, I was certain we were having a girl. It was in my gut....but that ultrasound picture had me second guessing. All of the old wives tales were also indicating girl...and I mean every single one. The only thing that did not agree with all of the above was the Chinese Gender Chart. I used this chart with my daughter and it indicated a girl. This time it said boy. Now, the CGC has been pretty accurate in my experience when you consider how many of my friends compared and have also gone by its prediction.

With all this in mind, we eagerly walked into our appointment at Conceived Revelations*. Amanda (who comes with a lot of medical sonogram experience) welcomed us and began the ultrasound. Almost immediately our little one gave us the answer we had been longing to know...

We're having a boy!

You would have thought my husband's team had just won a game! He threw his hands in the air and gave out a big shout. To say he was excited was an understatement. I was also really excited to know that we had a healthy little guy and to make things even better, we finally got to hear his beautiful heartbeat! With G, we heard her heartbeat loud and strong at every appointment since 8 weeks. For one reason or another, this little guy has not been as cooperative, so to hear the sweet sound of his heartbeat was just icing on the cake.

We opted for the 3D/4D ultrasound as well. He's just beautiful and already quite the snuggle-bug. He literally had his arms and legs wrapped around the placenta in one giant hug. He's also stubborn (so was our daughter...I guess that's just the kind of kids we grow) and made it really difficult to get a good picture of his sweet little face.

G enjoyed pointing to the baby on the screen. However, she was more interested in the toys that were in the room for her playing pleasure. It's my hope that she'll jump right into the big sister roll when this little guy arrives. Any suggestions on helping with big sister bonding are welcomed.

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Our hearts are so full of joy. The Lord continues to amaze us with His provision, love and grace. Having such a different and semi-difficult pregnancy thus far, His peace and goodness have been such a source of strength. We continue to pray for our little one's health. I also pray for a smooth labor and delivery. I'm almost halfway through (as of Sunday) and it's really becoming real.

For now we're continuing to work on getting the house ready to sell, all the while trying to prepare for this new little life that will soon be making his way into the world. Good things are coming...

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