Confession #5

Confession #5

I most definitely lost the gender bet.

Yes, this means baby Aronow is.......

A BOYYYYY!!!!!!! (Photos and editing by Lindsey McLaughlin)

I'm actually really really excited! I'm going to be greatly outnumbered but I don't even care. 

So here's the whole story: You already know about the diaper bet between my husband and me. As the days counted down to our ultrasound, I got more and more excited. My mom came into town the day before the appointment. 

Little fact about my mom: She did ultrasound for 15 years, which is a big part of why she came to this appointment. 

This appointment for our ultrasound was made at a high risk specialist's office because of the risk of heart and/or kidney defects courtesy of moi. Sorry baby, bad genes :( My mom wanted to come not only because she has never been there for the reveal of the gender for one of her grandbabies, but also so that she could have a good look for herself at baby's heart and kidneys. I also really appreciated her coming because she could explain what she was seeing to me. Sometimes the techs and doctors don't really want to explain it all the way.

So, we all showed up at the appointment: Me, Jaden, and Momma. 

The first thing we had to do was meet with a genetic counselor and go through this in depth family history of illness and disease for both sides. I was really glad my mom was there for that part because she knew all the details and fancy disease names that I just didn't have a handle on. It was during the genetic counseling session that it was decided that baby's kidneys also needed to be monitored. Good thing this kid has a really healthy dad, right! 

After we finished with the genetic counselor and I had a lovely dose of holy-crap-I-hope-my-baby-is-ok, we went in for the actual ultrasound. The tech was really nice. She knew that we didn't know the gender, but were excited to find out. She started and it was so cool to see our baby looking like a baby! We got to see such cool pictures of his head and his spine and all that. It was also really funny because he had his hand on his head and his arm kind of up in the air, which is exactly how Jaden sleeps!!! I'm not even kidding. He's taking after Daddy and he isn't even out of the womb yet! 

The tech continued with what she was doing, measuring, and checking, and, I don't know, whatever it is they do, and suddenly my mom lets out this crazy gasp. I, of course, am thinking she saw something wrong with my son and I immediately freak out slightly. But then the tech turns to my mom and says, "Do you want to tell them?" 

My mom breaks out in this huge smile and says, "ITS A BOY!" 

Jaden also broke out in a huge smile and I was just like, "Wait, are you sure?" 

Don't get me wrong, I didn't feel disappointed. I didn't feel upset or let down in anyway. I felt shocked. I was convinced that this baby was a girl. But let me tell you, he is definitely a boy. He was not shy at all! 

Jaden smiled for the rest of the appointment :)

The doctor came in after that. He got a really good look at the heart. From the look of it, there are no defects and it's working how it's supposed to. Also, there are two kidneys. They can't tell if the kidneys are working from inside the womb, but there are two so he's got that going for him. All in all, my baby looks good. I am so thrilled!

Because I was so small at birth, I have to go back for ultrasounds on a pretty consistent basis to monitor baby Aronow's growth. But things are looking really good and I am so glad. This baby gets prayed over every day and God is certainly looking out for him.