Finding out that we have an Andrew (Oct. 26, 2009)

At my next doctor's appointment, I had an ultrasound. I thought that it might be a bit of a long shot to ask the technician for the sex of the baby, but I felt that the worst thing that could happen would be for her to tell me "no." In fact, it was quite the opposite response, because she said that the baby was being very cooperative in that department. She said that it was a boy!! I was so excited just to know, and I was completely fine with the idea of having a son. I thought Dennis might need some time to get used to the idea, since he had thought we were having a girl from the first day I told him that I was pregnant. The tech proved my suspicions of the sex of the baby by printing me off a picture of the baby showing his maleness. It was the cutest picture ever, because he could almost read my mind by showing me that he was a boy, so I didn't have to wonder anymore.


I called Dennis shortly after the ultrasound to introduce the news to him as calmly as possible. He is the type of person who needs to get used an idea in order to be okay with things. He had to get used to being engaged, and then he had to get used to me being pregnant. I knew he would get used to this as well, because he loves my nephews, and I knew that he would love having a son! This doctor's visit was also days before Dennis was about to turn 30, so I knew that he had other things on his mind besides my pregnancy, which was ALWAYS on my mind. Also, Dennis normally went on my doctor's visits with me, but today was the exception, which also seemed to be a good thing. It was good that I was the one to tell him the news. From the way he explains it, he was more worried about having a teenage boy than having a baby boy. It is funny how his mind works, and that he would be concerned about that so early. Being a high-school teacher, that was the least of my worries. In fact, I had no worries about having a son. Having any baby who is healthy is all I cared about. I just couldn't wait until my next ultrasound at the hospital to see pictures of my son!