I am not a patient person. My students would be surprised exactly how impatient I am considering all the BS I put up with in class. Yesterday I took the day off of work to "test" my ELD students and see how they would act with a sub. ANYWAY, I was home and wanted to shop. However, you can't shop for a baby if you don't know the sex. So I got active.
I called a 4d Ultrasound business and was able to schedule an appointment @ 7 last night. Desi agreed that it would be cool to find out the sex of the baby as a family, rather then telling the boys after the fact.
We went. The ultrasound tech touched the magic wand to my belly and within seconds she said "did you see that?" and of course it was a big black blur to me. She said "want to know what you're having?" and I looked at the kids (who were smiling) and said yes. "You are having a boy!"
I have to admit, I was a little sad. My only response was "really? Another one?" with as much excitment as I could muster. It was only when I heard sobbing in the seats behind me that I started to worry. No, not from Desi. From Logan.
He cried his eyes out the entire 20-30 minutes of the ultrasound. He wanted a sister. BAD. I think he decided it was going to be a girl no matter what. So much that he couldn't hold back the tears. I wanted to stop the ultrasound and go hug him. I didn't care about the pictures. I didn't care about the video. I wanted to hug my baby boy. Desi did the best he could to console him, but he needed his mama. I tried to talk to him, but he was embarrassed.
After it was all over, we talked. I told him that it wasn't my choice, but God's choice to give us another boy. He must have a plan for our family, even if we don't know what it is yet. There is a reason for me to have 3 boys.
Now that the initial shock of it all is over, I'm beginning to think of what our house is going to be like with 3 boys running around. Obviously messy. My downstairs bathroom will continue to smell like pee from boys "missing the mark." However, I'm looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to Logan falling in love with his little brother. I'm looking forward to Liam becoming a big brother.
Desi and I have already agreed on a name. It's baseball related of course. Easton Nathaniel Herrera. The Nathaniel may change (although I really like it). Desi says the odds of one of the boys "going pro" has just increased.
He's excited.
So am I.
Enjoy!