Gender Reveal (baby2012)

Today I am 20 weeks 1 day pregnant.  I'm exactly half way through my pregnancy.  I'm feeling better besides these headaches and my belly is getting cutely round and less blob-like.  There are lots of perks to the months 5-9 in pregnancy.

One perk of hitting 20 weeks is getting to go to the anatomy scan or level II ultra sound.  It's a 45 minute appointment where they measure each and every teeny part of your baby.  The tech is looking for genetic disorder red flags, heart defects, size problems and the like.  We've been very blessed to always walk into these appointments hopefully and walk out of them satisfied that we have a healthy baby growing within.  This time was no exception.  Our little one passed with flying colors.  Everything measured exactly with my due date and all baby's little systems were working as they should.  Wonderful!  Now all baby has to do is grow and we will be ready to meet this little bundle in December.

One difference this time was that we found out the gender.  June, Josh, and Eliz were all "surprises."  I wanted to find out to see if anything was different knowing ahead if time... picking out just 1 gender specific name, bonding differently bc I KNOW it's a boy or girl... things like that.  We did the birth gender reveal three times, and that's totally worth it, but I wanted to find out.  And we did.

In December of this year we will be welcoming another sweet baby...  GIRL!

I'm happy for a few reasons.  I never had a sister and always wanted one.  Elizabeth now will have that gift.  The 2 boys are paired off so it seems logical for Eliz to get paired off with the next sibling... which now she is.  I've also really enjoyed raising her, so welcoming another girl just sounds fun.   There is a balance to our family.  It's nice.  A boy would have totally worked too bc Elizabeth and Josh are such pals, but I am thrilled that Elizabeth will have a sister.  Also, I have yet to experience a Winter baby girl.  I've had a Spring and a late-Fall boy and a Summer girl.  Having a little Winter girl is a new experience for me.  I've never bundled up a teeny girl. :)

So yay for new life.  I'm so greatly anticipating this little one joining our family.  I'm also so thankful that we were given a break from the 19/20month age spacing.  I'm really enjoying my house of toddlers right now.  There is no trace of baby in the house and that's cool to experience.  It's a first.  It makes me long for this little one and appreciate the dynamic that the house has right now.  Life is good.  God is good.