Our baby is a HE. . . . no a SHE. . .Huh?
I've made no secret of the fact that I want a girl for #3. We thought about not finding out at all and just waiting till the delivery but I couldn't do it. So we had a "secret" ultrasound about 3 weeks ago. I wanted time to prepare myself in case it was a boy without having the pressure of everyone asking what it was. The tech was running late, comes in, puts the wand on my belly and asks me what I have at home. The convo follows:
Me: I have 2 boys at home.
Tech: Oh well, sorry to tell you this is another one.
Me: (nothing because I was about to cry at how disappointed I was and how rude she was).
The ultrasound was over in 5 minutes and Steve and I left feeling rather dejected.
Three days later I was starting to feel okay about adding another boy to the fam although we still couldn't convince our firstborn Nikolai that it was a boy. Every time we talked about the baby he told us it was a girl. After the ultrasound when I was trying to prep him so he wouldn't be too sad, he told us that we were wrong, it was a girl. Sigh - not an auspicious start to their relationship :).
So we went in for the 20 week comprehensive ultrasound today to make sure all the organs and stuff were okay . . . there was only one organ missing. Not sure what happened between the first and second ultrasound but the he is now most definitely a she. The conversation with the Dr. follows:
Me/Steve: He this, He that. .
Dr: Why do you keep calling it "he?"
Me: Well, we had an ultrasound a couple weeks ago and they told us it was a boy.
Dr: Uh, I think this is not a boy (said in his cute Iranian accent).
Me/Steve: (mouths gaping open) Huh?
Dr: This is definitely not a boy. There is no ____ (you fill in the blank -- I don't want my blog to be R rated).
He must have checked 5 or 6 times just to be sure and because we were so shocked. I was laughing so hard he couldn't keep the wand on my belly. Especially because I had just finally told someone last night that it was a boy.
One of these things is not like the others and I'm so happy about it.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
24 comments:
Hip hip hooray! Hallelujah! Congrats! Yehaw! Yay! Girls are very fun! And very dramatic :) Be prepared for spending money on clothes that you dont really need, but they are so cute you have to get them. We are very happy for you:)
Congratulations!! I am so super excited for you guys! How FUN!!
I am so excited for you... I hope we will follow your pattern!!!
Hooray for Pink! Pink clothes, pink tutus, baby dolls, Barbies...you are in for a real adventure! And don't forget a new girlie library, too: Pinkalicious, Fancy Nancy, Princess Baby,-- these are just a few of our favorites. So happy for you!
so fun! a cute little hale girl!!! i'm very happy for you.
YESSSSSSS! Just what I was hoping for. That is too funny about the mix up. What if it had never come up and when you gave birth she came out a girl? Crazy crazy crazy.
Good Grief! I have heard WAY to many of these stories about early ultrasounds being wrong and then the 20 weeker telling the real deal. Next time I'm not going to stress myself out with an early one. That aside, Yipee!!! SO SO SO EXCITED FOR YOU! Have fun picking out the cutest girl clothes ever, they get more and more cute every time I go to the store. Congratulations!
I am so thrilled for you! I have to say, girl clothes and books and toys are so fun. You are going to have a great time. We'll have to go shopping for some fun clothes. Yeah!!!
Stories like this are what make great blog posts.
We are so happy for your fam!
Oh YEAH! I am hoping to have your same luck. Well, not quite yet, I suppose I have to get pregnant first.
Welcome to the world of princesses (and presidents if you get a girl like mine!)!
Okay, how come our mix up went the other way? Imagine my excitement when I thought I was having a girl only to find out three weeks (and several shopping trips) later that she was indeed a he. We like to call it our "pink scare". But, I wouldn't trade my sweet little Caleb for anyone, even if he is my THIRD boy!! CONGRATS!!! So thrilled for you and yes, just a teensy jealous. Loves....
I was SO happy when you called about the missing part! Now little E will have a girl cousin and I will have someone to drown myself in pink with! Long live disney princesses and extensive bow collections!!
Yeah Mary! Congrats to all of you - it will be fun to add a bunch of pink to everything! She is one lucky baby - I can't believe how often there are mix ups like that! It does make for a good story though
Great story! Long live PINK! Congrats, Mar!
We couldn't be more excited for you! Hales babies are the cutest! Big brother was right all along--tell Nikels and Lukey they are the luckiest guys around.
Jill and crew
Wahoo for baby girls!!! I can't believe that they screwed up so bad!! I have to admit that when I had Caitlin, she came out and I asked if she was a girl cuz I think that I had this fear that they had it wrong. Congrats!!
Wahoooo!!!! This is fantastic news. I'm so excited for you. The shopping possibilities are endless! Much love to you guys!
Congratulations! I was hoping going in for another ultrasound that the Doc would tell me it was a girl instead of a boy, but it's still a boy. Try four boys :)
yea for the Hales! i hope she will have another girl cousin join her soon after she's born...we'll see
I think I'm kind of offended by this post... BOYS ROCK!!! I'm happy you're happy, but I know you'd have loved the boy :)
Yay you get a girl.....that is a pretty funny story....nice ultrasound person the first go around. :) Anyway, so excited for you guys. Fun to follow you on your blog. We love you guys. Loves!
Oh yippee! That is so exciting! Looks like Nikolai is NO dummy! Kids just know these things! Have fun shopping GIRL!!
Hooray for baby girls! Congratulations!! SO SO much fun!
Post a Comment