Because I am shamed by how long it took me to post anything the last few months, I am attempting to do it today while we are on SPRING BREAK and Jacoby is napping...although I should be picking up my house.
This morning, we went in for our ultrasound. It was originally supposed to be Wednesday after school so Zach could go, but once I realized that it was Spring Break, I called and fibbed (just a little) and said I could only do it on Monday morning of this week...because that is 2 less days of waiting.
I was disappointed with Jacoby's ultrasound that we found out we were having a boy and had to wait 30 minutes until we left to really react or say anything. I wanted to be able to go crazy. SO, we had the ultrasound technician write it on a piece of paper and seal it in an envelope. We went through the rest of the appointment but anxiously had it awaiting in my hands for the moment we got into the car. During the ultrasound, the technician kept saying, "Wow, this is one mobile baby. I can't get it to sit still for a picture." Really...she said it multiple times. I should have known then what had gotten ourselves into.
Finally, closing the car doors, we tore open the envelope and there was the phrase, "Its a boy" We screamed and looked at each other with wide eyes, but immediately, I am embarrassed to say that we began analyzing the note. First of all, the lady didn't even use correct punctuation by forgetting the apostrophe because "Its" in that sentence is showing a contraction, not possession. Second of all, there was no exclamation point or anything! If it were me, I would have put smiley faces and exclamation points all over the place! (Didn't she realize we would be putting it in a baby book to save for years and years???) Regardless, we were super excited. I cried just like I did when I found out Jacoby was a boy, because it suddenly becomes that much more real that there is a tiny child miraculously growing inside of me and no matter what I do, I am not in control of this child's life. What a relief to know that God is sovereign and I am not. Our kids could be in seriously trouble if I was.
We made our phone calls and stopped for lunch on the way home from Liberty, as well as a pit stop at T-Mobile so I could finally get a new phone. (That is an entirely different story...) When we picked up Jacoby, we told him he was going to have a little brother and he started laughing and throwing his head back and clapping even though he had absolutely NO IDEA what was going on. He was observant enough to realize that everyone else was excited, and that is all that matters when you want a reaction out of him.
I was so impartial to what gender I was hoping for. Of course, at some point, we want a girl. However, for Jacoby's sake, I so badly wanted a boy. I just keep thinking about how Jacoby and this baby will be close just like Zach is close with his brother. They can share a room and sleep in bunk beds. We also realized that if/when we do have a girl, she will have 3 examples of Godly men in her family instead of just 2. Zach may have his doubles team and Jacoby will luckily have at least one boy to be buddies with since every other baby in the family will be girls!
I think I am rambling at this point, but you should know that I am suddenly very self-conscious of my grammar and typos since I criticized the ultrasound technician. So, please don't judge me if I make a mistake. :)
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