Not mind blowing, toe curling, baby making sex! I mean the sex of the baby (get your mind out
of the gutter)! I’m pretty sure most
women have two thoughts when they find out they are expecting…1) they pray for
a healthy baby and 2) they wonder if they’ve been blessed with a boy or a girl.
Finding out the sex of our baby was a high priority for Eran and I. Eran because he wanted to know if his
“legacy” would live on in a son and me because, well, I was just ready to shop
for pink or blue. Eran was so eager to
find out the sex that he decided he wanted to visit a 3D ultrasound clinic so
we could find out 3weeks early. I would only recommend doing this if you are
super anxious (as were we) and if you have a few extra bucks to spare (it can
be expensive). The place we went to
offered three options: gender reveal, 3D
ultrasound or 4D ultrasound. You could
also purchase a package that included the same day gender reveal and an option
to return later in your pregnancy and receive a 3D ultrasound or upgrade to the
4D. Eran took one look at the 3D/4D
images in the ultrasound office and said, “hell no!” He was so freaked out by being able to see
such an image of the baby. He actually
told the woman it was unnatural and they looked like clay aliens. Can’t say I disagree. The salesperson also tried to sell us a
plastic heart that they can upload with the sound of the baby’s heartbeat. I literally thought Eran was going to run out
of the place. When he went to sit down I
asked the woman to please stop talking to him.
We went in for the ultrasound and even after peeing twice before I felt
like I was gonna piss all over the place.
It was pretty cool they set you up in a relaxing room with low lights,
soft music and instead of looking at a monitor the image is projected on a huge
wall in front of you. The tech stalled
for a few seconds, for suspense I suppose, and then he pointed to the baby’s
genitals and said CONGRATS IT’S A BOY!
My husband, Eran Burton Landry, jumped out of his chair like a damn
fool. He ran across the room and started
celebrating like he had just ran the winning touchdown at the Super Bowl. He started fist pumping (well his version of
fist pumping) and shouting YEA! Now anybody who knows Eran, I mean really knows
him, knows this is not typical Eran behavior unless MAYBE he’s had a few drinks
and we are on our annual ski trip other than that the man just doesn’t show
emotion. I seriously thought he was
gonna start crying. He was so
excited! I was excited to, but I didn’t
jump off the table and run around the room like a crazy woman. I just laid pack and smiled and thought to
myself “thank goodness I don’t have to discuss tampons and carrying yourself
like a lady.” Whew! I also thought about how my lil man would
look, sound, and act. I prayed right on
the table that he would have his daddy’s patience and athletic ability, but a
little bit of my sensitive side and ability to see two sides to every
story.
Finding out the sex of the baby makes things seem so much
more real. You know longer can call the
baby IT or THING or whatever else. There’s
something so surreal about finally being able to say, “my son.” I loved my son the moment I found out I was
pregnant, but the moment I heard “it’s a boy” I fell in love with him 10 times
more. I can’t wait to meet him and count his
little fingers and toes! I'm so excited!!!!
I thought we were really gonna talk about sex :(
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the baby boy anyway!
Funny - Rae. Even funnier your amazing imagery (you are quite the little writer - you need to keep this up baby year one)
ReplyDeleteKnowing EBL the image of him celebrating his son was priceless and I really wish you had it captured on your iPhone to share or even better on IG. In any event, can't wait to meet Baby Boy Landry.