Ultrasound Tech Guy walks in, squirts the gel on my belly. Vae was apprehensive about it all, as she usually is, until she saw that gel, which is apparently hilarious. Wand moves over my belly and we see a VERY active baby! Arms and legs flailing, head moving from side to side. That explains the constant flits and kicks and flutters I've been feeling since week 16 :-)
I like to think Baby is waving Hi!
"Ready for the gender?" The Tech Guy asked. Chris hoped for a boy (of course) I hoped for a girl, but had a little feeling it was a boy.
"See those parts right there? Those are little........parts"
We all walked out with huge smiles on our faces!
That was Wednesday. I had dinner plans made for Friday with my Dad, stepmom Sus, brother Nate, sister in law Gina (and Ollie) and sister Amber. I had to wait two full days to reveal who was in my belly! Thank God I had plenty of work around the house, and a sweet Nevaeh to keep me busy!
I planned and planned. I had the best idea on how to announce it. Bought a new outfit (Good excuse, right?!)
Look at that belly! 19 1/2 weeks. This is gonna be a big kid!
We ate at Olive Garden in Dayton, it was a good middle point for all of us. Plus I had been craving Seafood Alfredo for weeks so I didn't even need to glance at the menu! They were extra tortured to know they had to wait until the end of the meal to find out.
But, like dessert, I told them it was best saved till the end! So we could leave with something sweet in our mouths.
Food comes, great conversation. I almost forgot why we were there, and just enjoyed my time with family. With all of us in different parts of Ohio (or right outside Ohio in good ole KY) these nights were rare, and I was cherishing every moment, soaking up the jokes and laughter. Grandma Sus of course was badgering Nevaeh the whole night, trying to get the secret out of her. My little trooper just smiled sweetly at her, not spilling a single bean!
Some Highlights from the night...
By this point (like you readers) everyone was more than ready for dessert. I had a chat with the waiter, who was thrilled to be a part of this surprise! Handed him my tupperware wrapped in foil (didn't want anyone catching a glimpse of the fruit!) and ordered a slice of raspberry cheesecake (really the only dessert that would taste perfect with blueberries or strawberries).
Then we waited patiently for the dessert to be brought out. At one point my brother's face split into a huge grin and he said "Here it comes!" We whipped our heads around to see a waitress carrying a tray with a plate of red....lasagna. Try again!
Finally we saw our waiter (crap for me forgetting that awesome guy's name!) walking out. He turned out to be the perfect waiter because he made my surprise even better. He carried the tray with the plate, and had it covered with a napkin. The suspense! I loved it! He asked my brother for my name, then came to stand by me, and just icing-ed my night even more.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" He shouted. My face turned red, of course.
"Bethany here is pregnant, and we are going to find out the gender of the baby right now!" I could feel the whole restaurant whip their attention to our table, and my stepmom said the two women behind me craned their necks with open jaws in anticipation.
Waiter set the plate down.
"Ready?!"
Ready!
"1...2!...3!!!!!!!!!!!"
He whipped the napkin off....
Screeches! A lot of people applauded, my whole family shouted in excitement!
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IT'S A GIRL!!
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