Our Bundle of Joy

Last Tuesday, we had our first 2 tests toward finding out if this baby will be healthy. We were hoping to get the results Monday, but as the hours ticked by, it seemed as though that was not going to happen. I barely slept Monday night, plagued with crazy dreams and continually just waking up. So when I woke up Thursday morning, I went and got Collin and his milk and he laid besides me as I called maternal fetal medicine. The sweet nurse said the genetic counselor was not in, nor were the results showing up in the computer, but she would have the genetic counselor call me as soon as she got in. Well, about 45 minutes later, I got the call. She asked how I was doing. I told her anxious. She laughed, and told us that she had good news: everything in the tests came back perfectly!!! I was so excited, Collin even started clapping at my excitement. She than asked if we wanted to know what the baby was going to be. I told her yes. She said, "well, its a little baby boy!!!" I was stunned and excited, and Collin started clapping again! This was the first time that it was not Mike and together finding out what the baby would be. I thanked her, and got of the phone. I told Collin that he was going to be a big brother, and I started clapping. Collin started laughing and clapping some more. I called Mike and let him know. He was finally right with this one (he predicted wrong with Lilly and Ryker) and he said, "no, you are fooling me." I told him I was not. He was laughing, and just really excited. It will be wonderful to have a brother so close in age for Collin, and there will be another boy cousin about two months before our little guy makes his debut!!! It will be a lot of fun, because Collin has a cousin exactly 2 months older and now this little guy will. I am definitely outnumbered in this house. Thank-heavens for Lilly!!! Our next step is in three weeks finding out if this little guy has four chambers to his heart. I am nervous, because our last biological little guy was our heart baby. But we are still hopeful. Thank-you everyone for the support, it means so much to us and for cheering us along. The scary part is just around the corner, with the next scan and than our fetal echo, which I will probably schedule next Monday at Mike's cardiology appointment up at PCMC (haha!) But it is relieving to have a little reassurance with each of these steps!