We had our 20 week ultrasound on Friday and ... it's a boy!!! We are thrilled to add a little blue to our house and can't wait to meet this precious baby at the end of March. We bought Claire a big blue balloon to tell her the news and she has warmed right up to the idea of having a baby brother. She even helped us pick out some little blue socks for him at the store.
I have always thought of this baby as a boy. During my last miscarriage, I had a dream that I had just delivered a baby and was laying in a hospital bed holding my newborn son. (I wrote about it in this post.) The dream was so vivid and I woke up with a real sense of peace about that loss. I felt like God was reassuring me, encouraging me that there would be joy at the end of that pain. Finding out that this baby is indeed a boy feels like confirmation of that promise, and I am filled with gratitude for what God is giving us.
The rest of the ultrasound went very well. Everything they were able to see looked healthy. At the end of the ultrasound, however, the tech said she would like us to come back in four weeks for a follow-up ultrasound. There was a "shadow" over the baby's heart and she wants to check in on it again to see if we can get better pictures. I admit I am a little concerned. I wonder if there is a problem with the heart, and I read online that "shadows" can be a soft marker for downs syndrome. But we did have the early trisomy screening and our numbers were very good, so I'm trying not to spend the next 4 weeks worrying. Instead, I'm going to focus on that dream of our baby boy, pray for a clean bill of health at the next ultrasound, and trust God to take care of our family.
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