This was written a couple weeks ago shortly after our ultrasound on Monday June 20th but I am just now getting around to posting it.
I have always known why I wanted to do this. I wanted like so many others to give the gift of a child to a couple who wasn't able to conceive on their own. Today was my first real glimpse at how wonderful the gift really was. My IPs were in town for the gender U/S. We had such a nice time hanging out on Sunday. We went to brunch at the Purple Onion, went on a tour of my dad's studio, and then toured around Asheville with Bill as our tour guide. They brought Chinese gifts for all the kids, my mom, my dad, and a close family friend who helped me learn to give myself injection and has been a constant supporter. My IM made my mother tear up three times telling her how grateful she was that she raised me and I was able to give her this gift. We had a full day of being around family and showing them where I lived.
Then the real gift came this morning. We saw fairly early on that baby A was a little boy. My IM really wanted a girl so when they brought Baby B up on the screen and they immediately showed it was a little girl there wasn't a dry eye in the room including the ultrasound tech! I am so thrilled for them! They are so over the moon right now. They got exactly what they wanted and I just couldn't be happier for them.
The only really scary news was that Baby Girl has a white spot on her heart. It usually is nothing but can be a factor of down syndrome. Luckily there are no other down syndrome indicators and the NT scan showed everything to fine a couple months ago so the doctors aren't too worried.
Here are some pictures of the ultrasound:
My favorite is a pictures of both babies. Baby B is Little Girl and she looks like she is sitting on her brothers head. You can't see it but on the ultrasound her brother is kicking his sister in the back of the head. It was the cutest thing!
Here is baby A. This is Little Boy. At the ultrasound he was currently head down! And is obviously a boy!
This is Baby Boy waving at us, either that or telling us he was done with pictures.
Profile shot, he had his face smooched in to his placenta.
Here is Baby Girl.
Really good profile shot of Baby Girl.
Here are the pictures we took after brunch.
Y, me, Bill, & S in front of the Purple Onion
Y with the kids
Y & I in downtown Asheville.
