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Monday, we found out the gender of our baby! I thought it would be the longest day ever, but luckily it wasn't. I did have about a hundred anxiety attacks during class though. I always get extreme anxiety about going to the doctor, even if it's for something painless and routine. Being that this was one of the most important doctor's appointments of my life thus far, I had constant anxiety and nervous excitement all day.

I was lucky enough to get to drink several glasses of water and then hold it for over an hour. That was quite uncomfortable, especially since I had to also drink something sugary (to get the baby to move around so the gender could be seen more easily). Sugar makes the baby move a lot! It was so worth it, though. At first, the tech took some measurements, because that was more important than knowing the gender, and she wanted to make sure to be able to get all the measurements she needed. The baby is right on target as far as how big it should be at this point. She got a profile view of the baby, and it was sucking it's thumb! Oh my goodness, it was the most precious thing ever. That brought on a few tears :) I think it really felt real at that moment. There's a little person in there and it sucks its thumb!! Wow. The tech then said that she thought she knew the gender, but it was hard to tell because the baby was breech and the cord was between the legs. I pleaded with her to do anything she could to get a better look, and she told me I could (finally!) go to to the bathroom, which could help reposition the baby. I came back, and she tried again. She was able to get a better look and tell us that the baby is a BOY!! She said she wasn't 100%, since the position of the baby and the cord between the legs didn't give her a perfect view, but it sure looked like a boy to me, and I'm no expert! I have since compared our ultrasound pictures to ones online, and I'm confident we're going to have a little guy :)

As soon as we stepped out of the doctor's office, I burst into tears. I had been so anxious/excited/emotional all day, and all those emotions finally hit me at once. I was so overwhelmingly happy that it was a boy, that I couldn't stop sobbing the whole drive home.

Jon called his parents and told them the news. We then arrived home to my family waiting anxiously. My mom is so cute. She had gotten 2 cupcakes at Costco earlier that day. One of them had a princess on it, and the other had a Superman logo. She had us choose the one that matched the gender, and hide it under a cup. We Skyped Drew in Washington, and announced the news by revealing the cupcake. It was very fun and everyone was so happy. My brother is the only boy cousin on my dad's side, so everyone's excited to have another boy in the family. We called my grandparents and then started telling everyone we knew.

It's still a little surreal that we finally know the gender of our little "it." I had been looking forward to 20 weeks for so long. It also feels weird to be halfway done with this pregnancy. It has flown by and now we have less than 5 months!