It's...a...BOY!!!!!!

FINALLY today we found out that our little Mango is a Boy. I am just so ecstatic to know and be able to buy things I think I might burst. It has not been an easy road for the last few weeks however...

I got a call from the OBs office a few weeks ago that my blood test results came back, and my chance of downs went to 1:888 (based on my age) to 1:252 and said that she wanted me to see a specialist. I completely freaked, and was so sad to think that on the day we went in to find out what our baby was going to be, we would be worried that we would find something wrong with it. I couldn't get into the specialist until the 16th, so I kept my original appointment with my OB to have my ultrasound. That was Monday.

Monday came, and we were excited that we would get to find out what it was, and wouldn't have the added worry of being at the Specialist's office. Well, our little one wouldn't show us what he was, but the Doctor came back to let us know that thought that the baby had something called Dandy-Walker Syndrome, a horrific neurological disorder. He said he wanted me to get into the Specialist right away and so he called to get me in Wednesday (today). I have been an absolute disaster the last 2 days...I haven't been able to sleep and I have been crying at the drop of a hat.

So we get to the specialists office, and the baby still would not uncross his legs for the ultrasound...I assumed once again I would not know what it was before vacation! The ultrasound tech put me in a hydraulic chair that made my feet go up all the way to the ceiling and then pushed on my belly and lo and behold....he uncrossed! I said "IS THAT A PENIS!?" I couldn't believe it. I would have bet my life that we were going to be having a little girl! I am so thrilled to be having a little boy though.

Then the Doctor came in...she said everything looks PERFECT. I have NEVER been so relieved I could have jumped up and kissed her on the lips. And we leave in three days for vacation! AHHH what a relief! This has just turned into the best day!!!

Next time, I'm just going to the woods and delivering my baby there to see what happens. No more doctors scaring the crap out of me!!