NIPT and gender results are in!

I just wanted to share this, as it's such big news for me. 💜

My husband and I have been married 15 years (we actually conceived within a few days of our anniversary on June 20), and we never wanted to be parents... Until we decided this March that if we were gonna do it, it was better sooner than later. I thought it was gonna take a long time, but nope, only three months exactly from first time not preventing to BFP. 😍

Since I'm "advanced maternal age" and will be 40 about a month before the little one is due, my doctor ordered NIPT with my regular bloodwork. I was really anxious to find out the gender early--we both wanted a girl so much!--so I was fine with this... But I've found it to be the most nerve-wracking experience possible while waiting for the results.

This Monday, I got to hear Baby's heartbeat for the second time (about 160 bpm), and found out all my bloodwork looked great. Score! Just the prenatal testing to wait on... And I was getting more and more nervous and wishing I'd left it all up to fate instead.

By yesterday, I had worked myself up into a downright panic, especially when I was stuck late at work and checked my messages remotely only to have one from the doctor's office to "schedule some things." I was crying by the time I got home and called back, fearing the worst.... Turns out, they just wanted to know which of the two facilities I wanted to go for my anatomy scan, since both take my insurance. 😳😂 Sooooooooo, I got that set up on October 23, at 20 weeks (I'm currently 14w2d).

Today, I had another message from them, and the OB coordinator said "everything is FINE, please give me a call when you have a minute." She must have heard from the other lady how stressed out I was. So, I called.... And everything IS fine. 😮😮😮

Well... We're not getting our girl and my husband is pretty disappointed, but he'll get over it and realize how awesome our kid is, no matter what. Very cool thing is we'd only had a girl's name chosen until a few days ago, when Daddy came up with the most perfect boy's name (relieving even more stress for me because I couldn't even think of one). It was sooooo sweet... He just said "so I've been thinking.... Wanted to run this by you, just in case we end up having a boy..." He actually seemed shy, but I was completely in love right away, and he was much more confident when he suggested the middle name he'd been trying out. It's an altogether beautiful name.... 😍 And it will roll easily out on those occasions it needs said sternly. 😂

I expected to be very disappointed myself, but hearing that our son is just fine was the most beautiful thing I've heard in a long time...I heard "healthy" and suddenly, nothing else mattered. 😭😭😭

Can't wait to see my little man again in a few weeks, and for him to meet his daddy soon after, ETA March 10, 2020. Let's hope he can be a little more patient than his mommy (I was expected March 9, but born Feb 1 😂).

(my little bump, 14 weeks along... I haven't gained a pound, only size! 😂 Little sweetie is being so good to me, I haven't been sick at all.)

(8 week scan)