It's a boy! YES!!

So in all honesty I had no preference as to boy or girl, but the story behind it is why there was excitement in finding out.

During our visit with the sonographer, she claimed that you can tell up to an 80% accuracy based on the bone structure of the pelvic area. At 12 weeks and 5 days old, I was a bit skeptical to say the least considering. Either way, we let her give us her educated guess and you guessed it, she said girl.

So after her prediction, for the next 4 weeks Lizzy and I went around telling family and friends that we thought it was going to be a girl. My mother, excited for her first grandchild, even began buying clothing for baby girls. Hah! I was preparing mentally for the rest of my life and how I was going to handle things like her becoming a woman, boyfriends, and other things that I thought for sure were related to karma and all the stupid stuff I had done in the past. And I was ok with that.

When we finally went back for the "confirmation" sonogram, it was a family event. Along with Lizzy and myself, both my mother and father-in-law joined us for the sonogram. It was a packed house and we were all there prepared to receive confirmation that yes, it was a girl...Oh how the mood began to shift when the nurse began to hesitate and eventually said "I can't tell you with certainty. We are going to have to wait for the Doctor."  My heart was beginning to race as now I didn't know what to expect again!

Before the doctor entered the room, we put on some classic salsa music to get the baby moving, and it worked! Immediately after the doctor put the machine on Lizzy's belly, it was confirmed! BOY! I accidentally let out a small yell with excitement. What can I say? As a dad, you always hope to have the older brother to help you take care of the little girl who ends up being daddy's little girl in the long run.

I would have been more than excited either way, but now that we know it's a boy, the preparation for the room can begin. And my mom had to go exchange a bunch of stuff too.