Ultrasound Two: Pink or Blue?
Yesterday, we went to get an anatomy ultrasound for Baby Z, and that includes the possibility of finding out the gender. For the past months, I’ve always felt that the baby was a boy, already preparing Zem that she’ll have a baby brother. So she’s been calling my tummy, Baby ZIAS, short for Zacharias. And even people in church know Baby Z by this name…We’ve planned our kids’ names even before they were conceived so we’ve had our hearts set on them. But yesterday, the technician felt very unsure about concluding the gender of Baby Z due to the position of the baby. This made Perze and me a little heartbroken, but even more so into a deeper realization that this baby could in fact be a girl! All the images of having two beautiful little girls close in age made me rethink the dynamics of our family. Don’t get me wrong, boy OR girl, we’re immensely excited for this added blessing, this amazing life being formed in my womb. I’ve just always had this image in my mind that Em would be helping me take care of her baby brother. The thought takes some adjustment. But aside from […]