And it's a......

We had our anatomy scan at 8am this morning. I managed to drag myself out of bed so I could get to the gym before we had to leave at around 7am, and I did have a few tears as I drove along worrying about the scan but also thinking about dad not being with us anymore. Last time, mum and dad had arranged to call my cell phone at a certain time so they could be the first to know about the baby's sex. Our plan was to do something similar and for this time, of course, Raf to be there with us... We arranged with mum for her to call again, but it was very sad to think of her finding out the news on her own.

It was a bit of a mistake to go to the gym as I returned home and things were frantic and then traffic was terrible, so we just about made it to the appointment in time. Thank goodness we bought ipads, ipods, and all things distraction with us as Rafi wasn't especially interested in looking at the baby on the screen!

It was an absolute relief to see the baby. En route to the ultrasound mum had called to tell us she had come across a birth announcement in the local paper welcoming a baby names Isla May. This seemed like a good omen. Neither Rich nor I had strong feelings about the sex of the baby but both of us were erring towards a girl. Then a boy!

Like last time, we asked the sonographer (a lovely woman) to place the card in an envelope so we could open it later. It was phenomenal to see the baby with its developed spine and heart and other organs. Everything was looking super and the technician explained everything as she went along. I suspect she may have heard that I am a bit of a frantic lunatic about pregnancy.

Measurements all looked good, and thank the Lord the head was of average size! Raf's head and tummy always measured about 3 weeks ahead with his little legs always measuring right on track or a little earlier (which is similar to his build now). This baby had a normal sized head, long limbs, and the same Oliver Campbell big tummy :)

Raf held himself together for the scan - just - but was pleased to leave the place so we could get some breakfast. We headed to the same restaurant we'd gone to when we'd had our scan with Rafi, and amazingly exerted some patience and willpower as we ordered food with the envelope right next to us. Raf, mind you, was being a little tyrant so we were quite preoccupied trying to get him to dial it down a bit.

 

Waiting... the anticipation!

 Waiting some more...

 Cheesy grin before the big moment....

 I can't look... I help get Raf started with the envelope....

I still can't look.... 

 

Oh, mercy... I see it... 

I'm in utter shock....

It's a baby brother! We were not expecting that! 

A little shell-shocked... 

The best thing about a new brother is the cake!

We weren't expecting this, either!