Well our baby's name is OFFICIAL :) Thats right we know what gender it is! September 10th was one of the greatest days ever for us and this post will probably be a VERY LENGTHY one because I feel like there is so much to say about it...if you get bored you can stop reading but I wanted to share the whole experience with all of you!
Originally I was supposed to have my ultrasound at 2:00 in the afternoon on September 10th but due to Aaron's work schedule and having to be in Lexington, the doctors office so graciously let us come in first thing in the morning at 7:30 AM so that Aaron wouldn't miss it! I was SO thankful for that!! Women's First is the BEST practice if you ever need a great place to go!! I went back later at 2:00 to meet with the doctor by myself but wanted to make sure Aaron got to see our precious angel and find out the gender together!!
So like any morning that I have an ultrasound I always get nervous due to past circumstances and experiences and tend to throw up every time (TMI I know!). Aaron and I prayed for peace as we went in to the doctors office not knowing what the outcome would be when we left. All the ultrasound techs at Women's First are AMAZING but I just didn't want the one I had with the first baby. I have absolutely NOTHING against her and she is the sweetest lady ever, I just wanted a new experience with this baby with a different person and I didn't want her voice playing in my head because I had nightmares about that prior. There was one ultrasound tech I really wanted inparticular and I prayed that I would get her and sure enough I did!!! When the ultrasound tech called my name, my heart started to race...we were led in to the exact room where we were 6 months ago when I was told my first baby was gone so immediately extreme and intense feelings of emotion welled up inside of me and I was VERY nervous. Being in that room just brought back all those feelings and emotions of excitement of seeing our baby for the first time together only to quickly find out it was gone. I hate that we can't go in to our ultrasounds immediately with joy and excitement but that moment was just something that is hard to forget. I had Aaron by my side holding my hand and he reassured me of God's comfort no matter what we saw on that screen.
As soon as the ultrasound tech put that wand thing on my belly and I saw our precious angel's heart beating strong I began to cry quietly just thanking God for redeeming this moment and giving us a new life and a new treasure here on earth to love and hold. The first baby never takes away my emmense joy with this baby but one will never forget their children no matter how long they were with them and they will always always be missed no matter what.
The ultrasound tech had a hard time getting the baby's heartrate at the beginning because it kept waving its arm back and forth over its chest blocking the ability to get the soundwaves! It was like the baby knew what she was trying to do haha!! As soon as we heard that heart beating tears started to well up in Aaron's eyes!
Talk about pulling at my heart strings!! We were just both so overjoyed to hear that sound. Seeing it is one thing but there is something about hearing it that makes it more real and reassuring. The ultrasound tech checked all the organs and the brain and everything else before we got to the gender part...we were patient but very excited at the same time and eager for her to get there :)!! We would be happy boy or girl it was just so exciting!
When she went to look to see what the gender was the baby crossed its legs and put its hands down! In my mind I was thinking "OH NO! What if we can't see what the gender is!!" It was so funny because the ultrasound tech began to shake my belly around and had me lay on my side! Sure enough that moved the baby enough to see and faster than I could blink we all of a sudden heard...."ITS A BOY!!!"" :) :) :)!!! Aaron started to cry and of course I started to cry! We are so overjoyed to have a SON :) I can't believe I can actually say it now!!!
OUR BABY BOY NOAH PARKER ROBERTS! When the tech left the room Aaron and I had a couple minutes by ourselves and we thanked God for redeeming this moment for us...I think God put us in that ultrasound room making it bittersweet to show us His grace in our lives that although our first baby is in heaven, God never left us or forsaked us and redeemed that moment for us with this new and beautiful life in that exact same room.
Of course we were on cloud 9 when we left and still are! I didn't want to go to work and I didn't want Aaron to go to work either because I just wanted to sit and talk about Noah all day long! We sat on a bench outside for a bit and looked at our ultrasound pics and then went our separate ways to work...that was hard...later on I went back to see Dr. Dutton to go over the ultrasound with her and she said he was perfect and measuring right on target! He weighs 11 ounces right now :) I love that I can say "He" now and not "It" or "the baby." This baby's health is such a gift to us and we don't take it lightly or for granted. We were ready for whatever came our way and are grateful no matter what for the precious life God has entrusted us to take care of!
Noah's precious little profile!
Noah Playing with his nose :) SO CUTE!!
I'M A BOY!!
Finding out Monday first thing in the morning was so exciting for us because it was such a wonderful way to start out our week but we had to keep it a secret until Thursday which was SO HARD!!! The reason being is because Aaron had to work late Monday-Wednesday night this week and we really wanted to tell our families in person...so Thursday night we had a Dinner Reveal Party with just our immediate families and it was ssssooo exciting!! Of course all week I had people trying to pry it out of me but I stood my ground and didn't tell a soul until the family found out! :) It was kind of fun just Aaron and I knowing for a couple of days anyway...it was special for us to have that just together.
After dinner we gave everyone a cake pop and told them there was a pink or a blue cake filling...I told everyone that they needed to shout out what it was when they bit into the cake pop! It was VERY exciting! Below are some pictures! I have a video but for some reason my iphone wouldn't send it correctly to my email so I couldn't download it :( I will put it on facebook though :) Hope you enjoy :) We sure did!!!
The cute little cake pops that Laura and Emma Sears so graciously made for us! She is so creative and talented!
My poor dad! He was the ONLY one that thought it was a girl! He even got the baby a cute pink piggy...he was so excited though to have another grandson! This makes boy #4 for my parents :)
Aaron and I with our blue cake pops!! :)
Noah's first set of UK onsies! He is ready for March Madness thanks to my wonderful Mother-in-Law!
