and the gender is....

This is the first time I've blogged two days in a row for years, so don't get used to it. Just a quick post for those of you who are waiting anxiously in suspense to find out what the newest baby Mork will be. Boy or Girl.

We had our ultrasound appointment this morning. It was at 8:30am at the hospital- which is right across the street from the K-8 school that Ryan's mom works at. We had it all planned out to drop Coranelle of with her Grams while we went to the appointment. I don't think we fully realized the amount of school traffic that we would encounter at that time (even though I student taught there and am fully aware that school starts at 8:40). Anyhow, I told Ryan to go drop Coranelle off with his mom while I checked in. I was certain he wouldn't miss anything but me giving my urine sample and waiting. But, being that it was the first ultrasound appointment of the day and they wanted me with a full bladder, I was ushered right into the room with the ultrasound tech. I started to get all shaky and panicky because I knew Ryan was still in the school traffic and he had taken off time to come with me to the appointment. He was so excited! So, I squeakily asked the tech if she could wait to announce the sex of the baby until my husband got there and she agreed. She looked at everything, printed pictures, measured, checked the heartbeat, and still no husband. So, she covered up my belly and said, "Your husband better get here soon. I know what the baby is, but there is no guarantee that it will cooperate and I can show you". I almost started crying. But, Ryan arrived a few minutes later and she showed us both the baby. As she got down towards the leg/belly area, Ryan immediately said, "It's a boy!". And, it IS! A BOY! The little man was not hiding anything... not at all shy. So, we are positive.

We're so excited. SO thrilled. Actually, we don't really know how to act. We were just expecting girl so that if it was a boy, we could be pleasantly surprised. But, we both agree that we are used to a girl and not at all sure what to expect with a boy. Neither of us really let our thoughts go so far as to think about what it would be like if we did have a boy. Now, we have to wrap our heads around it.

Part of me is a little relieved that I won't have two teenage girls that hate me for a few years. :-) I was a bit nervous for that. And, I cannot even express how much fun I had with all my 9 and 10 year old boy students when I was teaching. I LOVED their sense of humor, their innocence, curiosity, and genuine kindness. As many of you know, most of my closest friends in HS were boys, so it will be so fun to raise one!

Ryan will be an awesome dad to a boy. I can picture them working on lifting cars, playing soccer, and smoking cigars together. (Not that Coranelle will not participate in all of the above, but it is a blessing that Ryan gets to father a son!).
That's all for now. I'll share the name once we are totally committed to it. Until then.... yay!