A Little Blue

So, Nate's cousin's wife is due about two weeks after I am. They were in the office the other day, and told Nate that they are having a girl. Nate thinks about this for a couple of days and then starts to get a little antsy. He wonders why we have to wait another three weeks to find out. So, yesterday he decided that we wouldn't wait. We found a place that has a certified technician, and went to have an ultrasound done. The girls have really been anxious to see "pictures" of the baby and were super good sports. I was a little more reserved. From my experience with Amelia I know that an ultrasound is not always exciting. An ultrasound can deliver good or bad news. Of course, we always hope for the good, but that is not always the case. What I wanted more than to know {boy/girl} was to know {healthy}. But I was a good sport and went along. They couldn't have done it without me. And I'm sure you are saying, would you just get to the point? OK, the evidence is clear that we are having another......

BOY

The boys were at school, so we had the girls each pick out a little something that would indicate the gender of the new baby, and we wrapped it up in yellow, pink, purple, and blue. The girls got giggly when we told them not to tell, that it was a secret, and we could try and trick the boys when we got home. On the way home Amelia got on the phone with Clay, who tried to get her to tell. She stuck to her guns and would not say. Nate thought he would have the boys do a few slave acts before he would tell. I think they would have done about anything he asked just so they could know. He had them giving him a foot massage. I wish I had had a video of the commotion, the whooping and hollering that ensued when the boys pulled out the blue camouflage blanket. I was laughing my guts out. Their excitement was contagious.

So, farewell, purple room, and boxes of baby girl clothes. Another adventure awaits us.