Our first ultrasound was the evening of Thursday, Nov. 3rd. That Friday morning, at 7:45am, we had our first phone call with Dr. C.

After a quick introduction, the first thing he asked was, “Were you guys able to get any sleep?” We were terrified, and he knew it. He kept the phone call brief...

I was 22 weeks pregnant and it was time for our very first ultrasound. We were giddy going into it, betting on whose guess would be right. I was set on girl, Lane on boy (he later admitted that he honestly felt it was a girl the entire time, but just enjoyed teasing me with his stubborn boy-only stance). 

We arrived at the birth center (yes, a midwife-led, drug-free, natural crunchy mama birth was my goal) and settled into the ultrasound. The tech was quickly ready to tell us the gender...