Today I got an e-mail notification letting me know my blood tests were back.
Among the terrific news is that all my genetic testing proved low-risk,
the gender was available for revealing! Yay!!
Christian was leaving in the truck, and I waved at him down, trying to catch him
before he left (which was the most exercise I've had in like 4 weeks).
I told him that we got the news.
THE NEWS that we've been anticipating since the blood draw 10 days ago.
He parked the car, and we sat on the front porch swing in the 104-degree
(plus humidity) weather.
I clicked "See Results". Guess what popped up? FEMALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's another girl!
I was pretty sure it was a boy. I was very wrong.
Christian and I decided to keep it a secret and take the
Nies out for dinner to share the results.
After we all ordered our food, Christian lingered and secretly
asked if the restaurant could make pink shakes for our table
and bring them over in about 20 minutes- after we'd gotten our food.
The cute 16-year-old boy, Garrett, who took our order, could hardly
contain his excitement when Christian mentioned "gender reveal."
He brought over the six pink shakes even before we had our first bite of food.
The Nies were puzzled because no one had ordered shakes
and I said, “Well, guys, surprise, we're having a girl!
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Everyone was shocked, mainly because we all expected that I would have a boy.
Then Claire and Nate called from Arizona; they had stopped for
shakes after work and were with us in spirit.
It was a really special moment for all of us.
And Garrett, who brought us the pink shakes, probably had the best
story to share with his family when he got home!
