Inconceivable: It's a .... gender reveal!

It took us three years to get this baby, so I kept telling myself that it didn't matter the gender. Even though I wanted a girl, I would love this baby no matter what.

Our son wanted another boy, so I knew at least he would be over the moon. I would warm up to the idea of having two boys and probably never having a daughter. I'm so close with my mom that I really wanted to have a chance of having that same relationship with a daughter of my own.

When I found out I was having our now six-year-old son, I cried because I had no idea how to raise a little boy. I knew deep down it was a boy, but I had hope it would be a girl. After I got over the initial shock, I was so happy and he is the best thing that ever happened to us. I love being a boy mom!

This time around, I felt the opposite. I had this feeling it was a girl. This baby just seemed to be strong and a force of nature. After all of the losses, this was our rainbow baby.

All of my symptoms this time around were so different from my first successful pregnancy. I vomited a lot. I had tons of food aversions. I had swelling in my legs.

When we went to our Level II ultrasound, I was really nervous. Despite being well into the second trimester, I still get nervous whenever we have a doctor's appointment. I'm so scared that the heartbeat won't be there.

We went in and immediately saw the four chambers of the baby's heart. They were beating just like they are supposed to. We saw the baby hold up its hand to inspect it. The baby's legs were crossed so we didn't see the gender right away. After what felt like forever, we got the news - it is a GIRL!!!!

I waved my arms in the air and started crying. My husband was so happy too. A whole new world of clothing to choose from and different interests and toys. An entirely new world.

Then we got the news that we had to come back in two weeks. Turns out our little princess was too small (just 18 weeks) for them to get a full detailed view of the heart and spine. Plus, she didn't want to turn around to show them the umbilical cord.

I immediately got scared, but the doctor said that it is common to have to come back and nothing she saw was any cause for alarm. The baby looked great!

My placenta, on the other hand, was low and blocking the cervix. Now, the doctor expects it to move up, but I will need to be checked again at 28 weeks. If it hasn't moved up, then I might be required to have a C-section. A low placenta can cause bleeding and other complications, so fingers crossed that it moves up!

Anyone else deal a low lying placenta that moved up?

We gathered some close friends and family at our home over the weekend to reveal the gender in a Mardi Gras-themed party! Since I'm from New Orleans, it was nice to celebrate my heritage and eat some great food!

We got some cookies and cake from Sweet Traditions by LeAne in Wake Forest and some Popeyes chicken.

My son wasn't too thrilled to be getting a sister, saying he wasn't going to eat the cake because it had pink icing! He warmed up though. After everyone left the house, he put his hand on my belly and said, "Hey, sister."

The baby kicked. She loves her big brother and it looks like he is starting to accept that he is getting a little sister now and not the brother he wanted.