The Best Christmas Present

Let's face it, Christmas morning is just not as fun when you're an adult.  If you're anything like Bryan and I, we pretty much know what every present is under the tree.  There's not too many surprises and most of the time, I'd rather sleep in than wake up early Christmas morning to open presents.

But not this Christmas....this Christmas Bryan and I ran downstairs with all the excitement of kids eager to see what Santa brought us.  While there wasn't a shiny new bike or a pretty doll under the tree, there was a single sealed envelope staring at us.  Inside that envelope was the best present we have ever gotten!

You see, the Monday before Christmas Bryan brought me into the hospital to have one of the ultrasound techs scan me.  We watched the screen as she showed us the baby's face as it made kissy, sucking motions with its mouth.  We saw the brain, four chambers of the heart, two kidneys, and no sign of a cleft pallet.  What we didn't see because we both looked away was what was between our baby's legs....the answer every parent is dying to know - Boy or Girl?!?!  Instead of looking, we had the tech write it on a piece of paper and seal it for us to open on Christmas morning.  

That envelop stared at us for 5 days before Christmas and I'm pretty darn proud of myself for not ripping it open the second Bryan left me alone with (I was still am that kid who searches the house for my presents when no one is around).

So Christmas morning came and we excitedly opened the envelop.  While the note was in there, they say a picture is worth a thousand words and we saw the ultrasound picture first.  There was no mistaking what we saw!!  Because I am a modest Mama, (and not wanting be accused of posting child pornography pictures on the internet), I'm not going to post the picture here.  

Instead I'll leave you with the note.....

To say we are beyond thrilled would be an understatement!!