When we found out about baby #3, I was about 5 weeks along which made for a very long wait to the 18 week anatomy scan. Truth be told, I went back and forth on having this be a super early reveal OR a gender surprise delivery (I even had a Sneak Peek test blood draw set up at one point!) but ultimately, by the anatomy scan time we were itching to know – baby brother or sis!
Winnie is a very dedicated big sister, so I knew I wanted to get her involved for the reveal. Brett was staying at home with her and Axel during the ultrasound so I also knew I did not want to find out there in the appointment by myself. I asked the sonographer to assist with the surprise and she was more than willing to help us with the special moment. I brought a card and two stickers to signify boy or girl using characters from Winnie’s favorite movie, Frozen II and had the sonographer place the applicable sticker and seal the envelope.
More importantly at that moment, the anatomy scan went beautifully and baby was growing right on schedule down to the day. My due date was confirmed as January 4th, 2021.
When I got home, Axel was taking a nap so we anxiously awaited his cheerful crib chatter. Then…
IT’S A GIRL!
I had a feeling this one was a girl but kept second guessing my “mom intuition” because I’ve been wrong each time before. My biggest clues were a high heart rate (always in the 180-160s) and my moods were not as “aggressive” as I felt being pregnant with Axel, which I chalked up to the testosterone – HA! Also, my midwife guessed “girl” at my first appointment and Winnie had been talking about a baby sister this whole time. We swear she is part gypsy, my little mystic!
gaggle of snells 