Mother’s Day gift

I have done absolutely nothing today and loved it. My husband got me a coffee and made me bacon to go with the pastries we got at the Farmers Market and I sat and read the whole morning away. I got a chance to talk to my Dad, my big Sissy and my son. I can think of nothing better, except the gift I received last night. But first I should probably give a little backstory.

When I found out I was pregnant 22 years ago I wanted to know what I was having. I was a single Mom and really didn’t want to deal with any surprises so I made sure that my Doctor knew I wanted to know what I was having. When I was about 18 weeks we did an ultra sound and she told me she was 95% sure I was having a girl. So for the next 6 months I went along preparing for a girl. A couple of weeks before I was due my Doctor wanted to do another ultra sound because she was concerned I had passed my due date and wanted to check on the baby’s status, so in I went for the ultra sound. The tech checked me out and asked if I knew what I was having? Of course, I told her. I was having a girl and told her the name I had picked out. At that moment I saw confusion on her face and saw her look at my Mother and Grandfather who were over my shoulder and then she told me that she was pretty sure I was having a boy. I was confused but she showed us the screen and there was no doubt. My little girl was actually a boy. Seems in 1996 ultrasounds weren’t nearly as clear as they are now and that when the first ultrasound had been done the baby had been hiding a bit of a secret. I had 11 days to pick a new name and prepare for a boy. Things had to be returned, new ribbons threaded through the Moses basket my Mother had brought me from Mexico and more boy appropriate clothes had to be purchased, but by the time my son came I was prepared and have never regretted him in any way. I’ve always said he was the greatest gift I was ever given. I never had another child and sometimes I would wonder about what that little girl would have looked liked like.

By October of this year I won’t have to wonder any more because in February my son and his longtime girlfriend told us they were expecting and last night they gathered their parents all together and revealed they are having a baby girl. That news was the best Mother’s Day gift of all. I’ve waited 22 years for a little girl and I already love her to the moon. So as much as I appreciated the roses my husband got me and the beautiful card with a couple of my favorite gift cards, nothing tops finding out I will finally be getting my little girl and I won’t have to go through a pregnancy, labor and late night feedings to get her 🙂 Thank you Gabriel and Jennifer for one of the best Mother’s Day gifts ever.♥♥♥