Surprise!

Earlier this week we took a trip into 'the big city' nearby for some doctor appointments and to get flu shots.  While there I also had my 20 week ultrasound.  Jared and I had decided, as we had also decided with our first three, to not find out girl or boy.  I really like the surprise when the baby is born.  Well, as I was lying down to get the ultrasound I told the English speaking nurse, in English, that I did not want to find out the sex of the baby.  She smiled and said okay.  (Supposedly here people are not usually allowed to find out what they are having, so I didn't think it was any big deal.)  The ultrasound technician was on my right, nurse on my left, and Jared and the kids were all standing at my feet watching.  As we got into the ultrasound, me tearing up of course, the nurse and ultrasound technician begin whispering over my belly, in the local language.  Here was their conversation, translated:
Technician:  "It is a boy."
Nurse: "A boy, are you sure."
Technician:  "Yes, here is the bottom, legs, and...."
Nurse:  "So it is a boy?"
Technician:  "Yes, it is a boy."
Now how clear can you get!  At this point I debated what to do, do I pretend like I didn't hear but then know the rest of the pregnancy or do we just blow our surprise now?  Well...I looked at Jared, who watched them whispering but couldn't hear what they said, and crying said, "They just said what it was!".  I then looked at the nurse and asked her in the local language, "is it really a boy and can they show me the evidence?".  So...yes we are having a boy!!!  We are all super excited, already throwing around names such as Sampson, Wilbur, Baby Boy (can you guess what stories have been popular around here lately?), planning for how we will fit everyone in kids room, etc.  In the end the nurse apologized for breaking the news.  She also assumed I was crying because I had wanted a girl.  Gave me an opportunity to share with her that I was so filled with joy over the child God is knitting together inside me.  What a gift from Father!
So, for the first time, we will be ready with a name, non-yellow baby clothes, and be picturing what our family will look like before the baby comes home in March.  I think it is going to take me some time to get used to that idea!
Baby Boy, Wilbur, Sampson, or whatever name you will be given, looking so forward to you joining our family!