There seem to be few great surprises in life, so when Ryan and I found out we were expecting again we decided to wait to find out the gender. We envisioned the moment when the child would be born and we would hear the words, "It's a ...!" To my disappointment, at the 20-week ultrasound I discovered the sex of the baby. We would be having another girl. I mourned for two weeks over the boy we thought we would have. Ryan was aware that I new but did not want his surprise spoiled, so I never told him. It wasn't as hard as you might think, we just didn't discuss it. There was no mention of setting up a baby's room, or shopping for baby items, or even baby names. Inside my heart I came to terms with my "little Liv" who would be joining our family and was grateful for the mental preparation I was given. I felt badly though for Ryan who absolutely new we were having a boy to cap off our family and for Braden who so badly needed a brother.When the contractions started late Tuesday night, November 2, and continued into Wednesday morning, we packed up and headed to the hospital. No one else new that I was aware of the gender, and the hospital room was filled with excitement over the pending delivery. When our little one was half-way delivered, guesses were made by the hospital staff as to the sex of the newborn. It's a girl, I kept saying to them in my mind...
"It's a boy!"
What?????? It's seems I got my surprise after all.
Welcome to our hullabaloo RJ!
Ryan James Huffman
Born November 3, 2010 at 5:58 p.m.
7 lb. 11 oz.
20 1/2 inches
