Pocket Bebe

Bebe was 16 weeks last Friday and plans are still on course for visits to the doctor on May 17th.  However…..

This past weekend my family decided we needed a break from a bunch of different work related stresses and some irritating social drama so we headed to Orlando to do some camping and use our passes to Sea World.  We also took the dog because our friends who usually watch her for short trips were camping too, on their boat, in the bay.  Jealous much?  At any rate, the whole family is down in Orlando and we are lounging by the pool listening to some live music and soaking up the sun and Lucy sends me a text asking what we are up to.  So, I fill her in.  She texts back saying that if I’m in Orlando I should go get an ultrasound.  I’m ha ha ha, laughing out loud, like yeah right you seriously aren’t going to send me to get an ultrasound to find out the sex without either of you being there to witness it.  Lucy texts that she is serious and they are dying to know.  Whaa??  Lucy and I are a lot alike and I never would have guessed that she was serious.  So, I text her the address where I am at and tell her to find a place and get a late afternoon appointment if she can.  It was around 1:30/2:00 at this point and I’m thinking there is no way she is going to be able to find a place on a Saturday and get us in.  A little while later I get a text saying she found a place but I’d have to leave now.  I freak out for a minute because the entire family is in the pool, I’m just now going to mention to them that this could happen and we have a dog that we can’t just leave behind on the property.  I quickly regroup and call the ultrasound lady for information and directions and she tells me she has just left the facility and wanted to know if I could come tomorrow afternoon.  There was no way on God’s green earth that my family would have allowed me to leave Sea World in the middle of the day to get an ultrasound nor did I really want to.  I thanked her for all the effort and willingness she was offering but said it wasn’t going to work but that at least we gave it the old college try.  I was getting ready to disappoint Lucy with the news when the lady called back and said they needed to do some things but would return to the facility by 4:30 if I wanted, could I make it?  Yes, THAT we could make.  We hustled from the pool and got cleaned up as best as we could, loaded the dog, and were off!

The imaging facility was located within a crisis pregnancy center and it was an amazing facility.  Lucy and Ricky were on speaker phone in their car during the appointment and the lady got straight down to business finding out the sex.  It turns out that Vegas might of lost quite a bit of cash had you placed your bets on my daughter’s guess.  Lucy and Ricky are having another baby BOY!!

Lucy was squealing in the car and Ricky started calling their family right away, alternating between Spanish and English depending on who he was talking to.  It was so exciting, I can’t even explain it.  My family was lined up on a couch watching the big screen and listening to their excitement which was kind-of special for me because usually it is only me who gets to witness the joy and happiness that comes from each milestone that the journey achieves.  It was the first time The Husband and our kids got to see and feel the impact that drives my passion to carry their baby for them.

 Now, Bebe has a first name, it’s E-N-Z-O. Enzo Johvanni is his name and he will be a beautiful and wonderful addition to the Ricardo family.  CONGRATS MOM AND DAD!

© Pocketbebe, 2010