Do you love a gender reveal party? I’ll confess that I’ve enjoyed reading blog posts and Facebook posts full of pink and blue photos, divided families guessing the baby’s gender, and reveal videos with shocked parents’ faces. I really enjoy watching someone else decorate their heart out and get creative.
But me? I’m probably just too lazy, and none of my family lives nearby (my husband’s does, but mine doesn’t). So, aside from my mother-in-law and sister-in-law, I’m not even sure who would come to a gender reveal party. One friend said we should get a cake anyway, just as an excuse to eat cake. I like that idea! Ha!!
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We went to the doctor on Tuesday for a sneak peek ultrasound. A month ago the doctor asked whether I’d like to find out the gender before 20 weeks. Ummm, yes please! The sooner the better, thank you very much. So I paid my $30 for the optional ultrasound and hoped and prayed this little one would cooperate.
Etsy
I brought Coach {duh} and Miss A along. Since she’s 3 and a half, she’s really getting into this baby business. She talks about her baby all the time, even walking around copying me, grabbing her belly and saying, “Oh, this baby is moving!” It’s hysterical. She has already named the baby “Watermelon” and talks about everything she’ll do with the baby: feed it, burp it, take it shopping, put it down for a nap, play with it, hold it, and so on.
So we walked into the ultrasound room, and the two techs started looking for the indicators, if you will. Their first response was that the cord was between his or her legs and they couldn’t get a clear shot. Bummer. They prodded and tried to move the baby around to get proof. Finally, in a very sudden and anticlimactic way, one of the techs said, it’s a …
GIRL!!!
The tech looked some more and found some very clear views, and this baby is definitely a girl! I would have been totally happy with either gender. After two years of trying and loss and praying for another little one, I don’t care what it is. I just want a healthy baby. But deep down, I thought it would be so fun to have another little girl. Even if it’s only that I’ve kept Miss A’s clothes, and these two will have birthdays less than a week apart. So I have all these clothes in the perfect season! We’ll just go ahead and put all the money saved on clothes into a wedding fund right now.
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I also wanted a girl because I grew up with 5, yes FIVE, younger brothers. I always, always wanted a little sister and never got one. So I really hoped Miss A would have a sister. And I’m pretty much in shock that after all those years of hoping and praying for a little sister, I’ll now have not just one, but two daughters.
We have more pink, princesses, tea parties, impromptu dance parties, hair bows, painted nails, dresses and giggles in our future.
Etsy
When we told Miss A it was a girl in the ultrasound room, she just looked at us like, “Duh, I could have told you that already.” Ha! Little miss sassy pants has been saying it’s a sister since the beginning. A sister named Watermelon, of course. Now that it’s official, she’s changed the name to Caroline, but as much as we love that name, it isn’t the one. We do have a name picked out, but we won’t reveal it quite yet.
Sweet baby sister girl: we have prayed for you and wanted you for so very long. Mommy, Daddy and Big Sister are eagerly waiting for your arrival. Big Sis asks every morning if you’re ready to come out and play today. The day can’t come soon enough! We can’t wait to see your beautiful face and shower you with love and kisses!
