GIRL! Steven and I have now had two different ultrasounds, both of which confirmed my suspicions that we were having a little girl. :)
Honestly, the idea of that was shocking at first--we both really wanted a boy, and never really even considered the possibility of it being anything OTHER than a boy...Right up until about 15 weeks when I started that bleeding. When I had my ultrasound and there were no little boy parts, less than a week before we were supposed to be able to tell what it was, I thought to myself, "Oh, man...this is NOT a boy." Steven disagreed, and held on to his boy beliefs right up until the ultrasound that proved me right--sort of, anyway. He was awfully willing to start looking at girl names when I suggested it! I expected to be almost disappointed when I found out it was girl; I don't feel like a very good girl, myself, and all the "what in the world am I going to do with a girl thoughts" were hitting hard. Instead, I found myself strangely delighted. She's old enough in utero now to hear me, and I rather enjoy working around the house, talking to my little girl. And day dreaming about the all possibilities in store for her--that's another favorite activity! But...all that to say--we were both thrilled and have really enjoyed the whole idea of our little miss.
((Any tips would still be greatly appreciated...the notion of having a child, of naming another human being and being totally responsible for them catches me off guard some days!))
Awwww you will be fine. It is exciting. I have 2boys and a girl. Idk if I have any tips lol my youngest being a girl is not a girly girl.. we go 50/50 some days she wears skirts and some days basketball shorts.. she paints her nails but blue is her fav color lol
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Grace and Steven! Here's the best advice I can give you...you are an imperfect human...you will make mistakes but you are good people and will be wonderful parents. When my oldest used to complain that I treated my youngest different at a particular age, my comment was "I learned from my mistakes with you...am now making a whole new set of mistakes and if I were to have another child, I would make a brand new set of mistakes!" Go rent the movie "Yours, Mine and Ours"...the original with Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda and just breathe. ;)
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So very happy for you! We also had planned on a boy, name and all, and were quite surprised to find out we were having a girl! :) We ended up going through the girl index of a baby name book, and it took until we got to "g" before we found her name! :) You'll probably be getting ALOT of advice from people, but my best advice to you is to find out what works for you as a mommy and go with it. We haven't followed really any of the traditional wisdom on babies/children....we're doing it our way. I've had to hear about it, but stuck to it and eventually people have come to respect that I know whats best for my child, and you will too! :) :) Just stay calm, relax, get help from people when you need it (that doesn't mean others hold/play with the baby while you do chores- ask them to do it so you can rest and be with the baby, anyone who is truly there to help won't mind). Above all, trust yourself...you're gonna be fine! :)
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