Everyone is getting pregnant.
I know at LEAST eleven people (including myself) who are pregnant and due in the Fall. This is not including celebrities :-)
I am thrilled about this, I really am. I think Motherhood is an amazing thing and those that are carrying their first, you will never be the same. Starting now.
I debated writing this blog post. Do I dare touch this subject? Everyone is different and have their reasons. But I want those who haven't been in my shoes, to know just how much fun it can be.
Here is the question I am tired of getting. "Are you going to find out the sex of the baby?". No. We are one of those crazy couples that stick it out and like the surprise of finding out as the baby arrives.
Truthfully, it's all my husband's fault. With our first child I desperately wanted to know the sex. I went along with him wanting to be old fashioned and surprised. (I really think he was doing it to torture me!) I had the mother's gut feeling I was carrying a boy, and it seemed everyone else seemed to think the same thing.
Let me tell you something. There is NOTHING like the feeling you get when your husband looks at you after all the sweat, tears, and of course pain, and tells you that you have a son. Brings tears to my eyes as I type this. It's a truly magical moment.
I'm not saying that it wouldn't have been magical had we known all a long that we were having a boy, I'm saying that for us, it made it that much MORE amazing. We had names picked for both sexes, so we were prepared. All the clothes we got were green and yellow to be neutral. Our nursery was decorated in farm animals as we are ranchers and horse lovers, so it fit our lifestyle.
Here we are expecting baby number two. And you know what? I don't want to know the sex. This will be our last child so to make it that much more special is important to me. When we talk about the baby it's "him or her", "Sister or brother", "the baby". We have names picked for both sexes again.
I do recommend not finding out. Especially if you found out with your first. There are so few surprises left in life, and this one is a true miracle from God.
If you choose to find out, that's ok too. To each their own and there are no judgements.
Like I mentioned earlier, everyone has their own reasons. Ours is we just love that moment. I love having my husband tell me, not the doctor. Plus, when they are born it's 100% accurate ;-)
So, CONGRATULATIONS on all the pregnancies and new babies coming into this world. Finding out, or not, there will be many new lives arriving and I can't wait to see all those squishy face photos on Facebook!
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