IT’S A …..
Beyond delighted to share the news that we are expecting a baby GIRL in October. Never, for one moment did I expect my hopes and dreams to become reality. Saturday certainly turned into an emotional moment at the scanning clinic, watery eyes then pure excitement, I still can’t stop smiling. To be in the position of having both a boy and a girl is truly amazing, I feel like the luckiest lady alive. I think after your first baby you automatically assume the second will be of the same gender, as its all you know. The excitement of pregnancy has now ramped up more notches, I can’t wait to start thinking and shopping all things PINK! My husband was right both times with gender guesses. He was convinced this time we were having a girl (probably as he figured he wasn’t lucky enough to save money by recycling my son’s baby clothes haha). Unlike me, he didn’t have a gender preference but did experience a little surprise come the gender reveal. I guess maybe he was apprehensive on how our son would take the news, considering he doesn't tend to play with girls much. However he was over that in minutes and super happy for me (probably because he wouldn’t have to deal with me on a downer the rest of the day). The sonographer took her time at the scan, checking numerous times. She didn’t say anything for a good 3 minutes, but I could already tell it was a girl and I literally held my breath waiting for her to say the 3 words I was desperate to hear. She confirmed that baby was a girl and there were no boy parts whatsoever and 3 clear lines could be seen. Apparently, this indicates a girl. The baby wouldn’t lie in a good position for a pretty side profile photo, so the sonographer switched the scanner to 4D and gave us lots of 4D photos away with us. As the ones in 2D looked a bit freaky. When we arrived back home we announced the gender to our son Max. My folks were at the house looking after him as my dad was busy wall papering the new playroom. We put a couple of pink balloons into a box and explained to Max that if the balloons inside were blue it means that the baby in mummies tummy is a boy, and pink meant the baby is a girl. It was moment I had hyped up in my head which ended up being a big anti-climax. Well, he opened the box up, picked up a pink balloon and just sort of threw it down. He then picked up the next balloon and started hitting it up in the air and jumping around, completely oblivious of the gender announcement. The video turned out quite funny, given his less than interested reaction. There isn’t too much we have to buy for a girl. Just a case of changing the blue hood on the pram, foot muff and carrycot cover to grey or pink. Oh and purchasing a new moses basket. Mostly all the onesies I have in the loft are all blue since we knew the gender first pregnancy, so I will get the opportunity to buy some small pretty pink things. The sceptical side of me still questions if the gender is a dead cert, as you hear so many stories about sonographers getting it wrong. I guess its not long till the 20 week scan, so all I can do is wait until then for further reassurance. In the meantime, I'm happy as a pig in muck! Sharon X
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