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My Due Date: July 19, 2015I have given birth!
Age: 39 years old
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Found out the baby's sex
By rcorinne » Posted Mar. 4, 2015 2:18am - 492 views - 2 comments
As luck would have it, nearly every time I go to my clinic there is someone in training helping with my appointment. Monday was no exception. An ultrasound intern introduced herself and started a very thorough exam. She and I talked some about the measurements as we went along. She spent a long time on the heart, especially. When she tried to measure the baby's legs, it started to kick and turn over. Guess the prodding woke it up. After trying to measure limbs semi-successfully, she took pictures and measurements of various parts of the brain and head. Finally, after a really long time, her instructor, the fully trained tech, came in to finish up. She asked us what we thought the sex of the baby was. DH said probably a girl. I said maybe boy because I wanted a girl. Also, I didn't want to say what I thought I'd seen from the earlier part of the exam, cause I didn't want to be wrong. Then she showed us the baby's legs and pointed in between and said, "I see 3 lines." I didn't even wait for her to continue, because I knew what that meant. I just blurted out, "It's a girl!" And immediately cried a little bit with surprise at my outburst and happiness. My husband was visibly deflated. My son started crying because the exam was over, and DH took away his phone with Angry Birds. Between sad husband, tantrum throwing 2 year old, and my full bladder, we walked uncomfortably out of the room. I peed and texted all the female family members I could think of who would be wanting to hear the news immediately. Even as I was getting excited responses from my family, I was sobered by my husband. He really wanted another little boy. Also, we had stayed up talking all night, and were really tired, so any feelings we might have had were not helped by the lack of sleep. DS did not make it to daycare before breaking down again about the phone. He kept saying, "I just want to go back." And after some prodding, "I want to play with Daddy's phone!" I dropped him off mid tantrum, pulling him off of my leg as I left his classroom. I cried some on the way to work. I really hate to see DS and/or DH sad. I wanted a girl so badly, but it hurts to get your way at the detriment of someone else's feelings. Anyway, DH is getting used to the idea. Later that day he said it felt like losing the Superbowl all over again. He restated that he knows nothing about taking care of a little girl. I reassured him that most of the time it would be just like taking care of a little boy. Not much different at all. He said he's working on acceptance. I know he will love her. He wanted a baby almost as much as I did. There's a 50-50 chance for getting the sex you prefer, so he knew his odds going into it. He asked me to promise to give him a chance to try to turn her into a tomboy at some point. I said of course I would. He repeatedly told me that I should enjoy the day, that he would get over it. That night he asked DS if he was excited about his little sister. Then, he put DS to bed for me and let me go to sleep early. I have two sweet boys, a big one and a small one. However, I'm excited to see how this little girl will change and grow us as a family. Today was better after more sleep. Tonight I took out all of DS's clothes to sort through. A friend of mine has a 2 year old girl and a baby boy on the way any day. She and I are going to do a little clothing swap. I packed two huge gift bags full of baby boy clothes and shoes to give to her. I kept a fair amount to hand down to my baby girl. She can't wear all pink all the time. :)
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Found out the baby's sex
By rcorinne » Posted Mar. 4, 2015 2:18am - 492 views - 2 comments
As luck would have it, nearly every time I go to my clinic there is someone in training helping with my appointment. Monday was no exception. An ultrasound intern introduced herself and started a very thorough exam. She and I talked some about the measurements as we went along. She spent a long time on the heart, especially. When she tried to measure the baby's legs, it started to kick and turn over. Guess the prodding woke it up. After trying to measure limbs semi-successfully, she took pictures and measurements of various parts of the brain and head. Finally, after a really long time, her instructor, the fully trained tech, came in to finish up. She asked us what we thought the sex of the baby was. DH said probably a girl. I said maybe boy because I wanted a girl. Also, I didn't want to say what I thought I'd seen from the earlier part of the exam, cause I didn't want to be wrong. Then she showed us the baby's legs and pointed in between and said, "I see 3 lines." I didn't even wait for her to continue, because I knew what that meant. I just blurted out, "It's a girl!" And immediately cried a little bit with surprise at my outburst and happiness. My husband was visibly deflated. My son started crying because the exam was over, and DH took away his phone with Angry Birds. Between sad husband, tantrum throwing 2 year old, and my full bladder, we walked uncomfortably out of the room. I peed and texted all the female family members I could think of who would be wanting to hear the news immediately. Even as I was getting excited responses from my family, I was sobered by my husband. He really wanted another little boy. Also, we had stayed up talking all night, and were really tired, so any feelings we might have had were not helped by the lack of sleep. DS did not make it to daycare before breaking down again about the phone. He kept saying, "I just want to go back." And after some prodding, "I want to play with Daddy's phone!" I dropped him off mid tantrum, pulling him off of my leg as I left his classroom. I cried some on the way to work. I really hate to see DS and/or DH sad. I wanted a girl so badly, but it hurts to get your way at the detriment of someone else's feelings. Anyway, DH is getting used to the idea. Later that day he said it felt like losing the Superbowl all over again. He restated that he knows nothing about taking care of a little girl. I reassured him that most of the time it would be just like taking care of a little boy. Not much different at all. He said he's working on acceptance. I know he will love her. He wanted a baby almost as much as I did. There's a 50-50 chance for getting the sex you prefer, so he knew his odds going into it. He asked me to promise to give him a chance to try to turn her into a tomboy at some point. I said of course I would. He repeatedly told me that I should enjoy the day, that he would get over it. That night he asked DS if he was excited about his little sister. Then, he put DS to bed for me and let me go to sleep early. I have two sweet boys, a big one and a small one. However, I'm excited to see how this little girl will change and grow us as a family. Today was better after more sleep. Tonight I took out all of DS's clothes to sort through. A friend of mine has a 2 year old girl and a baby boy on the way any day. She and I are going to do a little clothing swap. I packed two huge gift bags full of baby boy clothes and shoes to give to her. I kept a fair amount to hand down to my baby girl. She can't wear all pink all the time. :)
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 | Comment from eat2nourish » Posted Mar. 4, 2015 8:44am Wonderful news! One of each is perfect! I'm so happy for you. That's funny about dh tryin to turn her into a tomboy =). My dh wants a boy so it will be interesting to see his reaction if it's a girl. Loved the new photos on CTP, especially the tantrum one. Even with him crying, Cameron is soooo cute! |
 | Comment from RedBetty » Posted Mar. 4, 2015 3:26am Oh I am so happy for you dear. You really do need a little girl to balance out the testosterone running around in your house, lol. I know what a bummer it is having DH disappointed with the sex. I went through it too when we found out we were having a boy while DH wanted a girl badly. He didn't take it too well and was unable to hide the disappointment. You should see him now though, can't stop talking about his 'mini me' already matching the baby's outfits to his own, lol |
