Verdict is in....

No, I didn't post last night. Hope y'all weren't checking up every hour to see what I posted...probably not, except a few of you...he he.

To preface all of this...I am still in shock and don't know what to think. Not that I am not happy...I am ecstatic!!! We have a healthy baby, that is moving and grooving...A LOT!!

Our baby is healthy and moving and active and...big. Arms, legs, feet, head are all measuring in the 90th percentile while the rest is all average. Our quad-screen, which I was so worried about and didn't know if I should take the test or not...came back negative. So no "diagnostic" issues.

Healthy baby!!!

I could barely keep my feet still yesterday as I was anticipating having the ultrasound done. I was going over all the scenarios in my head...

How would I feel if we were having another girl.

How would I feel if we were going to be having a boy?

Would I be selfish wanting another girl and thus leaving DH the only male in the household (including animals!) I mean, everything turned out great with Miss J and that is familiar territory.

Would I be wrong to be scared about having a boy since I have NO CLUE how to raise a boy and I hear all these crazy things about how they grunt and are loud and just different. They are boys and can sometimes be for difficult...and I wouldn't know the first thing about raising one or how to change their diaper.

Maybe I desire another girl out of comfort because I have been there, done that, and LOVE how Miss J has turned out, or out of knowing that then there is a chance for a third baby (not that I am even thinking that direction right now). But you know, just to see if the third ends up being the boy. Or maybe because we have tubs and tubs of clothes that we have saved in case we had another girl!!

All I knew at the end of the day, all I had been praying for was a healthy baby. Whatever God laid in our hands (and in my womb) we would be happy with and blessed with.

When we had the ultrasound for Miss J, I was sure it was a boy. I mean, even though girls run rampant in our families, and odds were it was a girl, there was this real strong part of me that was sure we were having a boy. So when the tech showed us the "line" and said she was 98% sure it was a girl...I was shocked!!

I am not ready for a girl. I am such a tomboy myself and not a girly girl...how am I going to raise a girly girl. I am not into pinks or foo foo stuff or fluffy dresses. That was never my thing...what am I going to do with a girl???

Then, after a day or so, I adjusted. I got used to the fact that we were going to have a girl. I got excited about having a girl. Woo hoo...pinks, fluffy dresses, cute sandals and shoes, playing with dolls and doll houses...I could do this. In fact...I LOVED the idea of having a girl. I cannot wait until we can go shopping together and do girly things together. Of course, she will have a tomboy side to her...have to know how to hammer a nail and ride a tractor...have to.

So...now that you are probably getting the gist of the gender of BP2.

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BOY!!!

I know, I know...the DRAMA!! Puhleeeaaase!! Spare us!!

Like I said, I am adjusting. This is the exact same reaction I had when we found out Miss J was a girl. It took me some time. I start to wonder if it is just because all the nostalgia has worn off and now we know and now it is no big deal...we move onto the next thing. I think I would feel this way if we were having another girl too...I would probably have to adjust to the idea because I would probably be wondering what it would be like to have a boy.

Again...I hope I am not coming off as a mean mother and please know that I am not disappointed by any means. We are going to be having a very healthy baby boy!! And DH will no longer be the only testosterone in the house. And we get to sell all those tubs and tubs of baby girl clothes to turn around a buy cute baby boy stuff!!! I am excited...really I am (you can't tell in the tone of my email...but I am!!!) It is just weird, to know that we are having a boy, completely different from the girl that we know how to raise, weird knowing that there is football in our future, and dating of girls, and teaching them how to pee standing up :-)

Weird I tell ya...

But happy. God blessed our family with another healthy baby...a boy...and what more could a mom and dad ask for??

I will try to get some scans posted...not sure how it will work out, but will try.

I have to say...this baby is completely different than Miss J. I cannot believe how much he moves and kicks. The ultrasound was like a blur yesterday because he was moving so much. And I have only gained 12lbs where I must have gained about 20 by now with Miss J. And just all the symptoms are different, as pointed out in a previous email.

Different is good!!

So, I am off to try to get some work done (everyone is calling me to find out what the u/s showed...so I haven't gotten very much done yet). I am leaving early today for the rehearsal dinner, and then the wedding tomorrow!! Woo hoo.

Have a great weekend gals!!