I have an amazing husband.
Did I mention our gender "back-up plan" here before? We (er, I) decided to have the tech write the gender of our baby on a piece of paper, stick it in a SASE straight to Tim's office where I wouldn't be tempted but would have it as insurance of sorts in case I had a severe moment of weakness. This way I wouldn't go spend $100 to get an optional u/s.
Well I've spent the past few weeks pestering Tim about opening that envelope. It started as a joke and then I just got more and more insistent. After the u/s, I was pretty convinced that this baby was a she. At the same time, I was scared to let myself feel that way because should delivery day come and they hand me a little boy, I didn't want to feel disappointed.
Plus, I'm just an incredibly impatient person.
Fast forward to Saturday. Tim goes out to run errands and comes home sporting a gift bag under his arm.
"I have a present for you!" he says. My stomach turns a big flip-flop because I have a small feeling I know what this present could be. I swallowed hard as I pulled the tissue paper out. I caught one tiny glimpse of a color near and dear to my heart and my legs almost gave out. Then I ripped the paper away as fast as I could to reveal THIS.
I burst into tears and hugged Tim for what seemed eternities. We. Are. Having. A. DAUGHTER. It's still so unreal but I feel so incredibly blessed. In an ideal world, I always said I wanted a boy first and then a girl so that my daughter could have a big brother to protect her. And that's exactly what God's giving me!
I'll be riding a high for a good, long while.
congrats on getting your wish!! Will you be telling the name beforehand?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mandie! I don't know yet...depends on whether or not we even KNOW the name beforehand! :)
ReplyDeletemichael and i have names picked out for our 3 non-existant children. nathaniel martin, emma grace and athena rose. seriously. apparently we are going to be adopting them all, since i am surely not growing them.
ReplyDeleteoh and i completely forgot to say CONGRATS in there. i know you are super thrilled- and now the house will have even amounts of estrogen and testosterone! woo hoo!
ReplyDeleteI know you must be SO THRILLED! Congratulations on getting your girl!!! I'm so glad you found out...I was itching to know, myself;)
ReplyDeleteI was SO excited to see this post! I was dying to know myself hehe YAY for a beautiful boy and a beautiful girl! You are blessed!!!! Oh...and yay for an awesome hubby....that was so sweet I almost cried myself : )
ReplyDeleteTears in my eyes! What a great story. By the way, I am an excellent baby name-brainstormer if you want to play that game next time we get together. ;)
ReplyDeleteSarah - That's so funny! I like your style, though! Maybe those can be the names of your next three dogs?
ReplyDeleteKimberly - Thanks! I'm beyond thrilled! It's still not "real," but I imagine it probably won't be until I'm holding her in my arms.
Anne - Thank you, thank you! I will definitely pick your brain when we get together!
Congrats! I wanted the same thing, boy first & then girl. I got my 3 yr old son & an 8 month old daughter! Awesome idea to have the results sent. Since we got a boy and a girl we always said we would let our third one be a surprise. I don't know if I can wait though, I will have to remember this idea when we go for #3. So happy for you!
ReplyDeleteI just can't imagine life without a mini-me. I'm so glad you get to experience this!!
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