Guess The Color

Jay and I had a doctor appointment yesterday, and it was the first time we had seen the baby since around 8 weeks.  So we were really nervous.  Everything looked great, and our doctor gave the baby an A plus. Which was great news seeing that I am 35:)  The big news is that we were able to find out the gender!  I wasn't expecting to know this early, so they gave us a sealed envelope with it written down.  Jay and I headed to dinner and talked for awhile, and everyone made their predictions.  Ann, Sally, Janie were definite boys.  Amanda and I had been saying girl all along until right at the last moment. 

Well, Jay opened the envelope, looked over at me and asked me what I thought it was, and I said Boy.  He shook his head no, and I said What! and yanked the paper out of his hand! We are having a GIRL!  I immediately started crying so hard.  Jay and I honestly did not care what the baby ended up being because we were just wanting a second one so bad.  BUT a girl! I talked to Sally and Janie and there was an insane/off the charts amount of screaming.  They didn't stop screaming for a couple of hours.  They had champagne and margaritas going within minutes and were so happy.

What is the difference between having a girl and a boy?  Jay asked me what specifically I was so excited about, and I told him that girls are the memory-keepers.  They are the ones who will take all our traditions, recipes, and such and carry them onto their families.  I come from a big family of girls.  My grandmother, Nanna, was one of two girls.  My mom was one of three girls.  My mom had three girls, and my mom's two sisters had a total of five girls between them.  So I want to make sure the thread continues.  My aunt Penny said when Sally and I were pregnant with Solon & Luke.."Well they are definitely going to be girls, but if they aren't we will love them anyway." I want nothing more to call Momma right now and scream with her, but I can hear her voice in my ear now.  "Oh MeMoe!  I can't believe it!!!!" 

As for Solon...I showed him the sonogram and told him it was a baby.  He looked at it for awhile and then took it out of my hands and said "No! It's a dinosaur.  It's a T.Rex."  Hopefully, he won't be too let down with a human. 

You can just barely make out the handwriting but wanted to share.  It says GIRL with an exclamation point and heart.