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.
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