Yesterday we discovered if our house is set to be taken over by dinosaurs or dollies.
If you read this blog regularly, you’ll know I predicted long ago this would be a little girl. According to almost every old wives tale going, the results were equally conclusive…
Yet despite all the intuition and so-called evidence, we still secretly hoped there would be a dinky willy on the ultrasound screen. Of course, we both understand we are blessed with this second child and are delighted to be expecting (whatever the sex), but it would have been very sweet to have given Dexter a little brother. So we’d both got it into our heads we would be welcoming a little guy and have had several rows over names. I really liked Mason, Carson, and Anderson, and Craig had his heart set on Jake. We’d kept all Dexter’s old clothes and were hopeful we’d be rescuing them from the loft and re-homing them in the nursery shortly.
It therefore came as a bit of a shock when the sonographer informed us that this is, in fact…
A very healthy, and active little girl!
I cried a little bit. Not through disappointment, just utter shock. I think it was a short bust of fear about the unknown.
Having now told all the family, and had some quiet moments to let it sink in, I’m now really excited. If she is anything like Dexter, she’ll be beautiful, funny and independent. It’ll be so nice for both of our children to have a sibling of a different sex to play with and Craig and I will get to experience what it is like to parent one of each. She’ll be our very first daughter and we’re so blessed to have her.
We revealed the gender to Dexter by buying him a Baby Annabell Doll to play with. He’s already proving to be a very attentive big brother and has smothered her with cuddles and kisses. I have no idea if he understands the significance but it has reinforced his love of all things baby. He’s very careful with her and it’s lovely to see him sat so proudly with his hands around her shoulders.
Although Annabell is very girly, one thing that is for certain is that our little madam won’t be decked out in pink, and is very unlikely to wear a tutu in public! I also give it a month before Craig is Googling chastity belts.
The only unwelcome thing we did discover, was that I’m carrying my placenta low. The sonographer had to do an internal exam to be absolutely sure and seemed a little happier upon doing so, but it isn’t a foregone conclusion that I’ll be safe to deliver our baby girl naturally.
We meet the consultant to have an initial chat this Friday. I was hoping we would be told we have a full range of options (including a home birth) open to us, but it seems this might not be as straightforward as we thought. As Dexter was born via emergency c-section, we always knew we were being slightly optimistic, but our midwife had gone some way in reassuring us that a VBAC might be possible. Oh well, when it comes down to it, we only want what is best for our daughter and for her to arrive into this world safely. Besides, less choice means less night-time deliberation and one less thing to argue about!
So sleep tight baby girl. Get big and strong and mummy and daddy will see you in a few weeks time.
Yay for little Girls!!!! They are awesome, she will be well looked after with a big Brother
Congratulations xx
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Thanks honey! It was a huge shock. Let the arguments over names commence!
Oh congatulations lovely, what wonderful news. As a mummy with boys and a girl, I can safely say having both genders is so much fun
Yay. All our friends keep telling us this. I just hope she’s not like I was growing up. I was a lovely baby, but a TERRIBLE teen.
Congratulations, we had a boy then a girl too Dexter will be a great big brother, double the trouble, twice the fun having two instead of one - you have got some good times ahead with the two of them. Hope the rest of the pregnancy goes smoothly x x x
I’m sure it won’t! Lol. I’ve whinged every step of the way so far - I can’t see me stopping until she arrives
Congratulations! I was pleased we had another boy after our first but would have welcomed a girl equally. I also had a low lying placenta and didn’t know until I was actually in labour whether I’d need a c-section. We were lucky and dodged the c-section but as long as baby is delivered safely that’s all that matters. I did have to be monitored through labour though due to a number of bleeds during pregnancy. The one thing I like about having a girl is the massive choice in clothes but I think it’s changing a little and there does seem to be a better choice of boys’ stuff now.
I love all the boys stuff. Finding girls clothes that are pretty but not pink is going to be a challenge but I’m sure we’ll find some place to go online. Interesting re your pregnancy - there’s hope for us yet then. I think I can kiss any dreams of home-birthing goodbye though. I bled out with Dexter so it’s funny you should say about your bleeds. I’ll have to Google this so thank you.
N’aww you guys! Congratulations! I love the little prediction chalk board and its SO lovely that you’ll have one of each! Dexter is going to be an amazing big brother. Your baby girl is very lucky! xx
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Thanks honey!!!! I simply had to do all the gender bits and bobs - 20 weeks is such a long time to wait! I think Dex will be brilliant too. He’s not very jealous at all and always shares his toys with his cousins. Hopefully he’ll be the same with his little sister x
Huge congratulations - all the best families have a boy then a girl you know? xx
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Tee hee - I’m not sure about that… But I can’t wait now. It all feels a little more real now we know what our family is going to look like in a few months. Hope you’ll be on standby to help me with some of the girly bits? I haven’t a clue how to plait hair…
Oh Gemma I am so excited for you! Dex is going to make a fab big brother to your little princess!
xxx
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I know. I’m so so so proud of him xxxx
Congratulations! Exciting times for you x
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Thanks so much x
What exciting news! Congratulations Gemma. Take a nap today in celebration.!
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I wish!!!! Lol. I move house in two days so I’m packing and blogging simultaneously! xxxx
What a crazy time! Good luck with the move.
YAY! Girls are different but in a good way, you will all be fab!!! I have two so if you need anything, I am here!!! So excited for you all
xxx
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I’m really glad I wrote this post as it’s actually made me so much more excited. It’s all beginning to feel a little more real and I can’t wait to meet her. At least I get to go and buy some clothes now - maybe some cute BLUE dresses? Lol x
Lovely news, congratulations x
ahh thats lovely. One of each is great.
What lovely news; interesting that the old wive’s tales were right!
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We secretly hoped for a little girl despite just about every old wives tale and everyone else’s predictions saying boy. We got told a boy and I cried, I’m not even sure why!
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Congratulation on finding out you are having a little girl, good luck on you new adventure
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