Anticipation...

The long-awaited ultrasound is in three days! This pregnancy has gone by pretty quickly. I think the fact that I am due in April, when I had my other ones in June makes it seem faster. I am hitting all the milestones 2 to 3 months earlier than I ever have before. It's strange to me to be showing before Christmas time! Better this way that the other way, though! It will be very nice to have the baby before the summer begins and the heat sets in.

Anyway, back to the ultrasound. Of course, since I have 2 girls, most people have been saying. "Bet you are hoping for a boy, aren't you?" I always find it interesting that people will say that they hope it's a boy or a girl. What happens then when you find out that it's not what you said you wanted?!? I mean, even if I really did have a desire one way or the other, I don't think I would say it to anyone but Cory or my mom. Just like with every thing else in life, people have their own way of doing things, and I guess I shouldn't judge.

For us, there are equally as many benefits with having a boy as there are for having a girl. A girl would fit right in with our lives. We have the baby dolls, the barbies, the pink, and the aspects of having a girl down. A boy would bring variety to our lives. We would have to buy "boy" things, experience boy issues growing up, and participate in different types of activities that he may be into. For the future, I think there are also good and bad with having 3 girls vs. 2 girls and a boy. Whatever the gender is, it is what were we meant to have, and what our family was meant to become! The mix will be what it is, for better or for worse.

I thought that I might regret finding out since I will not have the anticipation of the gender to keep me excited through the pregnancy, but I don't think I will feel that way at all. We will see when it's all said and done, but I think finding out the gender will be fun! The girls are going with us, so I hope they are just as excited as we are. Adilyn keeps saying that we need a boy for Daddy since he is the only boy in our family. Kacy says she wants both a brother and a sister. That's one request that I will definitely not fulfill!