2nd Time's a Charm: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!

From October 21, 2011

It’s a boy! I can’t believe it! I always wanted two children (one of each) but I didn’t think it would ever actually turn out that way. And since Adalynn was so gung-ho on a girl, I figured she would get her way. Deep down I felt this baby was a boy, and I would accidentally refer to it as “he” from time to time, but I didn’t want to get my hopes up. Sure enough, we’re having a son!

Better yet, despite how I’ve been feeling with all the pelvic pressure already, my cervix is still measuring just fine and there is no evidence of premature labor yet. That took a load off my mind. I know my doctor is great about monitoring me, and she’ll continue to make sure this pregnancy stays on course. We have a healthy little guy. He’s a brute weighing in at 11 ounces (normal for 19 weeks is 8.5 ounces) and he’s very active. Everything looks perfect from spine to heart to kidneys. He was playing innocent and sucking on his thumb when we saw him, but I know better. I can feel the parties he has going on in there every day.

Of course this news brings on a different worry…….. premature boys don’t always fare as well as premature girls. Will our little guy be okay? Can he be a fighter just like his big sis if need be? Hopefully it doesn’t come to that.

Speaking of big sis, she really surprised me and Eddie. All along she has flat out insisted that we give her a “pink sister” and the fact that it could be a boy was not a possibility that ever entered her mind. But for whatever reason she told me on the morning of the ultrasound that the baby was a boy. She didn’t sound happy about it, just matter-of-fact. I figured it as a fluke and didn’t think much of it. But later on before our appointment, Eddie asked her if she thought the baby was a boy or a girl, and she told him it’s a boy. He asked if she would be okay with that, and she said “ya”. So when the ultrasound tech gave us the news, Adalynn acted as if “Duh – I already told you it was a boy.” Then she proceeded to act up and want the attention on herself. It’s starting already!