Pink or Blue?
April 15, 2010 by Lisa Beth
We have never found out the sex of our babies. Chris has always been very persistent on this. “There are too few surprises in life. This is one of the big ones!” I have just come to accept the fact that we will wait to find out until the doctor holds up the baby and makes that BIG announcement. And, I must admit, the first two surprises were great. Exciting. Awesome. There is something about living in that moment, not knowing what to expect, or what will come out of your mouth when they do announce what kind of baby you got.
The first time:
Doctor: It’s a beautiful baby BOY!
Me: I told you!
The second time:
Doctor: It’s a GIRL!
Me: Really? A girl? We had a girl!
So you can imagine my surprise when the morning of my ultrasound, Chris says “I had a dream last night that we found out the sex of the baby. And it wasn’t that bad!” I was like, “So you want to find out now? What’s going on?” He then proceeded to tell me that it was up to me. We could find out, or wait, whatever I wanted. Well, I was having NO part of this. After all, decision making has never been my thing. Knowing the sex might be fun. I could plan a little bit, we could go to the hospital with a “going home outfit” that isn’t green or yellow – you know, all the important stuff. On the other hand, the suspense and surprise is what has made the last two births so…. interesting.
So we get to the ultrasound and we still haven’t decided yet. As we are in the waiting room, Chris is still pestering me if we are going to find out or not. Well, now, Mr. I-never-want-to-find-out-the-sex-and-last-minute-I-am-going-to-throw-you-for-a-loop I STILL HAVEN’T DECIDED, OK? We enter the exam room and the technician asks us THAT question and of course I am like, “um, oh, um…I think so?”
Well, since Wyatt was with, we ultimately decided that we WOULD find out the sex. For him of course. The boy wants to know if he is having a brother or a sister. All for him. Of course. Thanks for taking that decision out of my hands kiddo.
So as the tech gets to “the shot” she pauses the screen and says, “Now, are you sure you want to know?” Chris and I both look at the screen, and were like, “Well – it’s a boy!” Pretty obvious. So, now it has been confirmed what I already knew. IT’S A BOY. My instant sure must be good, because I have known with each of the babies what their sex would be. Now this time, it is confirmed a bit earlier and I kind of feel weird, like I know a secret that I shouldn’t know. But, it is fun telling everyone!
I do have to go get a recheck in a month because they were unable to get clear pictures of the baby’s (his) heart and spine. My doctor assured me that they didn’t think anything was wrong, but he was just laying funny and squirming around a lot so they couldn’t get a good look. Of course, I’m trying not to worry, but, if you know me AT ALL, you know this is not possible. I’ll just try to keep it cool for the next MONTH. Are they crazy making me wait this long?
Anyway, for months we have been trying to get Wyatt to help us name the baby. I don’t think he really grasps the concept, because every time we would ask him what we should name the baby, he would respond, “What’s it’s name?” Considering that his closest friends are named Teddy, Puppy, Snakey, and Sock Monkey – naming a baby might be a bit beyond him at this point. So now that we know it’s a boy, I have been trying to get Wyatt’s opinion on baby names again. He seems to be convinced that we should name this one Boy Brooklyn. I tried explaining to him that we need to pick out a BOY’s name, and Brooklyn is a girl’s name, and well, your sister is named that, so let’s pick something else out, OK?
Me: What are we going to name your brother, Wyatt?
Wyatt: Um, it’s like a Boy Brooklyn.
Me: No that’s Brooklyn’s name. And it’s for girls. What boy’s names do you like?
Wyatt: Hmmm….. Well, how about Steve?
With no further ado…. I present……Steve?
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