We went in for an ultrasound yesterday (we’re just about 20 weeks along now) and found out that we’re going to be having a little boy this September!
Personally, I was rooting for a boy this time. I’m a bit biased, having come from a family with two siblings, one boy and one girl, so I’m used to the dynamic between a “brother and sister,” as opposed to a “sister and sister and sister” as Brooke has (and based on the text message I received yesterday after delivering the news, Brooke’s Dad seems pretty excited to finally have a little boy to play with!). Brooke’s just happy to be having another baby, though I suspect she’d like to have another girl someday.
In the coming weeks/months, we’ve got to go through Meg’s baby clothes and see what all we’ve got to work with. We were pretty specific in asking for “gender neutral” baby clothes and, for the most part, I think that’s the majority of what we’ve got, at least up through the 3 – 6 mo age range. After that, Nana and Mimi were more than happy to shift Meg’s clothes options over to the “girl” side of the ledger. Still, I think we’ve got enough clothes to get started with, we’ll likely receive more in the form of gifts, and we’ve got plenty of time for Brooke to grab some more stuff “on the cheap” when she’s out for her nearly weekly thrift store excursions.
For the past few weeks, we’d been asking Meg which she would prefer: a little brother or a little sister. I think “little sister” was the answer she gave most often, but “little brother” came up sometimes, too. I think she’s ready to be a “big sister,” but clearly doesn’t know what’s coming. We’ve been struggling these past few nights to get her to stay in her bed once we hit bedtime, as she’s apparently finally figured out that she can get out of her bed, open her door, and leave the room. We keep having to sit at the top of the stairs to make sure she doesn’t try to escape. And despite the fact that she’s gone to sleep 1-2 hrs late these past few nights, she’s still gotten up early (and was playing with puzzles this morning when Brooke walked in).
Granted, we’ve got a few months to figure this out, but our patience is running thin already, and we’re still getting a full night’s sleep…
Ah, parenthood. 🙂