Second Baby’s Gender Reveal!

Well... here we are! A VERY exciting moment for my family and I. Drumroll please...

Well, first, a little story about my thoughts on having kids and how I had envisioned my family before starting one.

I thought of myself as being a "boy mom" in the future. Because girls are... well, I was one at one point and there's drama drama drama involved in a chuck of those puberty years. Not that there isn't with boys. Because wow -- that's a whole other world.

I wanted that "older brother" figure established before having a daughter because it just seemed like the best thing. I wanted a little "wiggle room" because boys aren't as... fragile as girls? (Not true) I guess with a girl there felt like a lot of pressure to get everything right the first time. No room for error. A responsibility to raise her to be a strong, capable, woman -- ready to face the world.

I wanted a big family and wanted more boys than girls. I just thought based on my personality, I'd be better with raising boys. Ya know, dirt. Climbing. Eating rocks. I have all of that in my little girl now, though. She's a perfect balance of the most daring little human I've ever met mixed with the softest cuddle bug I've ever met. It's great. She's perfect. She's exactly what my little family needed.

When I got pregnant with S, and as you likely read in a previous post, I immediately felt it was a girl. Something switched and my mind was set that I was supposed to be a mom to a girl first... and that's all I wanted from then on.

There was a moment after our anatomy scan with S, where something happened that made me doubt my instincts and it shifted confidence a bit. I left feeling a little confused (I also have a video afterwards where I expressed confusion being 99% confident walking in and not as confident walking out).

I still FELT like was a girl but the thought of baby possibly being a boy got me down a little bit. That is how much I now wanted a baby girl. Now to this week -- my mind was set on having a boy. As you likely saw in a previous post. Just felt like what was next for my family... and guys and gals, I am happy to announce:

*If you can't wait, keep scrolling. But if you want to find out WITH us watch this.

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/a075fe_462ab8aa57d7423eaae1777a7217a91b/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

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I was WRONG.

We are having another precious, darling, sweet baby girl. And I couldn't feel more privileged to love, have, and raise another. My heart is truly gushing. Looks like the girl mom life is the one for me. I'm absolutely in love with her too. The moment I laid eyes of her little face I couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear.

Don't get me wrong, I was excited with S's ultrasound too, but I guess this being my second baby and not having as much time to pay attention to all of the little details... The moment seeing her for the first time really captivated me. I was more emotional than I remember being the first time around. It's just insane to fall madly in love with a second child when you already have one you can't imagine loving any more. It's weird to fully love multiple people. And little people. And little people you haven't "met" yet. Having another girl that's not S... I'm still trying to understand. And that there will be two.

I'm blessed to have a growing family. The four of us. How special. I love this season. I love growing a life through my own body's resources. Our bodies are truly amazing.

We are excited to greet you into the world this winter, sweet baby girl.

P.S. I have the most wonderful sonographer in the world. She has always been so welcoming to our family and babies. We have had to see her so many times for ultrasounds because S was measuring big and I had higher AFL with her which resulted in a ton of checkups.

She is currently battling Breast Cancer and was gracious to still keep our anatomy scan booked and was here with us for this special moment. We were her last appointment before starting chemo this coming week. That felt really sacred to me and made this ultrasound all the more special. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers!

If you would like to support and follow along her journey, here's the link to her Instagram and Facebook:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiNgdUPJILM/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://m.facebook.com/TheNestOKC/

We love you, Angela. Thanks for caring for our babies.