Dear Baby,
One of the most common questions people asked me when they found out I was pregnant was if we were “hoping for a girl this time?” The honest to goodness truth is no, we’re not. Your gender was determined weeks before we even knew about your existence. All that was left for us to do was wait to see what God has planned for us. We are praying, the same way we did when I was pregnant with your brothers, for a healthy, happy child. That’s all that we care about.
I will warn you though, if you are a girl you have a name. If you’re not, then you might have to wait a day or two. Currently your daddy and I cannot agree on what to call you if you are a boy. We’ve still got a little time left and we’re not going to name you Elvis like Adam suggested. Worst case scenario my top choice will win (I fill out all the paperwork, when you see your daddy’s handwriting you’ll understand why).
So just keep growing little one. We’ll see you in less than two weeks! And don’t worry, if you are another little boy, eventually we’ll figure out a name.
Love,
Mama
i love this. that’s kind of funny – paul & i think girl names are soo much harder to come up with! anyway, i wanted to say that i can’t wait to find out the gender of baby #3 for you guys, so i can send you a non-gender-neutral gift. i don’t know if i ever told you, but you were the one who inspired me to really want to learn how to use my sewing machine. it sat unused for.. almost 4 years now! but i’m happy to report that i learned how to use it last month. and the 1st thing that i’m obsessed with making are for babies!! (i hope you haven’t made any, yet.. but knowing you, you probably have.. oh well) can’t wait to send you some!! <3
We’ve had it narrowed down to two names for a while now. For the first half of the pregnancy I liked one and he liked the other – then about midway through we switched. 😛
And hooray for sewing! I’ve been doing a lot of it lately – all for other people though. So this weekend I’m trying to get a few things crossed off of my list for me (a cover for the bassinet pad, a knitting needle case). We’ll see how I make out. I’d probably be more successful if I moved from the computer to the sewing machine…