Who is team green?

mamatohne · October 2014

I'm curious how many mama's are still holding out to see if it's a boy or girl?

I'm jealous of all of you, dh can't stand a secret or surprise. But with a boy and now a girl, if we have one more I'm getting my way and becoming team green.

mamatohne · October 2014

I'm the last of my close friends and family to have kids, I have watched 7 live births, and the coolest moment I have ever witnessed is when the baby arrived and the doctor said "it's a girl". It was so neat. I'm excited you get to experience that.

Autumnsnow · October 2014

Still team Green here!!

It's actually my DH who is slowly regretting the decision and wants to cave...not happening lol... especially after we have gone this long lol

shan24 · October 2014

We're team green by default. They won't tell you the sex at regular ultrasounds, so we'd have to go to a private clinic and pay for it. We'd rather save the $200 to use on something else, so team green it is!

HappyToBeHere · October 2014

We've held out as Team Green also

... it has not been as hard as I imagined. I'm such a cautious person, that even if someone had told me boy or girl, I would've been skeptical and continued on in my gender-neutral ways. I'm getting excited to find out, but lately I've been consistently dreaming about having a boy. So far, all other "old wives tales" have been pretty 50/50 (who would've thought?!)

sweetbabyrahe · October 2014

We're still team green. DH and I so enjoyed the moment with DS when we found out after delivery that we wanted to be team green again. Now, knowing that I will find out in the next 4-5 weeks is so exciting.

Side note, DS is convinced it is a girl, calls it by name and when we ask "What if it's a boy, what will you call it?" He says..."french toast"

terberell · October 2014

Team green here also

I wanted to find out but DH was totally set on waiting and it's been easier than I thought it would be not knowing. Still don't have a girls name though..

lil_shocker · October 2014

We are! My husband was worried I got a peek at the ultrasound checking out my cervix length. I said that is the last thing they are concerned about and baby is so squished/big that you can't see much of anything.

My husband and mom think it is a girl. I am kind of leaning that way, but who the heck knows.

FTR- I love being team green. It gives you something to talk/speculate about, makes it easier to compromise on names, gave me more incentive to get through pushing, and helps keep some od the questions and gift pitfalls to a minimum. Though if we had twins, we would have found out.

Dannielle87 · October 2014

We're team green:)

JamieK1882 · October 2014

We're Team Green! However everyone also says boy and last night I had my third dream that it was a boy so we'll see!

MollMoll4 · October 2014

Team green here and loving it!!

rox825 · October 2014

Still team green here too! H is starting to think he wants to know cause we're really stuck on names and it would cut out half of the decision, but no way. I'm really looking forward to the it's a..... moment!

Carebella · October 2014

We are team green! I definitely wanted to wait and DH was okay either way. My mom was totally on board until the anatomy scan approached and then was all about trying to have them just tell her. I'm finding as we approach our due date the excitement of finding out soon is helping mitigate a tiny bit of the nerves about labor and delivery! Oh, and DH has been convinced for most of the pregnancy that LO is a girl

I'm hoping boy...

JustJainey · October 2014

We're team green too. Mostly I really like it and am looking forward to finding out on the big day. It does drive other people crazy though.

And I suppose the only thing I don't like is that there seems to be very little gender neutral options out there - so, I want to take advantage of sales, but so much of the things out there are very gender specific that I can't make a purchase.

wildflower75 · October 2014

TEAM GREEN HERE!!
Very excited for the day our baby arrives and we can tell DD it's a baby brother or baby sister!

We were team green with her last year which makes having clothes etc ready for this one a breeze! It also makes it better for me not to go too crazy buying clothes before the birth!

venussapphire · October 2014

moi

mamaluzi · October 2014

We're still green! So excited....happy we decided to stay green!!!

freetobekristin · October 2014

Green here, too. I've wanted to know for the last few months, but the husband has held strong. I'm sure it'll be worth it & all that jazz, but I just want to know already!

ccam · October 2014

Team green here! It was so fun with DS

tamarnina · October 2014

Still Team Green! We already have a son and a daughter so we really don't have a preference this time. We've always been Team Green though and I swear it is getting harder to find unisex clothes and bedding as time goes on.

snarkylibrarian · October 2014

Team Green here too! I convinced my hubby to wait, because I thought it'd be an awesome surprise and I didn't feel like dealing with gender stereotypes while my baby was still in utero...I figure I'll have plenty of time to deal with that later.

No one has really given us that much shit for waiting and we got tons of gender neutral gear from our showers, so that was another bonus for us, since we'd like to have more kids someday.

The only thing I really hate is when people say, "Oh I could never do that, I'm a planner!" I'm a huge planner and the queen of to-do lists and deadlines. I keep everyone in my department on task. It's not too hard to plan for a baby without knowing the sex. You just have to think beyond pink and blue. Some stores are the worst at making their clothes super gendered (Gymboree and Target), but we've found lots of cute stuff at Carter's, Baby Gap, Old Navy, H&M and second-hand. I love finding clothes in bright colors rather than pale yellow and light green. Our clothing stash is super colorful with lots of fun patterns.

We've been keeping mum on our name choices too, so it'll be really exciting for the big reveal. DH is now really excited about the surprise and wants to catch and announce our little one's sex at birth! I'm getting really anxious to find out though. DH and I have both had dreams that LO is a boy and everyone seems to think boy too, since I'm carrying low. I don't really believe in hunches, so we have a 50% chance of being right!

mamaluzi · October 2014

snarkylibrarian said:

Team Green here too! I convinced my hubby to wait, because I thought it'd be an awesome surprise and I didn't feel like dealing with gender stereotypes while my baby was still in utero...I figure I'll have plenty of time to deal with that later.

No one has really given us that much shit for waiting and we got tons of gender neutral gear from our showers, so that was another bonus for us, since we'd like to have more kids someday.

The only thing I really hate is when people say, "Oh I could never do that, I'm a planner!" I'm a huge planner and the queen of to-do lists and deadlines. I keep everyone in my department on task. It's not too hard to plan for a baby without knowing the sex. You just have to think beyond pink and blue. Some stores are the worst at making their clothes super gendered (Gymboree and Target), but we've found lots of cute stuff at Carter's, Baby Gap, Old Navy, H&M and second-hand. I love finding clothes in bright colors rather than pale yellow and light green. Our clothing stash is super colorful with lots of fun patterns.

We've been keeping mum on our name choices too, so it'll be really exciting for the big reveal. DH is now really excited about the surprise and wants to catch and announce our little one's sex at birth! I'm getting really anxious to find out though. DH and I have both had dreams that LO is a boy and everyone seems to think boy too, since I'm carrying low. I don't really believe in hunches, so we have a 50% chance of being right!

I get this sooooooo much!!!! I'm a HUGE planner, but it's easy to plan for a BABY when you think of it just as planning for a BABY, not a boy or a girl! My favorite color is green, and I love the way grey and yellow look together. As for patterns, girls like dinosaurs and jungle animals and boys can wear paisley and argyle, so what's the big deal???

As I get bigger and closer to my due date, I get more of a "OH MY GOD THAT'S SO EXCITING!!!" reaction when I tell people we're TG. I guess the closer it gets, the less they feel like there is to wait so it's like they're over it or something :-P

jaminjeff · October 2014

I did not want to find out with DS1 but my husband did. I finally caved since he was putting an addition on the house just for the baby (and to make our master room bigger). But I told him when we have another one I get my team green decision and he didn't believe I'd follow through with it. Whelp I did and it's driving him and everyone in my family crazy that they don't know what I'm having this time :-)

moonladymae · October 2014

We're team green! It's been easier than I thought it would be but I don't really like calling the little one "it", we've been trying to come up with cute little names. I am so beyond excited for the surprise though, I have thought it would be nice to know ahead of time but thinking of the moment they are born and having my DH and Midwife announce the sex makes me all emotional and excited for that moment! We have around 5 or 6 friends pregnant and all of them have found out what they are having already, we're the only ones waiting. I can't wait for the biggest surprise of our lives!

runningmama14 · October 2014

Still green here. Most everyone thinks it's a boy, but dh thinks it's a girl. I'm not sure, changes daily. The baby's nickname is kermit, so I say he a lot, but more just because the pronoun matches the nn!

kikimeemee · October 2014

Team green here -- woo woo!

I find the comment abt needing to know the gender 'to plan' odd as well. Apparently it's impossible to buy a crib, onesies, pacifiers, bouncer, high chair and more unless you know the gender. ;;)

Even if I knew baby's gender, I feel like I still couldn't buy clothes bc I don't know if baby will be 5 lbs upon birth or 9 lbs!

I do understand why people find out gender during pregnancy; no matter when you find out, it's wonderful.

joshua+rebecca11 · October 2014

We are a mix...I am team green, but DH knows what it is!

Which drives everyone around us insane and they can't believe he hasn't told me yet.

I to get the "how do you plan?" Question, or more often "How are you going I know what to buy?!!" Like I can't possibly buy ANYTHING without knowing. Lol, it does get irritating, but oh well. 6 more weeks and it's over!!

@JustJainey - yes to having a hard time finding gender neutral... They're all this outdated yellow duck print!

So...I've just bought both!!

torontokim · October 2014

We're also still team green. The wait hasn't been as bad as I thought! 98% of people who know me are predicting a girl though. We shall soon see

Alid86 · October 2014

Team green here also! I am getting super anxious to know what baby will be this time around

I have no idea or feeling one way or the other.

Tempi · October 2014

We are team green as well! I am so looking forward to finding out on the birth day, but picking double lists of names is tougher than I thought! I'm glad we are waiting, but still get guesses all the time from random people.

kkewhitney · October 2014

We're still team green! Originally I wanted to find out and not MH. Baby kept they're legs crossed the entire 45 minute anatomy scan at 20 weeks. So then I was super annoyed and he was excited for a surprise. A month ago he started talking about paying for a 3D ultrasound so we could find out. I'm excited for a surprise now, no way we're finding out! We've waited this long and have less than 4 weeks till our due date. My mom was (and probably still is) uber annoyed that we don't know. I gave a few light hearted-ish comments about unnecessary gender norms and she's kept any annoyance to herself since.

lincoln79 · October 2014

Still green here!

The only one obsessed with the sex seems to be my mil.

I am so glad I don't have to see her again until after the baby is born. I am tired of her trying to 'figure it out'.

mamatohne · October 2014

joshua+rebecca11 said:
We are a mix...I am team green, but DH knows what it is! Which drives everyone around us insane and they can't believe he hasn't told me yet.
I to get the "how do you plan?" Question, or more often "How are you going I know what to buy?!!" Like I can't possibly buy ANYTHING without knowing. Lol, it does get irritating, but oh well. 6 more weeks and it's over!!

@JustJainey - yes to having a hard time finding gender neutral... They're all this outdated yellow duck print! So...I've just bought both!!

My dh would of done something stupid and come home with a frilly dress or something. I think it's awesome this is working for you guys!!!

kikimeemee · October 2014

@joshua+rebecca11‌ -- I am so impressed that your husband hasn't let it slip. He should work for the Secret Service if he doesn't already!!

kamcbride19@me.com · October 2014

Team Green over here too! It's been soooooo fun! Everyone hates it, but Hubby and I love it!

Can't wait until the Doc says "it's a ___!!" And I cannot WAIT until Hubby goes to the waiting room full of our family, to tell them that "it's a ___!!!"

What's the point of knowing? SO we can get a bunch of Pink or Blue stuff? We'll get it after we have the baby! I have done all my planning, just like every one who is Team Pink and Team Blue. I did the nursery with a Giraffe "theme". It turned out so cute! That last thing I want is a Pepto Bismol colored wall. SO tacky! ALSO, everything I got at our Baby Shower, I'll be able to keep and reuse for our next baby. It's all neutral, so I won't have to feel bad about having a pink swing, high chair, rocker, etc... if we have a boy! It's awesome!

Way to go Team Green!!! I've gone 35 weeks not knowing, so I am getting so anxious and excited to finally find out! Only a few more weeks!!

tinkerbell1658 · October 2014

Team green here!! I had to have a second anatomy scan because of not being able to get measurements and the gender. At that scan i had the tech put it in an envelope for the baby book but i havent looked! I did let it slip that i had the envelope last week to my aunt and sister who are dying to know. They made me cave with ds.

tinkerbell1658 · October 2014

Oh and 80% say its a girl, including ds whos 4. Ive had 2 boy deams. Trying not to get my girl hopes up.

CPM13 · October 2014

Team green x2 over here

I loved the "announcement" when DD was born. I am DYING to know what these babies are. Only 3 - 4 more weeks!

MmmPopcorn · October 2014

We're team green! H felt very strongly about it, and I thought it sounded like fun, so we haven't found out. About 90% of the people in our acquaintance think it's a boy. H thinks it's a girl. Almost everyone has been really supportive of our decision not to find out. I heard through the grapevine that my parents were a little confused by our decision not to find out, but they haven't said anything discouraging to my face (which I appreciate).

Honestly, I wonder if that one element of surprise is going to be the motivating factor to get me through the hell that is labor. "If you want to find out if it's a boy or a girl, push!"

lil_shocker · October 2014

It was for me. I hated the pushing part.

angelajo19 · October 2014

We were Team Green with DD because DH really wanted it that way. It was pretty awesome when she was born because DH was the one who got to announce she was a girl. I wanted to find out this time so I could have both experiences. Don't tell DH, but I think I liked being Team Green better. There's just something extra special about the suspense. If we have a third we'll be Team Green again! Stay strong Team Green, it's totally worth it in the end!

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