@PhoebeJune1984 that's horrible! I wonder why people have gender reveal parties if they have their heart set on a gender and then they're surprised. I just wouldn't have a party at all!
I suppose it would be more "convenient" for this to be a girl since we have some girl names picked out, no boy names, we have girly baby stuff (pink flowery car seat, etc.), but really, I don't care. I just want a baby. A boy can sit in that flowery seat, they won't care
My FFFC: Had to get up super early to drive ILs to airport this morning. Came home and napped for four hours...I'm such a lazy a**
Also, I started collecting a few used baby things here and there, a swing, a bath, some cloth diapers. Some of them are in pink. I decided that it just doesn't matter, even though we're Team Green. If we have a boy, well I guess he gets to bathe and swing in pink, and poop a little too. Most of our things, even used, will be more blues or neutral colors, but we're not turning down hand-me-downs just due to color!
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Me: 33 DH: 32 Married 7/18/15 1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16 Team green turned BLUE! 2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18 Team green turned PINK! Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
We went for a sex scab yesterday and before my husband said "today is awesome! We will either find out the baby is a boy and be super happy and excited, or we will find out that the baby is a girl, and we will be super happy and excited" not going to lie, I teared up with that.
When my best friend found out they were having a girl, her husband was so angry and upset, he made her cry at babies r us. I Understand a preference, but losing your shit is unacceptable.
My nephew was wanting a boy cousin, and while he was disappointed in a girl, he said "well, there is always next time"
We went for a sex scab yesterday and before my husband said "today is awesome! We will either find out the baby is a boy and be super happy and excited, or we will find out that the baby is a girl, and we will be super happy and excited" not going to lie, I teared up with that.
When my best friend found out they were having a girl, her husband was so angry and upset, he made her cry at babies r us. I Understand a preference, but losing your shit is unacceptable.
My nephew was wanting a boy cousin, and while he was disappointed in a girl, he said "well, there is always next time"
@BostonBaby1 I hope I wasn't one of the ones who triggered you. I definitely didn't mean to say or imply that I'd be disappointed with either sex, I just meant to say there is a part of me that is so excited for the idea of each sex, and it makes it hard for me to picture not having whichever sex we don't end up with, since we'll be done after this baby. I had always pictured a bigger family so maybe part of my feelings are more to do with shifting my image of a family with 3 or 4 kids to a family with 2 kids, and it being so different from my family (I have 2 sisters and a brother). I don't know if I'm really making sense and don't want to come across as backtracking so I'll just stop now.
I'm really sorry for your losses, and I'm sorry if I inadvertently hurt you (or anyone else) with my comment.
1) I AM throwing a bbq get together before this baby comes. I don't really consider it a shower and I don't expect gifts, just a celebration and fun get together. I really could care less if that's "tacky." 2) My son and I both ate doughnuts for breakfast...then we had some fruit salad...then we both had a cupcake. 3) Is circumcision really that big a deal? Do it or don't, that's completely your call. Ds is circumcised and when we made that call I told hubs it was up to him since he had the penis and he didn't really have a preference either. 4) I am very guilty of using the word potty. But more in terms of asking him if he has to go, I refer to the bathroom as the bathroom. Also guilty of calling his penis his pee pee and sometimes when I'm changing his diaper if he has poop all over him and he's fidgety I'll tell him he has to sit still so I can clean his "nuggets" aka scrotum. 5) People who are paranoid about "gender roles." For instance, ds asked me to paint his nails the other day so I let him choose a color and quickly painted his toes. My dad FLIPPED. Really dad? He's 3. Who cares if he has purple and red toenails? Also just bought a new lightweight stroller for baby in a raspberry color. My plan was to put the car seat in it when she's little but also use it for if ds gets tired and wants to sit for a little while if we're day tripping and I'm wearing baby. Explained this to my parents and my dad yet again blurted out, but it's pink. Great observation dad, I let ds choose between the pink and blue and he wanted to get baby sister the pink one. It just drives me crazy the whole "but it's pink/but it's blue." You're point?
@BostonBaby1 I hope I wasn't one of the ones who triggered you. I definitely didn't mean to say or imply that I'd be disappointed with either sex, I just meant to say there is a part of me that is so excited for the idea of each sex, and it makes it hard for me to picture not having whichever sex we don't end up with, since we'll be done after this baby. I had always pictured a bigger family so maybe part of my feelings are more to do with shifting my image of a family with 3 or 4 kids to a family with 2 kids, and it being so different from my family (I have 2 sisters and a brother). I don't know if I'm really making sense and don't want to come across as backtracking so I'll just stop now.
I'm really sorry for your losses, and I'm sorry if I inadvertently hurt you (or anyone else) with my comment.
@BostonBaby1 I hope I wasn't one of the ones who triggered you. I definitely didn't mean to say or imply that I'd be disappointed with either sex, I just meant to say there is a part of me that is so excited for the idea of each sex, and it makes it hard for me to picture not having whichever sex we don't end up with, since we'll be done after this baby. I had always pictured a bigger family so maybe part of my feelings are more to do with shifting my image of a family with 3 or 4 kids to a family with 2 kids, and it being so different from my family (I have 2 sisters and a brother). I don't know if I'm really making sense and don't want to come across as backtracking so I'll just stop now.
I'm really sorry for your losses, and I'm sorry if I inadvertently hurt you (or anyone else) with my comment.
@blissylissy86 I just had a momentary freak out about what a sex scab was and how I can avoid getting one. It seriously took me a good minute to read past that, the visual I got was very disturbing.
Then I continued reading and laughed at myself. DH thinks I am crazy. Which I may be.
FFFC: pretty mild, but I brought my comforter into the living room and I'm laying on the floor while playing with DD. she's caught a nasty cold from MIL a few days ago and I'm so tired. Thankfully tomorrow is Saturday and DH can help tag team!
Your MIL is the gift that keeps on giving isn't she
She really is. If my husband didn't love his job, I'd tell him to move us far, far away.
Omg @mckcak23 a front butt!!!! Hahahaha wow I've never heard that one before but it's hilarious! And awful! My step sister used to teach her son to call his privates his "turtle"..
All I can think about is if he doesn't get "the talk" before puberty and he goes running out to his mom/dad asking about why his turtle is out.
One last middle of the night confession- I confess!!! I am too cheap to buy fabric scissors. I have been using crappy old kitchen scissors and I use them to cut my paper patterns AND fabric! What a phony seamstress!
I probably will be throwing me own baby shower. This is baby number 3 and the first two didn't have showers. DH and I are the only ones out of group of friends with children and generally when there's get togethers we have to organize them. I don't expect gifts but maybe just a few baby related games. It's probably our last baby so if I don't do it myself we'll never do anything
A friend's daughter was taught the anatomically correct language for male and female genitalia but decided that the vagina looked like a bug's wings and the penis was a noodle. So that's what she calls them. She told me recently that the baby was going to come out of my bug wings once it is the size of a watermelon.
Re: FFFC: confess!!
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Also, I started collecting a few used baby things here and there, a swing, a bath, some cloth diapers. Some of them are in pink. I decided that it just doesn't matter, even though we're Team Green. If we have a boy, well I guess he gets to bathe and swing in pink, and poop a little too. Most of our things, even used, will be more blues or neutral colors, but we're not turning down hand-me-downs just due to color!
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
When my best friend found out they were having a girl, her husband was so angry and upset, he made her cry at babies r us. I Understand a preference, but losing your shit is unacceptable.
My nephew was wanting a boy cousin, and while he was disappointed in a girl, he said "well, there is always next time"
I'm really sorry for your losses, and I'm sorry if I inadvertently hurt you (or anyone else) with my comment.
2) My son and I both ate doughnuts for breakfast...then we had some fruit salad...then we both had a cupcake.
3) Is circumcision really that big a deal? Do it or don't, that's completely your call. Ds is circumcised and when we made that call I told hubs it was up to him since he had the penis and he didn't really have a preference either.
4) I am very guilty of using the word potty. But more in terms of asking him if he has to go, I refer to the bathroom as the bathroom. Also guilty of calling his penis his pee pee and sometimes when I'm changing his diaper if he has poop all over him and he's fidgety I'll tell him he has to sit still so I can clean his "nuggets" aka scrotum.
5) People who are paranoid about "gender roles." For instance, ds asked me to paint his nails the other day so I let him choose a color and quickly painted his toes. My dad FLIPPED. Really dad? He's 3. Who cares if he has purple and red toenails? Also just bought a new lightweight stroller for baby in a raspberry color. My plan was to put the car seat in it when she's little but also use it for if ds gets tired and wants to sit for a little while if we're day tripping and I'm wearing baby. Explained this to my parents and my dad yet again blurted out, but it's pink. Great observation dad, I let ds choose between the pink and blue and he wanted to get baby sister the pink one. It just drives me crazy the whole "but it's pink/but it's blue." You're point?
Then I continued reading and laughed at myself. DH thinks I am crazy. Which I may be.