Thursday, August 4, 2011

Surprise! It's not a boy.

I will never trust the Chinese Gender Calendar or my psychic abilities again. I was sure we were having a boy. I dreamed about it -multiple times. I hadn't even considered the possibility of it being a girl. When am I going to learn I have NO control in my life?! We are still in shock. I am glad I have 20 weeks to get used to the idea of having a girl first. We wanted both eventually, just thought starting with a boy would be easier and cheaper for some reason...
The good news is: I have begged my mom to save ALL of my little sisters baby clothes- so we have a TON of baby girl clothes and stuff already!! I can buy expensive girl clothes as splurges because I don't need that much! I am SO looking forward to lots of coloring, tea parties, mani-pedi's, and dollies.
I am afraid of all the PINK. I am not a pink fan. Pink is way overdone with little girls in my opinion. And animal prints. And any Disney clothing. Just not my thing!! Also- I need to take a course in fixing little girls hair. Wow- it looks like a daunting task with all the braids and elastics. Don't even get me started on those giant hair bows and flowers!
I have already started shopping for books on how to raise girls. Names are impossible!
Since we couldn't be there in person to tell our families- I ordered gender cakes and had my brother deliver them with a card and DVD of our ultrasound while he is on leave in Idaho. I think the parents got a kick out of it :)









5 comments:

Shannon Dooley said...

So excited for you!!!! Congrats! The lucky little thing doesn't stand a chance of being anything but gorgeous with you 2 for parents!

Carmen said...

Jen, she is already beautiful! Just like her mom

Heather Davies said...

Congratulations!! Girls are so fun! I tried to do more purple colors with Chase, but yes, just about everything is PINK! But, I she loves it...so what do you do? Also didn't think we'd obsess over disney, but the kids won out! haha :) P.S. love the cake idea!

Katelin Wright said...

Yay! So excited for you guys! And here I am thinking a girl first would be so much easier:) Funny how that works! A lady told me once that oldest girls are much more responsible and helpful than oldest boys. I hope that's true for you, but not for me. Such a cute idea of how to tell the family! Love you guys!

Hayley Nelson Potter said...

I am so happy for you and I was laughing at what you had to say! I agree, pink is a little over used. I can't wait to see pictures of her in a few months!