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Do you want your own envelope? Do you have the willpower not to open it? Oh, and those gender reveal parties.... I can't even imagine doing that, with GD! What a nightmare.
Thanks for the reminder that things get easier as the kids get older.... I guess I do have one able kid--my 8 year old can do a lot for herself, and is pretty helpful with the other kids.
How cranky is Honor? My DD2 is a tough kid too. It makes the idea of a baby kind of daunting sometimes.... :worry:
I had an u/s yesterday, and the tech didn't reveal gender. She was going to show me how the baby was laying (head down) and where the butt was, and I told her I didn't want to see the butt because I was afraid I would see "parts", and she said, "I can show you without giving away gender," which made me think for sure this baby is a girl, because a boy would have his parts just hanging out, right? :(
Ugh, I am so bummed about it today. I wish so much I just didn't care. I hate that I do. And my poor kids at the scan, when they say the baby's face in 3D, the two older kids both said, "It looks like a boy!" but really, I think it looked like a girl's face.... I just hope they aren't as disappointed as I am. :(
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Hobber I still think you are having a boy!!, the tech probably said that based on the way the baby was facing, I don't think you would be able to tell gender either way unless the tech got a shot right between the legs, and see even your kids think the baby looks like a boy :)
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Thanks Dloui, but really, if this baby pops out a boy, I will be beyond shocked.
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(((hugs))) Hobber. I have my 3yo's u/s on VHS and I wish I had it on DVD b/c I'd upload it to show you - there are so many shots where we were looking at his butt and not see his stuff. In fact, during the scan I saw "three lines" several times and I was sure he was a girl until the tech pointed out a penis that was no doubt a penis (and scrotum). Watching the video again I can still see the three lines but they're not in the right place for a girl... but I sure thought they were during the scan!!
I had the same tech with both Galen and Honor and she is magic or something. We got Honor's scan in the envelope because we already knew she was a girl (from the rH genotyping test) and I couldn't handle having her say it during the scan... but I wanted a scan pic. It's a fab pic, classic girl... and I cannot figure out how she got it without me seeing it during the scan (I can upload it in a few min from my ipad). Same with Galen - she kept that penis hidden until we were ready to see it. Re-watching his scan now I can see a penis shot at the very start when she put the probe on... but like I said, I missed it until about the 4th time I watched the video and certainly didn't see it during the scan.
I know you are feeling deep down it's a girl for sure, but just remember that a skilled tech knows how to make sure you don't see anything you don't want to. I'm praying for you to have peace, I know how tough it is <3 <3 <3
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Love the encouragement, skrimpy, and I hope Hobbers reads it and feels better :bighug:
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Thanks Skrimpy--that did make me feel a bit better. :)
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Hello everyone hope all is well:) using phone atm as not paid internet for 3 months so disconnevtrd :oops: davy still tiny, reflux, hes on rinitadine? But its no great help. I gave him some baby rice today snd he had some very contented sleep afterwards! So im gonna stick with that.
DH finaly back to work, late reply to esrlier question but he skipped over a 3ft wall and there was a 6ft drop the other sidr, he landed flat footed and shattered his heel, ugh!!
Just trying to add picture but its taking ages!! Such a poor connection here.
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Hobber I'm glad it helped a little bit :)
I forgot I hadn't scanned Honor's potty shot and I can't find where I put it here in the new house >.< I will find it and post it eventually though b/c it's still amazing to me she got this fantastic shot without me even realizing it - I never saw it during the scan. I didn't get a video of Honor's scan b/c they'd upgraded to a new machine that doesn't do videos and I sort of wish I had just so I could figure out how she got that shot without me having a clue.
ELP - so glad DH is back to work and I hope his heel is doing better now! Sorry little David has reflux and isn't gaining well... hopefully what you're trying now will help him overcome it (and you both get some nice sleep!)
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oh Hobber - I'm not sure about the 2 envelopes... I go back and forth on if I think I'd be able to do it or not. I think I would be able to if I tucked it away somewhere. But then maybe I'm overestimating my self control :p
And I could *never* do the gender reveal party!!! But I was pitifully watching them on youtube, lol!
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Skrimpy, are you thinking of envelopes for your NT or 20 week scan? If uou get DH to film your NT and post it then hopefully we can haveca good guess for you without the need to confirm anything, that way it still leaves you with excitememt/hope. Finding out with Davy for us really took something sway from his pregnancy even though he was our DG, so in any future pregnancy we will just stick with our guessing:)
