Dreaming Pink Due Date Group: TTC and Beyond

[Niva]

Well, DH and I felt ready to open our envelope last night. It's a boy! Surprisingly, I am really very okay with that. No tears at all, no worries... I feel like this one was just meant to be, and he is who he is. No changing that at this point, and he will be very well loved. However... We are seriously considering HT for #3! Knowing that we are going to do everything we can to complete our family later really helps, and makes this little guy nothing but a welcome bonus. I want to experience having my dg, and three is a perfect number of kids for us... and having a brother first will be really, really good for DS1. So, I'm okay. I can't say there is no disappointment that it will have to take longer and be harder/more expensive to get my girl, but I am still just as excited about having this new little boy first.

[I Love Ladybugs]

Niva...you are going to have your perfect family!! I know that my DS2 is what we needed and I wish that I would have had as much grace as you....I did shed some tears when he was still inside...but he lights up our life in ways that are amazing!!!! Congrats on a sweet little boy!!!!!!!!!

AFM...almost ready to make the bus trip home....tired and worn out, I found out last night that a friend of a friend's one little twin died while she is still preggo...my heart feels so heavy for her. She was collecting blue x 2 and now has to deal with so much loss...the loss of the twin dream, the loss of one of her sons.

[Emily]

Niva, i absolutely adore DS2 - in fact he is the only reason we even considered having a third.

DS1 will be over the moon too. Time to go shopping!

[Niva]

Thank you, Emily and Ladybugs! I keep hearing again and again, from girls on this site and in real life, that having two boys is really such a special thing, that the brother-brother dynamic is just irreplaceable. As long as I don't have to give up all future hope of experiencing a daughter, there's no reason to attach any regrets to this baby. It didn't work out as perfectly as I'd hoped (I did sway, after all!), but I've decided that there's absolutely no reason I can't be very, very happy the way things are. Now I can nest and decorate and buy baby boy things! And this time, I'm getting myself the girliest, prettiest diaper bag out there, because it's for me, not the baby!!

Rainbow, so sorry to hear about your friend. I wish her strength and recovery, and may that never happen to any of us. Puts things in perspective, doesn't it?

[myrainbowgirl]

Niva - Congratulations on DS2!! Did you sway? I can't remember. Your attitude is awesome, and glad that you and DH are willing to do the HT journey. Not sure I am brave enough! At this point I am willing to risk DS5 than go HT...of course, that could change. I won't sway, except some (but not extreme) changes to my diet. Would love to have a little oopsie, no trying at all...we'll see how that goes, lol. Anyway, happy for you...congrats again!

Ladybugs - Sorry for the non-helpful doctors and appointments. Glad you get to see your little lady at 33 weeks! I'm assuming they'll be able to get a better look at her then. Will continue to pray! Enjoy your babies when you get home.

Pixi - How are you feeling about team green?? Your scan is next week, right?

AFM - My big scan got moved to next Wed, the 25th. Doc had to reschedule. Looking forward to seeing little boy, hoping it helps me to bond with him...still feeling somewhat disconnected from this pregnancy, in part because of GD, but also since I am barely feeling any movement, due to anterior placenta.

I find myself feeling more at peace about this LO, so glad that time heals. I know he will be such a special addition to our family, and I am looking forward to see how he fits in, who he looks like, and what his personality is like. I'm also feeling more at peace about a fifth...I think big families are wonderful. I've witnessed it firsthand...my dad is from a family of 5 kids. They have so much fun together, and there is lots of love and laughter. It will be worth it for a DD! Of course, if we go natural, I know it's a possibility that it will be DS5, and not sure how I'd handle it. Right now, I just have to trust that God really is behind all the rainbows. I could of course end up deciding that my GD is what fueled all that, and that we'll need to go HT, or just pray that God does indeed want us to have a daughter and trust Him to bring her to us. We're already praying He does!

[Charlee]

Hi ladies! I'm still here, lurking around occasionally and taking on life on life's terms!

Niva congrats on your little boy! Brothers are truly special and I was thrilled at having DS2 for DS1! I think the GD doesn't really set in big time until #4, 5, 6 LOL... maybe some ladies will agree with me!

I hope everyone is doing okay ... I think you ladies often as I started this crazy journey with you all and it's slowly coming to an end for me... 3rd trimester finally! I'm just thankful to still be pregnant and having a healthy baby. He's getting a lot bigger by the day and I must be to that uncomfortable stage of pregnancy where strangers smile uncomfortably at me! LMAO

[Tree]

Niva, you have such a great outlook and won't be disappointed. As the other girls have said having two boys is delightful. I love watching my two, my heart is constantly melting. It's a truly special dynamic.

So when does the 3rd trimester start then? Can't believe we are there/getting close so soon, I don't know about you girls but this pregnancy has flown by so far...

[Dreamofpink]

Charlee, I know I can't believe we're in the third trimester either!! It's absolutely flown by. I'm so glad you're still here with me, your little boy's getting stronger every day! Are you still on bed rest? It's scary seeing the ladies in the Oct/Nov DD threads getting ready to meet their babies, it'll not be long until it's us. I'm 29 weeks today, once I get to 31 weeks with no sign of PET I'll breath a sigh of relief! I can't imagine the chaos it would cause if this one wanted to come at 30 weeks, we're up to our knees in boxes & preparing to move house 3 weeks tomorrow.

Niva, huge congrats on ds2! I know everyone else has said it but brothers have such a wonderful bond. I had my worst GD with ds2 and he really is my most adorable, cuddly little mummy's boy. He's also been the making of ds1. I hope you have your DD to look forward to. The words I remember uttering to DH & a neighbour when ds1 was a baby have come back to haunt me now "we'll just keep going until I get my girl!" I never for one second thought that'd be the case

[Dreamofpink]

Mmmmm, btw I think ds3 enjoys Ben & Jerry's Karamel Sutra as much as me - he's dancing away! Yum yum

[Mathilde]

I posted in the wrong forum: Due des, jan, febr.
Am back, scan in 1 hr, feeling doomed.. It didn´t help staying away from you guys.. Glad you all are well

Here goes nothing, and my dream will fly past me without stopping...
Mathilde