Every day, I go back and forth about deciding whether or not to find out if we're having a boy or girl.
I've got about 10 weeks to decide if I really want to know or not, but I just can't decide!
Part of me likes the idea of waiting for the surprise, but the other part of me HAS. TO. KNOW.
Let's take a vote.
What do you think? Should I find out or not?
I can't promise that I'll follow your votes, but I do want to know what you think!
9 comments:
Hmm... this is a hard one. I would say surprise, and then find out with your next baby. But even with that said, it is SO HARD TO WAIT. If it weren't for Jared being so firm on waiting, I think I would have broken down and asked the midwife. It is so fun to browse through the baby section, but frustrating not being able to buy anything. In the end, however, I am very happy that we will get this huge surprise. All the anticipation of wanting to know if it's a boy or girl will make the labor more endurable for me. That may not have been any help, but my vote is to keep it a surprise!
I'd go for the surprise.
Babies are FULL of surprises after the birth as well. We found out for both Isaiah and Anna. We then told everyone what we were going to have but kept the baby's name a secret. It was fun to surprise everyone with their names.
Erin said she was disappointed that I hadn't written on this blog yet. It is not because I am not excited about the baby, or I dread being a grandmother. No, it is that words can not begin to express what I am feeling. Erin, the baby who changed my life, is going to have a baby of her own. She wants to be a mom more than anything in the world. That moves me to tears, because being a mom is the greatest gift and blessing and task that God gives to us. God bless you my beautiful baby, and the baby he has given to you.
Now. About this knowing thing. You know my opinion. We found out that Mc was a boy in November. He was born in February. We started calling him by name and the waiting was agony. There was a sense of relief because we didn't have any more girl names. It didn't matter as far as buying stuff went, we had no money. He looked good in pink sleepers!
I say wait. If you don't want to know, be sure to look away from the screen....one look and we all knew what we were looking at with Mc. One head, two arms, two legs and ?!!
When the baby is born Grandma Plumm and Grandma Duffert will go get the appropriate headbands or ball caps with matching sleepers.
Aunt Kris will get a little something too for your darling baby. Don't find out. We didn't know with any of our three, and it was exciting to wait. I'm always a little disappointed when people tell, and then they tell the name, and when the baby comes they call and say, "She's here!" Okay, whatever. Save the surprise for yourselves and the rest of us. That's my vote.
We didn't find out with any of the 4 nor did we share any of our names. It was worth the wait!
I vote wait! We waited with our babies and when the last one was born every was so glad that (?) was here but noone told ME what it was until I screamed for quiet and asked.
Wait.
Kathleen, you just about made me cry!
As far as the waiting goes, our feeling was that there are so few really great surprises in life, and none so wonderful as hearing "It's a _____!"
Practically speaking, you don't need to buy a THING because let's face it, this is your first baby and everybody and his dog is gonna get you stuff. Trust me. Just buy one pink and one blue outfit to have at the hospital.
It's excruciating to wait, but I don't think you'll ever regret it.
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