We're Not Finding Out

I've said it and made it official :) We're not going to find out if we're having a boy or a girl until Little B make his/her grand (and I do mean grand) entrance.

I realize that those of you who really know me are probably blown away by this statement. You're not alone--- I'm equally shocked astmy feelings on this issue. I'm such a planner and absolutely love to figure out "surprises" before they happen. I'm not as bad as my sister (she's actually my sister-in-law, but is really the sister I always wanted, so that's what I call her) who has a history of finding her Christmas presents, unwrapping them before the 25th and delicately re-wrapping them so no one knows. But I'm close.

Before we did our IVF, I really thought I'd want to know what we were having so I could get on with my gender-specific nesting like the planner I know I am. I felt that way until I saw the baby's heart beat on the ultrasound. That little flicker of life on the screen made my heart melt. It was at that moment that I didn't care whether Little B was a he or a she. Little B won over me.

Mike has always said that he doesn't care if we're having a girl or a boy. All he wants is a healthy baby. We talk about this statement often and I 100% agree with him. We're very lucky that our IVF worked on attempt #1. I've read many online journals/blogs and so many aren't as lucky. Little B is a gift. We might feel different if we were having twins, but with one, its gonna be a surprise for all of us.

I will admit that I am super curious, but there aren't a lot of big, happy surprises in life, so we're going to do our best not to find out. We told this to our doctor and now we're putting it in writing. Its official.

But guessing is fun....so I've improved my blogging abilities and put up a poll to the left of my postings. This way, we can all post our guesses. The poll closes on 6/5, so please take a second to enter your guess. This should be fun. I'll think of something else baby-related to poll the group on once this one is done. Suggestions anyone? My mom gave me a "My Pregnancy" book this weekend. Its really cute-- and has some sample questions to fill in. So, maybe we'll use some of those.

Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend!!!