Tuesday, September 22, 2015
It's a GIRL!
I guess I didn't quite realize just how far behind in blogging I was thus far in my pregnancy. Somehow, it has been 20 weeks since the last time I wrote. Therefore, I'm not 5 1/2 weeks away from my due date and I haven't even announced that little Baby Dykes is in fact....
A GIRL!!!
We aren't really sure why but we totally expected a boy before we even ever thought about trying to conceive. It's just what we had in our heads and before we found out I would even goto garage sales and tell myself not to buy the cute little girl clothes because I wouldn't need them. Needless to say, we were absolutely wrong.
It's funny because the day of our ultrasound is still so crystal clear to me. We hosted a gender reveal party so we did not want the ultrasound tech to tell us the gender of the baby right away. We had her write it on a piece of paper with an ultrasound photo and seal it in an envelope so that we could immediately deliver to a bakery where we would have cupcakes made with pink or blue filling in the center.
For some reason, however, as soon as we entered the room where we would have our 20 week ultra sound, I knew. I remember telling Skylar that I was suddenly feeling that the baby would be a girl. He kept insisting that I had no idea and to just wait and see. I think this was the first time he admitted to himself as well, that we could totally be wrong in our suspicions.
Do you know how yucky it was to go through our ultrasound and then have to wait TWO days to find out the gender of our little one? Thankfully, I was the maid of honor in a wedding that weekend so I was able to find distraction in that. Everyone at the wedding kept telling me it was a girl, however, I still can't explain the shock when we found out that she was in fact a little princess instead of a little prince.
Fast forward to Sunday afternoon and we invited all of our closest friends and family over for a backyard barbecue. We had two special cupcakes made with white cake and white frosting on the outside so nothing would be given away or confused. With everyone gathered around, we picked them up and smashed them in one another's face. The frosting was such a light shade of pink that we had to take a couple double takes inside the cupcake before we realized it was a girl. Meanwhile, all of our guests were screaming "WHAT IS IT?!" because it was so hard to tell.
Below are a few of my favorite photos from the event :)
I would say that it's safe to say our faces say it all. We were incredibly nervous, beyond surprised, and incredibly ecstatic. Despite our suspicions that baby was a boy, we are beyond thrilled that she is in fact a little girl. I should note that we had already bought a travel system in the color red at this point. I had thought that was pretty gender neutral, however, the same night as the reveal party Skylar had me return the red one and order it in pink, can we say Daddy's Girl already? I'd say so.
A GIRL!!!
We aren't really sure why but we totally expected a boy before we even ever thought about trying to conceive. It's just what we had in our heads and before we found out I would even goto garage sales and tell myself not to buy the cute little girl clothes because I wouldn't need them. Needless to say, we were absolutely wrong.
It's funny because the day of our ultrasound is still so crystal clear to me. We hosted a gender reveal party so we did not want the ultrasound tech to tell us the gender of the baby right away. We had her write it on a piece of paper with an ultrasound photo and seal it in an envelope so that we could immediately deliver to a bakery where we would have cupcakes made with pink or blue filling in the center.
For some reason, however, as soon as we entered the room where we would have our 20 week ultra sound, I knew. I remember telling Skylar that I was suddenly feeling that the baby would be a girl. He kept insisting that I had no idea and to just wait and see. I think this was the first time he admitted to himself as well, that we could totally be wrong in our suspicions.
Do you know how yucky it was to go through our ultrasound and then have to wait TWO days to find out the gender of our little one? Thankfully, I was the maid of honor in a wedding that weekend so I was able to find distraction in that. Everyone at the wedding kept telling me it was a girl, however, I still can't explain the shock when we found out that she was in fact a little princess instead of a little prince.
Fast forward to Sunday afternoon and we invited all of our closest friends and family over for a backyard barbecue. We had two special cupcakes made with white cake and white frosting on the outside so nothing would be given away or confused. With everyone gathered around, we picked them up and smashed them in one another's face. The frosting was such a light shade of pink that we had to take a couple double takes inside the cupcake before we realized it was a girl. Meanwhile, all of our guests were screaming "WHAT IS IT?!" because it was so hard to tell.
Below are a few of my favorite photos from the event :)
I would say that it's safe to say our faces say it all. We were incredibly nervous, beyond surprised, and incredibly ecstatic. Despite our suspicions that baby was a boy, we are beyond thrilled that she is in fact a little girl. I should note that we had already bought a travel system in the color red at this point. I had thought that was pretty gender neutral, however, the same night as the reveal party Skylar had me return the red one and order it in pink, can we say Daddy's Girl already? I'd say so.
Motherhood: Expectations.
I am always curious to hear from other new mom's about what they expected to be like as a parent versus what actually happened once their little one entered this world. Therefore, I thought it might be fun to write down some of my expectations now so that I can revisit them later to see what stuck and what didn't.
Here goes:
I am not going to have an epidural.
I'm going to breastfeed versus bottle feed even if I'm not quite comfortable with the idea.
I want to make my own baby food once she starts solids.
I'm still going to have a clean house even though I have a kid.
I'm going to sweep more often so my little girl isn't crawling around in dog hair.
She will not sleep with us, no matter how much she fights it and how much we want to cuddle her.
She will have a set bedtime every night.
I will still take care of my personal hygiene in the manner I do now.
Her clothes will all be washed separately of ours with "Free" detergents.
Here goes:
I am not going to have an epidural.
I'm going to breastfeed versus bottle feed even if I'm not quite comfortable with the idea.
I want to make my own baby food once she starts solids.
I'm still going to have a clean house even though I have a kid.
I'm going to sweep more often so my little girl isn't crawling around in dog hair.
She will not sleep with us, no matter how much she fights it and how much we want to cuddle her.
She will have a set bedtime every night.
I will still take care of my personal hygiene in the manner I do now.
Her clothes will all be washed separately of ours with "Free" detergents.
Good Intentions.
I started this blog when I got pregnant with every intention of writing regularly and documenting every little milestone of my pregnancy. I think most women go into pregnancy with every inclination that it's going to be tough but we don't actually comprehend the exhaustion and roller coaster of emotions that come along with it until we're facing it dead on. My pregnancy has not been complicated in the slightest. I had pretty rough morning sickness in the beginning- but I can't say I was any worse off than other mothers who have went through the same thing. My second trimester was smooth sailing. My energy levels were great and I can't say I really had that many complaints. Of course, nearing the end of my third trimester, I'm starting to become a little whiney (okay, maybe slightly more than a little whiney). However, even with the constant need to pee, annoying pressure everywhere, back pain, and round ligament pain, I can say I'm truly blessed. There are so many mama's out there just struggling to get to the finish line of full gestation. I just have some routine aches and pains.
I can tell you that I'm definitely getting anxious. I would love to just sleep through the next five weeks and have our little one in our arms. However, I am also trying to live in the moment and enjoy these next few weeks with my husband. We have never had to share each other's company for long periods of time. It's always been the two of us against the world besides your normal visit with friends or family. We enjoy spending our time together and it's rare that we do things one without the other. It'll be interesting to see how we adapt to having another living human being in our household. I can't say that I'm not worried about losing ourselves in parenting, as you hear so many horror stories, but I plan on doing absolutely everything in my power to keep our marriage strong and to the remain the team that we have been for the past five years. I couldn't envision my life without this man and there is no one else on Earth I would rather do this with. He's my warrior, my rock, and we're each other's number one fan. I cannot wait to see him enter his role as a father, as I know little Z will have him wrapped around his finger from the moment she takes her first breath in this world. God has blessed me beyond measure with the life I've been given and I hope there is never a day that I come to take that for granted.
I can tell you that I'm definitely getting anxious. I would love to just sleep through the next five weeks and have our little one in our arms. However, I am also trying to live in the moment and enjoy these next few weeks with my husband. We have never had to share each other's company for long periods of time. It's always been the two of us against the world besides your normal visit with friends or family. We enjoy spending our time together and it's rare that we do things one without the other. It'll be interesting to see how we adapt to having another living human being in our household. I can't say that I'm not worried about losing ourselves in parenting, as you hear so many horror stories, but I plan on doing absolutely everything in my power to keep our marriage strong and to the remain the team that we have been for the past five years. I couldn't envision my life without this man and there is no one else on Earth I would rather do this with. He's my warrior, my rock, and we're each other's number one fan. I cannot wait to see him enter his role as a father, as I know little Z will have him wrapped around his finger from the moment she takes her first breath in this world. God has blessed me beyond measure with the life I've been given and I hope there is never a day that I come to take that for granted.
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