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Sunday, September 23, 2012

The Baby, It's a...

Yesterday was one heck of an eventful day. My sister and brother-in-law threw us a wonderful brunch so that with our family and close friends we could find out Baby F's sex.

They had me do some of the old-wives' tricks to divine the sex. I unwittingly sat on a chair under which there was a knife, which in Cuban folklore means you're having in a boy. Then I tied a ring on a ring and held it in front of my belly, and it moved in a circular motion, which means... a boy.

I didn't know how the actual reveal would happen and kept thinking I'd bite into a croissant and discover a little pink or blue plastic baby, but finally, my sister brought out a piñata, one side decorated in pink, the other in blue. By now I'd been yammering on for over an hour about how sure I was about this baby being a girl and was about to explode if I didn't find out, like, NOW, what it actually was.

So what is it? Is my Baby F a girl or a boy?

Let's review the tape:

I crack up every time I see this video, and I've seen it like 50 times now. I'm pretty sure that's me (for reference, I'm on the right in a purplish blue top and Jevo's on the left in an aqua top) yelling, "OOHH NOOO," and there's really no mistaking my utter shock, because that's exactly what I felt, very much so.

What the video doesn't capture is that my eyes instantly filled with tears as Baby F very suddenly became insanely real and wonderful and amazing to me. I'd so completely accepted that I was having a girl that I'd just not imagined, not at all, that I could in fact be carrying a boy. And yet, three seconds after finding out, I loved that baby a million times more and was already praying for a continued healthy pregnancy, a healthy labor and most important of all, a healthy baby.

A boy. I'm having a boy. We will be parents to two sons. Max is thrilled, even though he'd said he was "dying for a baby sister." After things had quieted down I asked him how he felt to know it'd be a brother, not a sister, and he said, "I'm so happy my heart feels like it's going to explode with love."

Could I ask for anything more?

Labels: Baby F, pregnancy

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6 Comments

clau posted at 9/23/2012 11:50 AM
Ok, so seeing the video and reading what the monkey said filled my eyes with tears...how sweet is that. Congrats to all! Can't wait for baby boy to arrive.

Emily Vogel posted at 9/23/2012 12:45 PM
Congrats to you!!!

Freckle Face Girl posted at 9/23/2012 10:26 PM
So Thrilling! What a fun way to find out! He'll make a grand addition to your family.

Maria Northcutt posted at 9/24/2012 2:09 AM
Congrats on your Baby and a beautiful blog!!!

Rania posted at 10/11/2012 5:30 AM
I loved your blog, it's so touching to see your whole family organizing all that fun to know the baby's sex... And the most beautiful part was that you stopped for a moment and thought that the most important thing is for the baby to be healthy...

Jo-Ann posted at 12/05/2012 3:33 PM
Congrats, that is a big blessing from God to have a child or children of our own. Hope I will have one next year.