Many people have asked me about whether I'd want a boy more or a girl more this go around and my steadfast response is, "I'm gonna freak out either way!" I answer this way partially out of fun but also out of seriousness. There is great potential out of the prospect of both really and as far as we know we may adopt a 3rd at some point down the road. (God's gotta work that out and work on my heart for that one - it's future).
So if a Boy.....YES! I am so geared for boys....movement....energy....excitement and hmmm dirt?! Although Ian is quite clean b/c he knows what we expect in the house. Also, I think I'd have some commonality with family who has boys and new friends...who get the whole...."don't they ever stop?....um NO!"
I'd love to be a mom of two boys, b/c selfishly I get the attention (as the female in the house...lol j/k). Boys and roller coasters, sports, adventure, reading, playing, rough-housing
, and growing them up to be godly men in our culture to respect women and to give of themselves while not compromising their beliefs. A tall order but I think we're geared towards it.
Bonus: we already have boy clothes roughly in the same season & I know how to cover myself from pee.
So if a Girl......YES! Although I'm
not a pink girl nor do I like frilly, (I DESPISE frilly)...I do love stickers, creativity, deep thinking, observing, and spunkiness. Our immediate family has no girls and the grandparents on both sides would be so thrilled to have an opportunity to no doubt spoil a little girl. We'd do turquoise and of course even subconsciously I'd gear her to be a tom-boy though with an understanding of femininity. Yes I'd think more futuristically with her. She would be no more fragile than my little boy and would get roughed up probably but would be ok. We would need most new clothes...I'd love to do flower bands on her head but that is the extent of girliness in my book.
I'd be excited to have a girl to balance out the boys and would help her to grow strong to understand that she is beautiful no matter what and that I am confident in myself. She'd know that if a boy doesn't respect her then he's not worth it and that ultimately she is God's. My own dad stated, "I hope you have a girl so she can put you through what you put us through!....*chuckle*" I say, "ha, ha....no thank you but remember who is so close to you now and respects you so much?!" I'd probably be pretty creative with her and hope that she desires to have that artistic side that my mom instilled in me. Oh what fun!
So either way we will be tested, we will be blessed and we are praying and hopefully for a healthy child. I'd love for people to not give their advice unless asked but human nature seems to push people to blurt out whatever they are thinking about their own journeys. Hopefully I can get over it and enjoy the stories. :) I know I will, it's part of maturing. Everyone has their own story...
