We are over the moon about being blessed with another baby but of course with that comes a lot of fear. When we lost Christine our lives were never the same. Being pregnant is one of my most favorite things in the world. But each day is scary. Each moment you have doubts that you will really bring another baby home. But as the weeks went on we continued to get news that this baby looked healthy and perfect in every way. Relief definitely settled in and the craziness of every day life has kept most worry at bay. So we continue to look forward and have faith that in February our family will welcome a new little baby.
Probably all of you reading this already know the gender of our baby but I thought I would go into a little bit of detail. With each pregnancy we have done something special. With Whitney we waited until her birth day to find out what we were having. I absolutely loved this and highly recommend it to everyone! And no it wasn't hard to wait, it was so exciting! When I was pregnant with Colin we decided to find out because we needed this pregnancy to feel different. Stressful cannot even begin to describe how his pregnancy felt. For this exciting news, with a lot of logistics, we opened a box to find two tiny blue shoes. Being able to connect with him during the rest of the pregnancy really helped us.
So with this pregnancy we of course wanted to do something fun. I had seen on Pinterest couples finding out the gender by having pink or blue balloons fly out of a box. I knew this is what I wanted to do, but mainly for the kids. Ok, for Whitney, Colin has no idea what is going on! At the sonogram we had the sono tech circle the gender and put it in an envelope. She also included some gender proving photos. Tim and I left the appointment and I looked to my right and saw a courtyard. I coudn't wait a moment longer. We stepped out there and sat on a bench and after taking a deep breath opened the envelope. A first glance at the picture and both of us uncertain since we had never really seen the gender revealing parts before. But our thoughts were confirmed as we saw a circle around GIRL!!
We were ecstatic about this news for many reasons. One, Whitney has been hoping for a sister. Two, I had been having strong feelings from the beginning that it was a girl. I definitely wouldn't have been disappointed if it were a boy, it just would have been a bummer if my instinct was off. I had never had such a strong feeling about a pregnancy. And lastly, Colin is my little Prince. As a newborn, Prince was a name I started calling him. Out of nowhere, I really didn't intentionally call him that. But I soon learned it was because he was my little Prince who came and saved me. Though my heart will always have that piece missing, Colin came a long and finished putting the pieces back together. Each of my children have a very special place in my heart but I just knew Colin was my special baby boy.
Ok, so dry your eyes and enjoy our pictures :)
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We have had so many sonograms over the years and never had a 4D one. So, I decided to ask and she was happy to do it. It was so cool to see the baby look so life like. It is hard to see at first. But if you look at the top picture you can see how her hand is in front of her face. Then the bottom picture she moved it to the side and you can see her face better.
Whitney was ready to pull the string and open that box! However, Colin was not interested in what was going on and just wanted to go play in the yard. I had to stay and get them started.
Whitney was ecstatic to see the pink balloons!!
FYI-stuff balloons in a box and they won't all come out.
Look hard and you will see 5 balloons flying away. One flying solo with a message to our baby girl Christine. The other 4 Tim forgot to tape down for the kids to keep. However, he pointed out the amazing symbolism. One may fly alone, but all four are part of our family.
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