Pregnancy Update #4

Just checking if anyone is still out there? I know something happened with google comments and blogger, so I hope that didn't mess anyone up. (hint: I would very much love you to comment 😍)

I do have some news....

So, the results of Sneak Peak came back in about 3 days. They send a Results email. I had read that once you open the email, you have to click something else to see the results, but that was not the case. RC and I leaned in together, and I slowly scrolled down the email, which said:



Now, I immediately knew that RC was experiencing disappointment, and he went into a bit of a funk for a while. For my part, I acknowledged his disappointment but was acutely aware that I felt happy and was NOT experiencing said disappointment. I sort of floated around all day, feeling happy and wanting to celebrate. I went to the children's clothing store to return the one girl outfit we bought, and found the cutest little striped onesie and a darling matching monkey sweatshirt.

Wow, finding out the gender does make it SO much more real; makes the baby so much more real. RC is working through his disappointment. I do understand, considering he's raised three boys already. But our little guy has a different gene pool and will be a unique and special person. Anyway, he knows that and is getting excited again. *As a side note, I'm beyond ready to be done with progesterone shots in the butt. The one this morning hurt really bad, and I started crying. I'm definitely more emotional still.

Later, there was a big birthday party event for my sister-in-law, and I gave my family these cigars on an individual basis to get the news out there because I knew we would want to talk about it. My little game was that I would say, "Remember when we were young, and we would get those candy cigarettes and it was so fun? Well, I thought I would get us some for tonight." Then, I would hand them a cigar and wait for them to realize what it said. Sometimes it took a minute, as my acting skills are pretty strong. lol

Everyone was happy for us, but my brother's reaction was the best. He was both surprised and super excited for me. My sister was happy, too. Right now, her son is the only boy cousin, but she has loved having a boy. We hope to announce both the pregnancy and gender on F@cebook after our second ultrasound on the 1st. I am praying it goes well!

Honeymoon Ending and Transition

We are back home now in Oregon. It's quite a transition to come back to real life post-wedding and honeymoon. Both of us feel kind of emotional, discombobulated and like hibernating.

To catch up from the last post when we had the argument... everything was fine. lol He apologized for being reactive, and we went on to have a great day at Butchart Gardens. It's an amazing landscape and design! I will recommend that, if you go, you go during the late Spring and Summer when you can experience the flowers in full bloom. One of our favorite attractions was this fantastical carousel with every wild animal you can imagine. We rode it twice and had a lot of fun making videos for the nieces and nephew back home.

On St. Patrick's Day, we took the bus to Craigdarroch Castle in the morning. They restored many of the rooms to their original state when the Dunsmuirs lived there - well, the Dunsmuirs minus the patriarch, John, who died months before it was finished! I felt like we were taking a trip back in time, and the architecture and views were very unusual and cool. Then, we went back downtown for lunch at the Bard and Banker pub, a very large and beautiful English/Scottish/Irish pub, which, on this day, even offered Irish dancers. 💚

The last couple of days there, the weather warmed up considerably, and we could walk around in shirtsleeves. Our ferry ride back to Port Angeles went smoothly, as did our drive back down to Oregon. Wonderful to see our fur children again, and they were excited to see us, too, though I think they'd been pretty spoiled by the pet sitters. So now, yes, adjusting, transitioning, trying not to worry too much about little Pudge, and counting the days to our next ultrasound on the 1st.

Last bit of news: I collected the blood sample for our gender test yesterday morning and sent it off. At one point, it looked like the scene of a massacre! I clearly am not skilled in the ways of collecting blood. But, eventually enough blood spilled from my poor fingertips into the bottom of the tube, and here's hoping I didn't contaminate it in any way. I imagine we will hear back tomorrow or the next day.

Both of us are hoping for a girl, but RC's record is all boys, and my food aversions and lack of morning sickness supposedly indicate boy, as well. I'll be over the moon, either way, but it would be nice for RC to have the experience of having a daughter, and, in some energetic ways, I feel like a girl would be easier for us introverts. Boys can be so incredibly sweet, though, and they say boys take care of their mothers. 😃 I'll let you know when we find out!