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I was in my second trimester and everything was fine… I was just crabby. Everything was going well with this pregnancy. It was time for me to have my ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby and make sure everything was going well. Since we already had a girl people assumed we wanted a boy. He would always state "it doesn't matter to me", and people would answer " oh as long as it is healthy right?". This question would irritate him. I loved his response, "no, as long as it is mine!" he always wondered if these people meant he wasn't suppose to love his child because it wasn't healthy.

I had always wanted a boy. I was pleased with my daughter but I grew up with a sister and 2 female cousins and had always wondered what it was like to have a boy around the house. I went to my appointment and had decided to bring my daughter. I thought this would be an exciting time for her. As they did the ultrasound, she seemed disinterested. They then told me that it would be another girl… again she appeared disengaged. I thought about all the perks of having another girl. They would be playmates, and I would not need to buy any baby clothes since I already had them.

I explained to my daughter about having a sister, she seemed disappointed and almost defiant about it. She obviously did not want to share the spotlight of being my daughter.  I called him and told him we would be having another girl. He was excited. She was due in September. This was just all so exciting!