I have been dying to share our baby’s gender since we announced our pregnancy two weeks ago. It’s usually recommended to wait until you are past the first trimester to share pregnancy news. We waited until I was about 4 months pregnant and it was so hard keeping it a secret because I wanted to shout it from the rooftops but we wanted to make sure our risk of miscarriage was far enough behind us after having had an early miscarriage when we first started trying to get pregnant. I have known the baby’s gender for about a month now so the wait to share that news was much shorter at least. I’m ecstatic to be able to share that we are having a baby BOY!

I have wanted to be a mommy ever since I was a little girl. I actually had the pregnant Barbie doll Midge that had a detachable tummy with a little baby in it because I wanted it so bad I asked my mom to get it for me. Isn’t that hilarious?! Growing up, my family hosted foster children so we always had little children staying with us for a few weeks up to a few months or longer. We took in a 6 month old baby for two weeks while her adoptive family was on vacation and that was such a dream for me. I loved dressing her, feeding her, playing with her, holding her, … even changing her diaper. Even though I was only in middle school, I loved the whole experience! I just knew I would be so happy to be a mom one day.

This year I turned 30 and Schyler and I decided that after 10 years together, it was time to start trying for a baby. Even though we had a bump in the road at the beginning, I know we are so fortunate to have been able to get pregnant so quickly. We had never tried to get pregnant all these years, and therefore had no idea whether or not we were fertile which had started to become a scary thought for me these past few years. My heart has always gone out to women (and men too) struggling with infertility!

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I have always in my heart felt that I would be a boy mom. As soon as we got pregnant, Schyler and both agreed that we would of course be happy with either gender, but that we really wanted a boy. When I got the call with the news that our baby was healthy and a boy, I was out to lunch with my mom who was in town visiting and a family friend. I was tickled pink and couldn’t wait to get home and tell Schyler the news because I knew he would be so excited! It was hard not to be stressed and worried while waiting for the results of our pregnancy panel testing that would tell us if the baby was low or high risk for any health concerns. That anticipation was stronger than what the gender of the baby was for sure. I just feel so blessed that our baby is healthy and so lucky that we got what we wanted, which was a baby boy!

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We are about halfway through this pregnancy journey and we are so excited to meet our baby. I’ve been dreaming of this time my whole life it feels. Schyler has been such an amazing, caring, and giving partner during this pregnancy making me feel so loved and comforted. I just know he will be an amazing daddy! Our son will be such a blessing and we can’t wait to give him all the love we have to offer.

XOXO