It's Almost Time!!

In 2 more days, Michael and I have our next doctor's appointment!  This is a very special appointment because it's also the week of our mid-pregnancy ultrasound and anatomy scan!  So in just 2 short days, we're going to know if we're expecting a baby girl or a baby boy!!  We can't wait to find out!!  If you've heard me talk about the baby's gender before, then you know we'll be happy with whatever we find out in a couple of days.  A healthy baby is obviously the most important thing, but there are positives to finding out we're having either a girl or a boy.  I'm so glad we had our baby girl first, because even though I didn't know it when we got pregnant, she's who I wanted.  :)  So now, going into our second and final anatomy scan, I can very happily say that either a girl or a boy will be great!  If we have another girl, we'll have 2 little girls very close in age.  I, myself, am a girl with a little sister very close in age.  Sis and I are only 14 months apart.  And while Avery and the new baby will be closer to 19 months apart, I'm still confident that it will make them very close emotionally.  I loved having my sister there to go through all of my life stages at the same time with me (still love it, as a matter of fact).  My sister is my oldest and one of my best friends (Michael's pretty high up the list too).  ;)  This was part of the reason I wanted our babies so close together in age, so that they could experience the lifelong friend that is a sibling close in age.  :)  So, all that being said, a little girl would be great!  We even have a little girl name picked out!  But as we're not sharing those details (much) until after Christmas, I've give you some initials to brew over.  ;)  If we have a girl, her initials will be K. M. V.  Feel free to make guesses, and I may even tell you if you get it right!  :P  And what if we find out we're having a boy?  That's what my gut feeling has been all along.  My gut with Avery was a girl, my gut with this baby is a boy.  Well, some of the advantages still apply if we have a boy.  They will be close in age and hopefully will be emotionally close and good friends, but boys are a different ballgame (as Dayton has taught me).  So what if we have a boy?  Will I be disappointed to not have the 2 close sisters?  No way!!  Because if we end up with a boy and a girl, we get to do and experience EVERYTHING!  We get to buy toy (and maybe eventually real) trucks, and have tea parties.  We'll get to play dress up and play in the mud.  We will watch both or them play sports, from football to softball, rugby to ballet.  We will get to watch them in musicals, hear them sing, and listen to them practice instruments.  We'll get to have talks about rough housing at home vs at school and discussing not kicking and chasing little boys around the playground.  We buy poofy Christmas dresses and little sweater vests and ties.  If we have one of each, we get to do it all.  ;)  (Not that I wouldn't be perfectly happy to be in a fluffy, pink, princess world for the rest of my child-rearing years either)  ;)  So no matter what we find out in a couple of days, we will be thrilled.  We are just excited that our last baby is on his or her way and is growing each and every day.  :)  Oh yeah!  Before I finish, I should give you the boy initials.  ;)  So here's your hint: if we have a little boys, his initials will be C. M. V.  Feel free to make your guesses!  ;)  And stay tuned to the blog (and facebook if you're on there) because on or shortly after Christmas, the news will be out!  We're doing things a little differently this time.  Instead of keeping the name a secret until the baby arrives, we'll announce the name with the gender.  ;)  So be ready!  :D  And this is your one and only warning, if you say anything negative (or anything that might be perceived as negative in a crazy pregnant lady's mind) I will jump all over you and will not be a nice person.  Michael and I have come up with beautiful names that we love.  We are the parents and the only opinions who matter on what we name our child is us.  So if you have anything other than a glowing opinion, keep it to yourself, because even an innocent comment, if not inflected or enthusiastic enough, could irk me the wrong way, and I promise you, you do not want to be on the receiving end of what comes next.  ;)  Rant/Warning over.  :D  Again, thanks for reading, and stay tuned, because we'll know soon!  Love you all!