What a wonderful day today was. This morning I woke up at the crack of dawn (couldn't sleep) and started getting ready for work. My doctor appointment wasn't until 9:30, so I had some time to waste--I mean, some stuff to do at work until then. BOY was I excited!
To be honest, I don't remember what I did at work this morning before my appointment. I may have worked some in there, I may have just dinked around on Gather a bit, but I was too nervous. Nervous about what I was going to find out, what the doctor was going to tell me, maybe if the baby had his/her legs crossed. Isn't that how little GIRLS are taught to sit?
Promptly at 9, I walked out the door of work. I don't know if I even said goodbye to the BOYS I work with. I got into my car and drove the 7 minutes to the doctor's office. My husband was waiting for me in the parking lot (excited much?). I got in and had a few minutes to spare. We pretty much just sat there holding hands, asking each other if we were ready 500 times over.
When my name was finally called, we walked straight into the ultrasound room. No weight check, no pee check, no nothing. Hop up on the table, pull your shirt up and scrunch your pants down, GIRL here we go!
The baby was ACTIVE today, not that I didn't know that already by the Dance Dance Revolution practice I feel every day. This kid is either going to play soccer or be a kicker for the Cowboys (hey, they need help). When we first saw him/her, (s)he was waving and flailing the arms too and fro. The legs were kicking and they were extremely photogenic. Always looking at the camera and just messin' around doing funny things when we were close to the head.
The very last picture that was taken though, totally takes the cake. Of course, if you know me or my husband, you know that this is definitely our child.
Yes, that is a middle finger proudly being displayed for all to see. I was told that the photo was photoshopped, but I promise it is not. That is my baby!
Now, some of you are probably skimming what I'm saying to see where the announcement of the gender. Well, there isn't an actual announcement. You see, words like BOY would make your eyes skip ahead and not pay attention to what's really going on.
However, most of you know that I want a GIRL. So had you been skipping to see the word boy first, you would conclude I was having a boy. Or if you thought I said both and saved girl for last, you would think I was tricking you.
But I'm not going to tell you by way of BOY or GIRL. I'm going to give a hint. Because I don't want anyone to skip around and try to find out if I'm having a boy or a girl before I'm ready to tell them.
How much do you pay attention on Gather? How much do you pay attention to the banter I dish out/receive from a few of my Gather connections? Do you all know and love Aunt Shanny and Auntie Shels? They are my loving sisters. Do you remember what they BOTH said I was going to have? Do you remember what they said about being wrong about baby genders? They both have NEVER been wrong.
Or, even another person on Gather, my lovely Doyle. He has guessed 6 for 6 baby genders. He swears up and down I'm having the same exact gender as my sisters both said I was having.
But do you know which gender that was? And were they right? No. All three of them were wrong. My wish came true. I got the gender I wanted all along.
For some of my newer connections, the hint is this: my friend told me I was having a baby habanero from the beginning because I eat them like they are going out of style. He asked me this morning "would that habanero be with or without the stem?" Without was the answer.
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OMFG, that last line was frickin' hilarious!
And you know I was just messin' about it being a boy. Wanna know how I knew it was going to be a girl? Cuz I already bought girl stuff. HA!
Prove it. You've said boy all along! You can't change now!
I could take a pic of the stuff I got you (which I know you recall me saying I had done), but I don't want to ruin the sooprize.
Would Matt tell me?
You probably bought BOTH.
Would Matt tell you what? What I got you? Not if he values his life.
Would he tell me if the stuff were boy or girl stuff.
He wouldn't know. How many babies you think he's been around in his life?
Only one. His brother.
THAT doesn't count.
Oh sh*t! The poor thing doesn't stand a chance growing up like her mother. O can see why she's in there flipping you off already.
Flippin' YOU off, Auntie ROB! Bwahahahahaha
Rob is going to be an Aunty! LOFL!
I think he should change his name on here.
Auntie Rob Appell.
Aunty Noods.
Noods. Now that's a name for him. Fitting.
Okay... SHE has big hands like her Daddy.
Have you seen Tory's hands?
And feet?
Do you know what that means?
He has big gloves and tennies.
btw, I went straight to the pics before reading the article. ha!
Yeah... what Aunt Shanny said. heheh. (I aint' goin' there, bish!)
Shan, you always spoil the jokes!
Debra, were you looking for a pic of the private parts?
Oh, how all of us should never meet in real life. We'd have waaay too much fun and we'd be thrown out of wherever we were indeed.
Then we should all just meet at our house. I'll pick y'all up at the airport.
Well, it will have to be a Thanksgiving trip ... when I'm not carrying my offspring in my uterus, but a car seat rather. (hey, at least I'm not missing Thanksgiving, eh?)
Which means ... maybe THIS trip aunty Rob should make it over ...
Whoa. What happened to the title? It just isn't the same without your 15 word title.
I figured more would read it if I shortened the title a bit.
No... I wasn't looking for the private parts... although if he was a boy, I doubt we would miss "it".
I dunno... you bishes are ROWDY! I've seen vids, ya know. (Oh those poor unsuspecting victims passing you by!)
Rowdy? What vids?
*Hides head*
Oops. I forgot about those people.
Funny, my husband said almost the same thing when the u/s tech said "maybe if it's a boy, the penis and testes just haven't dropped yet. They sometimes don't drop until 28 weeks". He replied, "uh, no. If it's MY child, you would have saw all of that by NOW."
Only Tory.
That's what I thought too.
"Rowdy? What vids?"
Does Aunt Shanny have short memory syndrome?
I believe it was a fourth of july family get together with your parents?!
People in canoes. (ya bunch o' loud mouths! ha)
I like to blame my bad mammary on the meds.
Nice mammaries.
HINT to Shannon re: "Rowdy? What vids?" ...
"Row row row row your CANOE, gently down the PLATTE ... "
Oh yeah. I can't even come up with anything flippant to that.
And we'll miss it this year.
*Sniff*
That's why we aren't going. Since jous can't come we will go boating instead of canoing.
I'm just going to miss the drunkenness. Damn kid. It's all Tory's fault!
Yeah! Girls are so much fun!!!
Unless they turn out like me at around 14.
Stealing cars anyone?
That was when I was 12. I also picked up a neighbor dog, thinking Ma and Pa could adopt it.
My bad.
I don't think I remember the dog thing.
Right after I almost took the car over the shoulder with a HUGE drop ... right there at the corner of Chief and Kerry I think it was. With the Spanish "apartments" right there on the corner.
Sounds like life at your house was exciting!
Hey baby girl! How's the baby girl? LOL! So cool!
Eating a ton and kicking even more!
I knew it. ;) Lil girls are the most precious gift. :)
Yep...cool...so very cool. *big smiles*
I can't wait to buy all the cute outfits and dress her up.
That's great! When is the baby due?
October 22. Just a little ways away.
Maybe you will have the baby on my oldest granddaughter's birthday, which is October 21. With my daughter's last baby, she was told it was a girl from the ultrasounds. We got loads and loads of fancy, frilly girls things--and the baby was a boy! Oops!
You can have her a tad early on the 17th...my birthday. ;)
YES YES YES YES YES YES
I knew you'd be happy! YAY!
You wouldn't believe how thrilled I am for you. After good morning, the first words I told my husband were "YEAHHHHH Roby's having a girl!!!" We're both very happy for you and Tory.
Awww, that makes me feel so special.
Does he give the same strange faces my husband does when I talk about you? Like, how in the world do you become close with someone you met on the internet?
No, He knows that I care and worry about you as much as one can through the internet.
He just worries because too many times I've become close with people and then get kicked in the ass.
By the way, I'm also a Libra, 9/30.
I know the feeling of getting kicked in the ass, Katie. I'll just leave it at that. I'll update you behind the scenes.
Did I tell you I thought the baby would come in Sept? I don't know why, but I had the thought pop into my head a couple weeks ago that she would arrive about 9/30 (that's about as early as I would want). Wouldn't THAT be something?
That would be awesome if she came on 9/30. Three weeks ahead is not all that unusual, but then again, neither is two weeks later.
HEY HEY HEY now. None of that. I won't be hearing that and neither will she, OK?!?
We're NOT going any past Oct 22 and that's FINAL!
BOY are you in for a ride with a GIRL =D
And she's already giving the one finger salute?! =D
O, Robiyah, being the mum of two stemless habaneros, I can tell already, you are going to shine as a mum~and she is gonna adore her clever mamma =D
Yeah, you can't tell she's my kid yet or anything can you?
I hope she adores me into her teen years and doesn't quite do what I did to my mom. Yikes. I'll have to clear out the living room for a WWE match.
YEAH!
(I was right when I said "Aww...she's adorable!", back on April 1st.)
If only Doyle would have listened to you back then. Men are so stubborn sometimes.
Congrats, Robi! A girl AND a Libra, just like me:
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Ruler: Venus / Element: Air / Mode: Cardinal
Pole: Positive / Third: Individual / Half: Objective
Spirit as individual entering into relationship with others; partnership, one-to-one relationships, meeting others as an equal, interdependency; encountering repressed parts of yourself through others (via projection); going beyond ego boundaries; peace, harmony, balance; social awareness.
Partners, marriage; learning how to get along peacably with others, treating others as equals; "I vs. You", conflict, enemies; art, beauty, harmonious surroundings; distressed by stressful, inharmonious interactions; intimacy; people in counseling professions.
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I don't put all that much stock into astrology, but it is pretty scary how close this comes to my personality, as well as my best friend's personality (she was born two days before me). I am a musician, my friend a dancer. A lot of fellow Libras are also artistic - I'm sure your little one will be, too!
Congrats to you and your husband. What a happy day for you.
If I find the compatibility article between a Libra and a Leo (me), or a Libra and a Cancer (her dad), I will share it with you. I don't really put all that much stock in astrology either, but what it says about her father and I are just about dead-on. If she turns out like a Libra should, there should be nothing but harmony in our house.
Right?!
What species? :)
Congratulations. Your life is ruined but there will be some bright spots in the coming years.
Oh Nips. Your comments always make me giggle.
being the mum of two stemless habaneros,"
Bwahahahahaha!
Isn't she something, Shan?
What a coincidence!!! I was just signing on to tell you that I had a dream and need to change my prediction before the birth of the baby. Will wonders never cease?
I think you should make a talk show out of your genious/predictable-ness!
(Uh, nice try pal.)
LOL I'm sure Rob looked at my post and just didn't say anything. Somebody read it really fast before I put it into groups. Congrats on the upcoming birth.
He probably rushed right over to the free candy bar and signed up under all of his pseudonames.
And thank you!
Ha ha ha! This was great!!!
Thanks man! I've missed you!
Have a great day.
I do, thanks.
I *TOLD* you that you were having a GIRL!!!!!!!!! I have only been wrong twice my entire life. I'm so happy I was right!!! Congrats to you!!!
Libras rock, by the way.
Just for giggles I'm gonna paste my old comment here because I love being right:
(I've only been wrong about 2 people my entire life. That would be ME with my third boy that I knew for a fact was finally a GIRL and my friend Andraya who I could have sworn was having a boy but surprised us all with a girl)
she she she she she she
I'm seriously STOKED for you!!! Yay!!! Can't wait to see pictures of her when she's born... she's going to be gorgeous.
Congratulations!! I love how you did all this by the way. People always skip ahead on here. You can tell by their comments. Half the time I get comments that would have been answered if the person had only READ MY POST! And I love the ending - "without". And I actually went to the photos first to see if I could tell from them, but you didn't have the "telling" shot on here. LOL I still have all the ultrasounds from my two kiddoes. Did your place make you a video too? Again, congrats!! Babies are fun.....and exhausting. And I'll warn you, you will know more about poop than you would ever have imagined and you will be able to hold entire conversations about it and Huggies vs. Pampers vs. Luvs diapers. LOL
I am pro-Huggies by the way. Hee hee.
Congratulations!!! My habaneros have stems...I really wanted a stemless one, but I wouldn't trade them in for anything, now! :~)