Johnathon and I (our mainly me) decided to have dinner with our family and friends with a reveal cake to find out the gender of Baby Poole. I couldn't make up my mind on whether to just find out that morning during the ultrasound or wait to do dinner with our family that night and find out with them. I finally decided on doing dinner and cake on Thursday night and our ultrasound was on Monday morning. So, I only had a few days to throw everything together. I contacted the cake lady (Mrs. Cyndi) and she said that she could do the cake, so we started inviting everyone. Needless to say, we were still inviting people on Monday and our dinner that went from about 16 people turned into 40 but I wouldn't of had it any other way.
It felt like Monday morning would never get here. I even dreamed about the cake, lol. One night I dreamed that my 8 year old cousin stuck her finger in it before Johnathon and I could cut the cake and found out and told everyone. Yes, I was mad. The next night I dreamed we cut the cake and it was pink.
Anyway, Monday morning finally got here and I woke up...sick. I have rarely had morning sickness during this pregnancy, so that was unusual. I think it was my nerves. Being sick put me behind on getting ready, so I showed up at the ultrasound looking like I just rolled out of bed.
I told the sonographer that we didn't want to know the sex of the baby and that I just wanted her to write it down and put it in an envelope. So when we started out the ultrasound she turned the screen that we watched off (because Johnathon would have been tempted to look) and turned her screen so that only she could see it. She took a few minutes to determine the sex and then we watched the rest of the ultrasound. Baby Poole was all over the place, as usual. After the ultrasound was over she went to her office and wrote the sex down and put the pictures that showed the sex in an envelope. Before we left she asked us what we thought it was and I told her that I thought it was a boy and Johnathon said he had no clue. She said that she wanted to see pictures of my face when we cut the cake because I was going to be surprised. Since she said that Johnathon said it was going to be a girl but I thought that she was just trying to throw me off.
After we left there we had to drive back to Salley which took an hour and fifteen minutes to take the envelope to Mrs. Cyndi. When I finally got there she said that she had a dream that inside the envelope was a green piece of paper with the name Dal on it and it didn't say whether it was a boy or girl. She said she couldn't figure it out and panicked because she didn't know whether the color of the inside of the cake should be pink of blue. I laughed because I had been dreaming about the cake too. I left the envelope with her to make the cake. So, the sonographer and Mrs. Cyndi were the only one's that knew whether we would be having a baby boy or baby girl.
We still had about 10 hours before we cut the cake, so in the meantime I had other things I had to do. Thank God it was a busy day to keep my mind off of that night. I had a baby doctor appointment that day and as usual that took up plenty of time. I am seeing a women's nurse health practitioner right now until I am closer to delivery and then I will see the OB. Anyway, she is great but it is so frustrating when they take you back and then you sit in the room for an hour before you are seen. She said everything looks great and all my blood work came back fine except I have a UTI. I was shocked that I have a UTI because I have had one before and it was very painful and this time I have no symptoms. She explained that is was normal to have a non symptomatic UTI during pregnancy. She put me on an antibiotic to clear it up. Maybe, that explains the ridiculous amount of pressure on my bladder right now. I got to hear baby's heartbeat again and it sounded great. That sound brings me to tears every time, it will never get old.
7 pm finally came. We ate, laughed at Johnathon's baby pictures (haha, I love you), and made guesses at what baby would be.
We had to wait on Johnathon's daddy to get there before we got to cut the cake. But eventually, after almost a 12 hour wait from the time of the ultrasound, we cut the cake.
and this is what we saw...
Yep, it's a girl and her name will be RaeLynn Taylor.
This had to be one of the best moments of my life. I was very excited and shocked and cried lots of happy tears. I was for sure it was going to be a boy. and I wanted it to be a boy for Johnathon and I would have been just as happy if it was a boy, not as surprised but it wouldn't have mattered. And I am selfish and wouldn't have to share Johnathon with another girl. I know that is crazy but in my mind if it was a boy I would still be his only woman. But almost every woman wants a little sweet baby girl and I am so happy that I am getting mine. Johnathon on the other hand, went into a state of devastation a few minutes after these pictures were snapped. It was terrible, almost worse than when I found out I was pregnant. He walked around the rest of the night with his lip stuck out. That really upset me and I cried, of course. I hated that he wasn't happy about her being a girl and I hate seeing him upset about anything. I have only seen him truly upset twice and this night was one of those times. He is probably not sure how he is going to handle another one of me running around, telling him what to do. I am ecstatic that I will have someone else helping me keep him in line and trust me I need all the help I can get :) and someone that can help me out when we want something and he doesn't want to buy it. I will just send her to do the begging because I know that he won't tell her no.
Look at that frown on Johnathon's face. I can't wait until the day I tell her not to do something and she goes running to her daddy. I am going to pull out all these pictures and tell her all about how her daddy wanted her to be a boy.
He has got over his devastation. Thank Goodness, it only lasted a day. I know RaeLynn will be a daddy's girl. Johnathon is a kid magnet, only because he is on their level, haha. I get so frustrated with my nephew, Auden, because I play with him and take care of him all day when I have him but as soon as Uncle Johnathon walks through the door he wants nothing to do with me. It's cute but I am a little jealous.
I know he will be a great father and I can't wait to see him with RaeLynn. I love watching him with Auden.
This is Auden and his idol sleeping this week...
I can't wait for moments like these with our sweet baby girl. And don't think we are throwing Audi pants to the side now that we our having a baby, he is still going to be with us just as much. I am so excited that RaeLynn and Auden will only be a year and a half apart and will get to grow up together! I am sure I will have tons of pictures of the three of them being children; playing and laughing.
I am so glad that we decided to find out that we were having a girl with our family and friends. I wouldn't have had it any other way. I am so happy that we will have pictures and videos to show RaeLynn when she is older.
Thanks to my mom, sister, and Johnathon's mom for helping get things ready for this past Monday. And thanks to Kim from Southern Sass Photography for taking pictures!! and Mrs. Cyndi from Cakes by Cyndi for making the most important part, the cake, and for keeping such a big secret.
Thanks to all of our family and friends who came out to celebrate. We are so lucky to have such great people in our lives and is so happy that RaeLynn will have such great people to grow up around!
RaeLynn at 16 weeks gestation:
And so the spoiling begins...
I can't wait for her to be here so she can wear all the cute clothes! In the meantime, I am trying to convince Johnathon to buy me a sewing machine so I can learn how to sew and make her clothes. So far...it hasn't worked. He doesn't think I will use it but he is so wrong.
As of this past Tuesday, I am 16 weeks. I know y'all probably don't think I am showing much but I feel like I am about to pop. I am still struggling with this gaining weight thing. I am so ready to be able to go on a diet and workout after she comes.
Not much has changed. I have been getting a lot of headaches. And the pressure on my bladder and back is just unbelievable. I am hoping some of that is coming from the UTI. I just can't imagine what it is going to be like when I get really big.
I finally can eat a whole meal without feeling like I ate a cow.
Besides that it's just a normal pregnancy for which I am very thankful!
I can't wait until I can feel her move :)
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