So I’m a Pinterest girl, and you know what that means… I swoon over all things pretty, and party. So before I was even pregnant, I imagined myself doing pregnancy announcements, having a gender reveal, maternity photos the whole nine yards. But once I became pregnant, I became a little more guarded/private.
I didn’t announce right away on FaceBook because I didn’t want to be one of those moms that you have to hide from your news feed because everyday it’s a pregnancy post. And being one of those people that was half happy and half depressed every time someone new posted their announcement, I decided to hold off. My other fear was what if something is wrong! Every test for every abnormality was greeted with my anxiety. I have about 3 weeks give or take and my nerves are still bad, I don’t know how people with large families do it. It’s very nerve wrecking.
So my secret Pinterest board which I later deleted was for my precious precious Olivia. Yep, I knew I wanted and was having a girl. I had all these cute ideas in my head, on my boards, and in my shopping cart waiting for me to purchase. My appointment was the day after my birthday, because you know Olivia was going to be my big present!!!
About a week or two before the appointment, my anxiety kicked in. I stopped calling my bump Olivia. I stopped pinning. I decided that I needed to know what my baby’s gender was you know in the event that it turned out to be a …. boy. And it was. Talk about sad. I am pretty sure I cried. I know I laid in the bed for hours. Seems dramatic I know, but I already told you I do not want any more kids so it was like a funeral for Liv. Once I was able to get my sh*t together, I created a new board, for my little boy. I went shopping and got a few outfits and a masculine diaper bag and realized you know what I can do this. I did it before. And I’m going to save money because I would have gone nuts if it was a girl buying everything in sight.
What do you think of my man’s diaper bag?
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