Gender Disappointment (then vs. now) -update
When we found out we were having a baby, we both wanted a boy SO badly! I am not a girly girl at all, so having a girl was not my cup of tea. My husband wanted a boy first so that if we have more kids he would be the "big bad brother". There has only been ONE boy in both sides of our family in over 35 years, so we figured the odds are overwhelmingly in our favor. When we got our anatomy scan of course we were beyond thrilled to know our baby was incredibly healthy. Then came our surprise gender reveal (it was a surprise for us too!) when we found out in front of all our guests that it was a GIRL! We were visibly shocked & "pretended" to be as excited as we would have been if it was a boy. Only later did we admit to each other that we were both disappointed, but at the same time felt incredibly guilty for being so selfish. Eventually with time, we accepted that we were having a girl, but still held out hope that it would end up being a boy somehow. Fast forward to present day, our little girl is now 4 months old this week, and just the thought of ever wanting that boy makes me feel guilty & insane for ever thinking that way! We can't imagine NOT having this beautiful little angel to bless our lives with a richness & happiness we never knew existed. I am so thankful God brought her into our lives. We thought we knew what we wanted in life, proof He knows us better than we know ourselves. :)
Do you have a similar story? If so i would love to hear about it & how you feel now versus back then when you found out?!
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