The biggest MamaBlogga announcement EVER
(I’m such a geek that I had a hard time not putting ‘EVAR’ in the title. And if you don’t get that joke, you’re a lucky, lucky person.)
I know this is probably going to come as a surprise to . . . well, just about all of you, but today we have the biggest announcement in MamaBlogga history.
It’s a girl!
Due 31 July 2008
This idea has taken some getting used to. Not the idea of having another child, but the idea of having a daughter. (You’d think I’d waited decades for a girl, LOL.) When I first found out we were having a baby, I thought it might be a girl, but until today I’d kind of changed my opinion.
It’s just that when I think of my child, I think of my son. A boy. So when I imagined my children a few years down the road, it was my sons—playing together, sharing bunk beds, going camping with Daddy. I was actually becoming attached to the image of little Benjamin, though I didn’t have any idea what he might look like. (Yes, we had a name picked out for a boy. We have one picked out for a girl, too.)
So it’s strange not to think of this baby as a boy. Strange to think of my child as my daughter. Strange to think of having a daughter instead of just being one. Strange to make myself call the baby (who is pretty darn active) “her” instead of “it” or, as I’ve defaulted to from time to time, “he.”
Of course we’re excited. I’ve always wanted a girl. Ryan and I actually felt pretty strongly both ways this time—we really wanted a boy, and we really wanted a girl. (But we weren’t hoping for twins.) Let’s hope I can remember all that I thought I knew about having a girl now!
And lest I forget, a couple other friends shared their own happy news lately: An Ordinary Mom is having a boy; Mommy Zabs is having a girl. I was waiting to comment on both until we found out what we were having (didn’t trust myself to keep the “secret” if I commented!). Congratulations, ladies!
This post is now part of the Mothers and Daughters Blog Carnival. Woot.
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Wow – that’s wonderful news. Congratulations xxxx
March 13th, 2008 at 12:18 amCongratulations! Girls are wonderful! And it’s always nice to have a little princess as the youngest one in the family.
I think what’s so neat about girls is seeing how the Daddies react to them. It really is a whole different kettle of fish when a man has a little daughter. You’ll have such a great time with her, I’m sure.
March 13th, 2008 at 5:33 amaww congratulations!! You’ll have the perfect family – a boy and a girl… not that I’m jealous at all
March 13th, 2008 at 5:52 amHope the rest of the pregnancy (and the birth of course!) goes really smoothly for you! **hugs**
Awesome. Congratulations. And as a father with 2 girls and 1 boy, let me tell you that, yes in fact, girls talk more than boys and you will love it except for when you are trying to take a nap.
March 13th, 2008 at 6:09 amWOOHOO! Congratulations!!!!
March 13th, 2008 at 6:12 amCongrats!!! Girls are so much fun, and personally, I think they are a little bit easier! *grin*
March 13th, 2008 at 6:29 amCongratulations! I have three girls and absolutely love having daughters! I don’t know what I’d do with a son.
March 13th, 2008 at 7:25 amCongrats! This is great news! I’m really happy for your family! I still cannot believe you were able to keep this a secret this long. Although I did speculate a little when I saw you eating apples during church!
March 13th, 2008 at 8:05 amThank you, everybody!
@Lindsey—Yeah, I remember that day and I was afraid I was going to give it away. But I also think I skipped breakfast that day (or that was the excuse I was prepared to give). At least it wasn’t fast Sunday!
March 13th, 2008 at 8:20 amOh congratulations!!
Girls are so very much fun – just expect to learn to really love the color pink, LOL.
March 13th, 2008 at 9:32 amWow, that’s great news! Congratulations!!
March 13th, 2008 at 9:43 amCongratulations, Jordan! This is truly wonderful news … and of course thanks for the link love
!! We will be having our new little tykes right around the same time.
Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy? How have you been feeling so far?
March 13th, 2008 at 9:51 amCongratulations! I didn’t know you guys were expecting again! And a girl! Wonderful! Any names yet?
March 13th, 2008 at 10:13 amWow! I totally know what you mean about your boy/girl feelings. My sister in law just had a girl and I often thought while she was pregnant how I would feel if I were ever to have a girl. With three boys, I think it would be a strange concept to grasp onto. Congratulations and good luck!!
March 13th, 2008 at 10:14 amCongrats. Daughters are much more easy to dress – they can wear hand me down boy clothes in a way that sons can’t (or am I just imagining my husband’s reaction if we were to have a boy and I put him a pink outfit ;+) my mom made a couple of eyelet lace pinafores that I put on my daughter when I wanted to dress up a sleeper or not explain that she was a she. Unfortunately, there are Disney Princesses and Barbie dolls, too, and I’m not so sure about the messages those toys bring.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:44 amCongratulations and well wishes.
March 13th, 2008 at 11:12 amJordan…who are all these people??? Weird. Anywho! Congratulations!! Jojabroja Remijeda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 13th, 2008 at 12:40 pmCONGRATULATIONS!!!!
March 13th, 2008 at 4:47 pmI’ve loved every minute of having a darling little daughter.
Congratulations! How exciting! Maybe the girl will still have fun camping with her daddy and big brother.
March 13th, 2008 at 5:12 pmAS a mom of 2 girls whose always thought she wanted boys, all I can say is girls ROCK!!! Congrats!
March 13th, 2008 at 7:16 pmmay she bring you many blessings…
March 13th, 2008 at 8:00 pmCongratulations to you all. That’s excellent news.
March 13th, 2008 at 8:13 pmCongratulations! I have a stepdaughter and have LOVED being able to buy frilly dresses and things (even though I’m totally a boy mom). Enjoy your pregnancy and I hope you find a great girly nick name for your belly!
My son is starting school next month due to his developmental needs and early intervention, so another baby has soooooo been on my mind! My dh’s too. We’ll see…I’ll just have to live vicariously through others who are pregnant!
March 14th, 2008 at 9:30 amCongrats Jordan!!!
March 14th, 2008 at 10:51 amGirls are fun. They bring drama to the house, lol.
I agree with Sheila; the most amazing thing is seeing how a Daddy reacts with a daughter. It brings out the best parts of him
Jordan!!!
I’m so thrilled! It’s a girl! Great news! I totally had a DREAM about you having a girl…isn’t that so strange? Indeed. Aww, does Hayden understand he’s about to be a big brother? It’s like the cutest thing in the world. EVAR?
(definitely didn’t get the joke.) I can’t wait to see what Baby Girl McCollum looks like. No doubt she’ll be so beautiful!
March 14th, 2008 at 12:06 pmI’m new here, but just wanted to say congrats!!
March 14th, 2008 at 1:10 pmOh congratulations–that’s wonderful! Babies everywhere!
March 15th, 2008 at 10:42 amCongrats on a baby girl.
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March 15th, 2008 at 11:46 am~ Penelope Anne
Congrats!!! Girls are great! WAY more emotional. .a totally different ball game than boys, but SOOOO fun to dress! Gracie even wears a necklace and bracelet now too!
sorry I haven’t been by in a while, I need to come more often!
Brandi
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March 15th, 2008 at 2:27 pmmozel tov!!
your baby girl could be born on my birthday
March 15th, 2008 at 6:00 pm(7.28)
Pooh, pooh, pooh, or kineyenharah, which, if you don’t know what that means, essentially zaps anything not good, or so we hope.
March 15th, 2008 at 8:32 pmOh, congratulations! Already such a cutie!
March 15th, 2008 at 11:45 pmI just wrote in my blog that it is believed that so many women who’ll get pregnant this leap year. Congratulations!!
March 17th, 2008 at 10:22 amOoooooo. Girls are such a totally different adventure than boys!
March 17th, 2008 at 8:30 pmJordan, congratulations to you and your family.
My wife and I have two boys and on a regular basis my wife sits there shaking her head wondering how she will ever survive being the only woman in the house, so at least you won’t have to worry about that.
March 17th, 2008 at 8:44 pmCongrats Jordan!
March 18th, 2008 at 9:07 amYay! Congratulations Jordan! Having girls is wonderful! Of course, that’s all I know, but nonetheless… Welcome to the Mothers and Daughters Blog Carnival!
March 18th, 2008 at 11:25 amCongratulations!!! My situation was reversed. My first was a girl, and it took some time to get used to the thought of my second being a boy. In the end, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:08 pmCongrats! I have two girls and it’s wonderful.
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