[drumroll, please]
...GIRL! The ultrasound today was a bit anti-climactic on several levels, actually. Firstly, DH and I and everyone we know were already pretty convinced it was a girl. Secondly, she wasn't very active this morning, so the ultrasound wasn't very much fun. Well, it was as much fun as getting poked in one's fat gut for 30 minutes can be, anyway. Finally, after talking it through and wondering if we were horrible parents for not being all giddy with excitement, DH and I realized that we were both a little sad. After all, in a perfect world, we would have a boy and a girl.
Analytical stuff aside, of course we are thrilled. Maybe all parents are a little more blase the second time around. It certainly doesn't mean that I don't love both my children equally, because I absolutely do.
I know that choosing a name and/or sharing it so early on might seem a bit taboo to some, but I believe that everyone deserves to have a name, no matter what. So, since I promised to share, please give a warm pre-welcome to Natalie Juliana. We can't wait to meet her!
14 comments:
congratulations! this so exciting, i can't wait to meet her. it's sweet that natalie shares her brother's name.
=) jen
Yay for your girl! Her name is beautiful, and I like that it honors her brother. Congratulations!
I can't wait to meet sweet Natalie as well. {{{hugs}}}
Congratulations! And what a beautiful way to honor Julian.
What a beautiful name!
Congratulations.
Perfect name - congratulations in every way!
I am so happy for you, and I LOVE the name. It is beautiful. (((hugs)))
i understand. we have been talking about whether z is a boy or a girl, and if z is a she, i think justin is going to have a very hard time with it. i love your daughter's name, and that it honors her brother. we do the same thing - announce the name when we know what it is.
ps There's a story in the San Francisco Chronicle today about stillbirth that actually dares to ask, 'When are we going to find out why it happens? And when will we start talking about it?' In case you're interested, here's the link.
http://tinyurl.com/mnf39
Awww, what a pretty name! Congratulations!!!! I can't wait to meet her!
Congrats! What a perfect name! - I am so happy for you guys. Can't wait till she is here! We all send hugs - love, Cousin Sue and the boys
Beautiful name. And I don't think anyone here would doubt your love for your daughter.
Many hugs.
Natalie Juliana. . . beautiful. And people can call her Nat, which I think is pretty cool. I hope they refrain from calling her Natty, though.
And adding Juliana as a middle name -- very sweet. This way she has a special connection to her older brother, but she is still her own person.
Love,
Pam
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