On July 3rd we had our 20 week ultrasound to check on Baby #3's growth, scan progress, and the most exciting part... find out gender! Although we would have been happy either way, if I have to be completely honest, I would have been disappointed if it was another boy. Since before getting pregnant with #1 our deal was we would like to have at least 1 boy and 1 girl, but no matter what, we max out at 3. After finding out Donovan was a boy we knew that if Baby #2 was a girl we would be done. Coming from a family of 3 girls, I didn't want to risk having more than 1 girl, even though the thought of two boys didn't really scare me. When we found out that Cale was a boy, we knew that we would at some point have a third child. Baby #3 came a few years sooner than we were planning! As the only reason we were open to a third was in hopes of a girl, it was probably the most nervous about finding out baby's gender that I've ever been. I think somewhere deep down I was resigned to the fact that we would be having a boy, it's just what we do. Anyway, the 3rd rolled around and after Patrick's re-enlistment ceremony, off to the appointment we went! Being funny Patrick had put it on our calendar as a "Wiener Hunt." I don't think he knew how correctly he had labeled it! With both of the boys it was very quick and easy to see that they were boys. This time around, baby kept the suspense going. Finally by the end of the appointment the doctor was confident in the fact that he couldn't find any boy parts, but man it felt like the longest ultrasound we've ever had!
Now, a few weeks later, I'm still in awe of the fact that we are having a girl! It's been so fun to make and purchase girly things (not just for other people anymore!). I can't wait to see how having a baby girl in the house will change, or not change, the dynamics of our growing family. It will be good for the boys to have a little more femininity in our home (and nice for me too!).
Now, a few weeks later, I'm still in awe of the fact that we are having a girl! It's been so fun to make and purchase girly things (not just for other people anymore!). I can't wait to see how having a baby girl in the house will change, or not change, the dynamics of our growing family. It will be good for the boys to have a little more femininity in our home (and nice for me too!).
Oh, and for anyone totally confused on the name:
Aoife is a Scottish/Irish name. We are going with the more Scottish pronunciation of [ay-fa] or [eh-fa] (they sound the same) instead of the Irish sounding [ee-fa]. I know this will trip people up because the spelling looks nothing like the pronunciation, but they'll just have to deal with it, cause we think it is beautiful. That also happens to be what the meaning of Aoife is: Beautiful, or Beauty. Aoife was a Scottish warrior woman, which is appropriate for our family since Donovan means "Dark Warrior" and Cale was also a warrior. I guess we want to instill a warrior's spirit in our children (at least the good parts)!
Aoife is a Scottish/Irish name. We are going with the more Scottish pronunciation of [ay-fa] or [eh-fa] (they sound the same) instead of the Irish sounding [ee-fa]. I know this will trip people up because the spelling looks nothing like the pronunciation, but they'll just have to deal with it, cause we think it is beautiful. That also happens to be what the meaning of Aoife is: Beautiful, or Beauty. Aoife was a Scottish warrior woman, which is appropriate for our family since Donovan means "Dark Warrior" and Cale was also a warrior. I guess we want to instill a warrior's spirit in our children (at least the good parts)!
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