The technician started off by checking everything out, which was hard to do because apparently she was laying on her belly all tucked up and snuggled in. Every time we tried to move her she just burrowed farther down, not very cooperative. Girl is stubborn already! I wonder where she gets that from (said sheepishly with a halo around thy head) J has to be from Clint. Because of the position she was in and she wasn’t showin us the goods, the tech had to make a guess that she thought it might be a girl but that she wasn’t sure and the doctor would have to verify. After she left Clint looks at me and says “it could still be a boy, maybe it’s just tucked away.” Poor guy was in denial, it’s not that he doesn’t want a girl it’s just he’s a guy and all guys want little boys. I spent most of the week before trying to prepare him that it very well could be a girl and that he needed to accept that as a possibility, apparently he didn't listen to me.
Frankly I think having a little girl scares him. He doesn’t see it as us having a little girl. He see’s it as us having a 16 year old where boys and dating comes into play. Yes, one day that will be a factor but that's not today and I have faith in our ability to steer our daughter down the right path. Just like anything else in life, all you can do is your best and we will do our best to make sure she is loved and respected and to teach her to respect herself. One thing is for sure, not only will we have to bring our A-game with this one but will need to keep a united front at all times. Kids have a way of preying on the weak and we can't aford for that to happen. I'm not sure how Clint was as a kid but but I'm having flash backs of me as a teenager and I was a sneaky one. Not only was I sneaky, but I would look you straight in the eyes and tell you exactly what you wanted to hear and then turn around and do whatever I wanted. It worked well for me because I was so quiet and my mother took my silence as a sign I was behaving, as apposed to reeking havoc in a stealthy ninja-like way. Now I can hear my mother's voice playing in my head when she used to tell me "I hope you have one just like you." Oye I'm in trouble.
Frankly I think having a little girl scares him. He doesn’t see it as us having a little girl. He see’s it as us having a 16 year old where boys and dating comes into play. Yes, one day that will be a factor but that's not today and I have faith in our ability to steer our daughter down the right path. Just like anything else in life, all you can do is your best and we will do our best to make sure she is loved and respected and to teach her to respect herself. One thing is for sure, not only will we have to bring our A-game with this one but will need to keep a united front at all times. Kids have a way of preying on the weak and we can't aford for that to happen. I'm not sure how Clint was as a kid but but I'm having flash backs of me as a teenager and I was a sneaky one. Not only was I sneaky, but I would look you straight in the eyes and tell you exactly what you wanted to hear and then turn around and do whatever I wanted. It worked well for me because I was so quiet and my mother took my silence as a sign I was behaving, as apposed to reeking havoc in a stealthy ninja-like way. Now I can hear my mother's voice playing in my head when she used to tell me "I hope you have one just like you." Oye I'm in trouble.
When the doctor finally came in the room there was no more guessing, he said definitively it’s a girl. A healthy, right on track, 8 ounce baby girl. And apparently she is two days ahead of schedule in terms of developement, our little over achiever.J We’ll have to go back in a month so the doctor can see the front of her better, but so far he says she’s just perfect!
After we left and the initial shock was wearing off, Clint started spouting off about moving to a remote part of town……..somewhere in the middle of nowhere……....with a basement……...needed to get a concealed hand gun license.......Lord help us it’s starting already. I was starting to worry about him but I had to get to work. After he dropped me off I assumed he was going back home but instead he said he ended up going to the mall and wondered around the little girls section at JC Penny’s trying to wrap his mind around everything. How cute is he? I guess he made peace with it because he was right back at 5:30 p.m. to pick me up and greeted me with “how’s my girls.” I think he’s going to be just fine.
Meet Stella Hester!
It’s really hard to tell in this picture because she’s on her stomach facing down with her hands and legs tucked underneath her, but this is the only view she gave us. We've named her Stella because that's basically the only name Clint and I could agree on and even then all I got out of him was "eh, it's okay," I took that as a yes. We are still in negotiations about the middle name but I like Josephine after my grandmother who passed away when Clint and I started dating. I'm told I'm a lot liker her, she was one fiesty Italian.
Now that I know what we are having I can't wait to get started on the nursery! So much to do and so little time to do it. If I think about it too much though I will have a panick attack so it's probably best not to get too ahead of ourselves. J
Well that post was just plain adorable! :-) Clint is hilarious. I think it is hard for all men to have little girls. The worrying starts early. haha!
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