After having three totally amazing little girls, I think the biggest question we get asked, now that I’m visibly pregnant with baby number four is, “Do you know what you’re having? Do you think baby number four will be a boy?”
I always chuckle at these questions, because the truth is, we’re pretty blissed out in our girl bubble and none of us have ever really felt like we “need” to have a baby boy to feel complete. Of course, I’m curious what it would be like to have a boy, having only ever known and raised girls, but it comes as no surprise to anyone that I somehow managed to have three girls.
Our three girls, on the other hand, have been adamant since the day we told them I was pregnant with their newest sibling that they would not and could not possibly have a baby brother. “Mom only makes girls.” “Only girls are allowed … plus Dad.” And one of the funnier comments, “Boys are smelly.”
You better believe I’ve had to break the news to them that, if in fact, I was carrying a baby boy, that mom could indeed then have a baby boy. But still, they wouldn’t hear of it.
See our baby number four announcement post right here!
Finding Out the NIPT Test Results
Just after the 10-week mark of this pregnancy, I had the NIPT test done at my OB’s office and about a week-ish later, we got the results back.
As is tradition in our little family unit, Mike and I decided to read the NIPT test results together first. Naturally, the results showed up in my inbox while we were at the grocery store in Maine on vacation. I told Mike to read the results first. I was so nervous I could barely read his reaction other than that he was smiling (smirking?) and immediately had to look for myself.
And then I proceeded to cry through the bakery and deli section of Hannaford, as one does.
After Three Girls, Baby Number Four is a …
We planned an intimate gender reveal / sex reveal of baby number four for our three girls at home, and had Sam capture photos of that incredible moment.
These are the kind of moments I will never forget, captured in the sweetest, cozy family photos …
Baby Number 4 is a …
(By the way, the video reveal is right this way!)
GIRL!!!
After three girls, we are having a fourth baby girl.
And in case you couldn’t tell from the video and photos, …
we are ecstatic!
(Also, Addie just wanted to eat the cake already.)
How lucky am I to keep having these incredible, powerful, brilliant, funny, enchanting girls?
Are you surprised we’re having another girl? Do you have all boys or all girls in your family? We keep meeting so many families with all of the same, and it’s absolutely cracking me up how often this happens.
We’re beyond thrilled, I can’t stop crying tears of joy, the girls are bursting with happiness at the chance to indoctrinate their latest sister into the little witch coven – meets – sorority we’ve created over here, and Mike’s especially happy that we can use the hand-me-downs one more time!
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