We kept it a sweet surprise and I have never regretted it. Although, I sat my hubby down the night before our son was born and said, “I know you have your heart set on a girl, but if it’s a boy….well, please pretend you are just as excited.” Our boy was born and he couldn’t have been more excited or prouder!
We are having a boy due at the start of August. There is no way I could wait that long. I’ve put on seven kilos and am twenty three and a half weeks. I am waiting for the inevitable puffiness to appear.
Oh, we’re due in the same month. Congratulations!
Oh the contrary, I don’t find wedding or pregnancy/baby posts boring, and I am planning/being neither 🙂
A sweet post Chantelle, and it just goes to show that each baby is different!
Have a lovely day,
Sarah x
Thanks Sarah! x
I found out with both kids. Im way too impatient to wait.
The first time we wanted a surprise as we felt that with all the scans and tests etc that you seem to know a lot and it would be nice to have some sort of surprise, with the second we thought we would like to know so that we could use all the clothes etc from the first (boy), however she had different ideas as I had a total of 3 scans to try and find out and in all she had her legs tightly crossed while in the fetal position completely so that we were none the wiser, they told us chances are a girl as we can’t see any boy bits but that wasn’t convincing enough for me just in case.
Good luck and I enjoy reading ALL your posts
We found out because, hey, it was just as big a surprise then as several months down the track… And I figured birthing a human for the first (and probably only) time was probably going to make it a big enough day. I also had to find out because Lovely Husband refused to discuss names until we knew the sex. he didn’t want to play boy/girl lists which was very much not-fun of him.
Not fun at all! 😛
Oh and P.S. I love pregnancy and baby posts, so please feel free to post more updates if you feel like sharing.
Great to hear that (despite the tiredness) you are doing so well and feeling so good, Telle. It was three big surprises for us and I wouldn’t have it any other way. x
Congratulations on being half way…and we found out with our fourth child what we were having, tried to with our fifth (last baby) but he wouldn’t let us 🙂
If we were ever to go back again (cant but would love to) I wouldn’t want to know…I would want a surprise!
And I love reading about baby’s – love hearing about a new born to be xxx
So happy for you Chantelle, such an exciting time. We went with both surprises with our two, not many surprises left these days! xo
I didn’t particularly enjoy pregnancy. It wasn’t awful, but I just wanted to be at the end. I got yucky hormonal skin that knocked my confidence too – it didn’t really go until I stopped breastfeeding either. So glad you’re feeling good this time around Fi xxx
Wow, that’s a long time to be living with teenage skin. You poor thing. I hope mine starts playing nice soon. x
Congratulations! Such a great feeling when you get over the half way mark. I never tire of hearing about pregnancy stuff although I couldn’t stand being pregnant so you’d think I’d want to forget all about it!
Congratulations, Chantelle! You are just super cool in every sense of the word! Blessings!
Ha! Thank you. x
It is a lovely feeling to be over the half way point. Sending good and happy vibes your way for the remaining half! We did’t find out for our first and because of that we did for the next three as we wanted them to have their names and get to know them during the pregnancy seeing as it was such a scary time for us – have no idea how I actually made it through 4 preganancies as they are certainly not my favourite times in life! Leanne xx
Yes, after reading your heart-breaking story I understanding the anxiety around pregnancy. Big hugs. xxx
Ironically, we are doing the opposite.
We have an almost five year old which we didn’t know the sex until birth and it was a huge let down because after pushing him out, I just couldn’t care less about whether he was a boy or a girl.
So this time, finally pregnant with number two, we will be finding out the sex at the 20 week scan in a couple of weeks.
I think our children are going to have the same age gap, btw. Yay for five year gaps. 🙂
Oh yes, 5 years for us too. I think it might actually work really nicely – because Lacey is old enough to understand plus the baby will get lots of one-on-one time. Fingers crossed it’s as positive as I hope it is. x
I am hoping the same actually. A 5 year age gap wasn’t planned, but I think I am going to enjoy it a lot! Although I am somewhat dreading going back it all: breastfeeding a newborn, changing nappies, etc, etc!
I am delighted to hear that you’re having another and frankly you can bang on about it all you like. No more for us, so it’s nice to see and hear about other peoples bundles of joy! Congratulations!!
What wonderful news! We found out with both our boys – but reading your post, I think leaving it as a surprise it just perfect for you guys xx
Yay for being halfway! Hope the morning sickness vamooses soon!
I have two sons, the first we wanted a surprise, he second we decided to find out ahead – largely due to a name dispute we were having! If we were ever to have a third, I would want the surprise again – finding out on the big day was amazing 🙂
By the way, talk about your pregnancy as much as you want – it is your blog!
Congratulations on being halfway there!. The first time I wanted a surprise and the second time I wanted to know. I couldn’t find out the second time due to the baby’s position so I got 2 surprises 🙂
Cheeky baby. 😛
Yay for being halfway. Both my pregnancies were very different except for the severe hyperemesis which unfortunately hung around for both. We found out the second time because Aurelia was adamant she wanted a sister. Knowing meant she was prepared, and by the time Raf arrived she was totally down with having a little brother. Did you take Lacey to the ultrasounds to see the baby?
Yes, we only told her we were having a baby at the first ultrasound. I just wanted to make sure everything was OK first. And she came along for this last one too. She thought it was so cute with it’s little hands. I love that she’s a little older and can process it beautifully. Did you find that with Raya too?
So excited for you!
We didn’t keep any baby things after Ella either….so had to start from scratch when we were pregnant with Ryder. I went to USA when I was 28 weeks preg with him so got to stock up on lots of awesome {cheap} baby clothes over there.
Glad I’m not the only one. We just didn’t have space, but it seems so silly now. We should have made space.
I think a trip to the States is out of the question 😛 but I can dream!
Congrats on being at halfway! I had all-day sickness pretty much to 6 months in both my pregnancies, so I have total sympathy. I kept number one a surprise, and even after she was born, I had to ask someone to take a look and let me know (I was all wrapped up in having a BABY, and forgot to care if it was boy/girl), LOL! Second time, we found out, because our 5 year old girl was set on another girl, REALLY set. So I thought we might need some time for her to adjust if it wasn’t a girl… our second is a girl. 🙂 I’m not pregnant (or planning any pregnancies) and I still like to hear your baby stories. Feel free to share here every now and then, Chantelle!
Hi Chantelle,
Congrats! Halfway there, and hopefully the morning sickness will abate sometime soon. We have two little girls, and we didn’t find out the gender for either pregnancy. My life is so well-planned in most respects, that I wanted to enjoy one of life’s really big surprises. Loved doing it that way, and was so excited to hear the ‘it’s a girl’. Enjoy your pregnancy, and enjoy sharing it – it’s too special a time to be shy!
Thanks love. I thought it would bore people, but the response has been quite the opposite. x
Hey, congrats on the half way mark! I am right behind you (well I am 17 weeks) and this is my first pregnancy. Trying to enjoy everything that comes along with this beautiful journey. Thanks for sharing this and I hope you are inspired to share more. I am sure your readers love it whether they are preggers or not!
Congratulations! Thanks for your kind words. x
four times, all surprises. number three was the biggest surprise after two girls I felt like the most clever person on the planet for growing a boy (and the only one with no epidural!) hope that you get a little more energy for a few weeks before the last trimester sets in xxx
Oh gosh, half way. I found that so comforting, to reach the halfway point. This is my first, though, so maybe it’s different with number two, when you know a little bit about what to expect! I haven’t enjoyed being pregnant, except for the obvious fact of feeling incredibly blessed to be given the opportunity to actually BE pregnant (it didn’t come easily to us) – I don’t think I’m one with the glow either. I was sick for the first half, I feel heavy and whilst I don’t look tooooo much heavier I’ve stacked it on the scales big time, and the bad skin has plagued me as well. Don’t even get me started on the ankles that have gone MIA! I have only 5 weeks left now, and am so eager to meet my little one that I am trying not to complain too much. Hooray for reaching the second half, though!
Great news and a surprise is fun, we did that with our boys but I think I would find out if we ever get a next time.
Congrats on the halfway point! x
My daughter is half way as well Chantelle, her first child and my second grandchild. She lives in Cobar ( a very long way from Murwillumbah where I am) but she has just been up for a quick visit…it was so good to see her and share some of her and her partners joy. Can’t wait to meet my new grandson/daughter…I am secretly hoping for a girl (have a grandson) but whatever it is I will love it as only a grandmother can. Good luck with the second half of your journey and I look forward to meeting your new addition in cyber land.
I’m twenty weeks with our second baby too and also dealing with adolescent skin! Boo! I am so super happy and excited to be having another baby, I know it’s a long and difficult road for a lot of people – but I’ve also been feeling incredibly tired, and at that tricky stage where nothing fits and I feel uncomfortable. I don’t love being pregnant I have to say, but I cannot wait to meet our new little baby. Hope the second half of your pregnancy is easier than the first. A x x
Love hearing about your preggers ride; don’t stop writing about it. We have an almost five year gap between our girls and … there’s good days and other days. One is in the last year of school and the other in her first at secondary, so there’s been many cycles of loving and loathing! Right now? It’s cool. Enjoy the ride!
We kept it a sweet surprise and I have never regretted it. Although, I sat my hubby down the night before our son was born and said, “I know you have your heart set on a girl, but if it’s a boy….well, please pretend you are just as excited.” Our boy was born and he couldn’t have been more excited or prouder!
We are having a boy due at the start of August. There is no way I could wait that long. I’ve put on seven kilos and am twenty three and a half weeks. I am waiting for the inevitable puffiness to appear.
Oh, we’re due in the same month. Congratulations!
Oh the contrary, I don’t find wedding or pregnancy/baby posts boring, and I am planning/being neither 🙂
A sweet post Chantelle, and it just goes to show that each baby is different!
Have a lovely day,
Sarah x
Thanks Sarah! x
I found out with both kids. Im way too impatient to wait.
The first time we wanted a surprise as we felt that with all the scans and tests etc that you seem to know a lot and it would be nice to have some sort of surprise, with the second we thought we would like to know so that we could use all the clothes etc from the first (boy), however she had different ideas as I had a total of 3 scans to try and find out and in all she had her legs tightly crossed while in the fetal position completely so that we were none the wiser, they told us chances are a girl as we can’t see any boy bits but that wasn’t convincing enough for me just in case.
Good luck and I enjoy reading ALL your posts
We found out because, hey, it was just as big a surprise then as several months down the track… And I figured birthing a human for the first (and probably only) time was probably going to make it a big enough day. I also had to find out because Lovely Husband refused to discuss names until we knew the sex. he didn’t want to play boy/girl lists which was very much not-fun of him.
Not fun at all! 😛
Oh and P.S. I love pregnancy and baby posts, so please feel free to post more updates if you feel like sharing.
Great to hear that (despite the tiredness) you are doing so well and feeling so good, Telle. It was three big surprises for us and I wouldn’t have it any other way. x
Congratulations on being half way…and we found out with our fourth child what we were having, tried to with our fifth (last baby) but he wouldn’t let us 🙂
If we were ever to go back again (cant but would love to) I wouldn’t want to know…I would want a surprise!
And I love reading about baby’s – love hearing about a new born to be xxx
So happy for you Chantelle, such an exciting time. We went with both surprises with our two, not many surprises left these days! xo
I didn’t particularly enjoy pregnancy. It wasn’t awful, but I just wanted to be at the end. I got yucky hormonal skin that knocked my confidence too – it didn’t really go until I stopped breastfeeding either. So glad you’re feeling good this time around Fi xxx
Wow, that’s a long time to be living with teenage skin. You poor thing. I hope mine starts playing nice soon. x
Congratulations! Such a great feeling when you get over the half way mark. I never tire of hearing about pregnancy stuff although I couldn’t stand being pregnant so you’d think I’d want to forget all about it!
Congratulations, Chantelle! You are just super cool in every sense of the word! Blessings!
Ha! Thank you. x
It is a lovely feeling to be over the half way point. Sending good and happy vibes your way for the remaining half! We did’t find out for our first and because of that we did for the next three as we wanted them to have their names and get to know them during the pregnancy seeing as it was such a scary time for us – have no idea how I actually made it through 4 preganancies as they are certainly not my favourite times in life! Leanne xx
Yes, after reading your heart-breaking story I understanding the anxiety around pregnancy. Big hugs. xxx
Ironically, we are doing the opposite.
We have an almost five year old which we didn’t know the sex until birth and it was a huge let down because after pushing him out, I just couldn’t care less about whether he was a boy or a girl.
So this time, finally pregnant with number two, we will be finding out the sex at the 20 week scan in a couple of weeks.
I think our children are going to have the same age gap, btw. Yay for five year gaps. 🙂
Oh yes, 5 years for us too. I think it might actually work really nicely – because Lacey is old enough to understand plus the baby will get lots of one-on-one time. Fingers crossed it’s as positive as I hope it is. x
I am hoping the same actually. A 5 year age gap wasn’t planned, but I think I am going to enjoy it a lot! Although I am somewhat dreading going back it all: breastfeeding a newborn, changing nappies, etc, etc!
I am delighted to hear that you’re having another and frankly you can bang on about it all you like. No more for us, so it’s nice to see and hear about other peoples bundles of joy! Congratulations!!
What wonderful news! We found out with both our boys – but reading your post, I think leaving it as a surprise it just perfect for you guys xx
Yay for being halfway! Hope the morning sickness vamooses soon!
I have two sons, the first we wanted a surprise, he second we decided to find out ahead – largely due to a name dispute we were having! If we were ever to have a third, I would want the surprise again – finding out on the big day was amazing 🙂
By the way, talk about your pregnancy as much as you want – it is your blog!
Congratulations on being halfway there!. The first time I wanted a surprise and the second time I wanted to know. I couldn’t find out the second time due to the baby’s position so I got 2 surprises 🙂
Cheeky baby. 😛
Yay for being halfway. Both my pregnancies were very different except for the severe hyperemesis which unfortunately hung around for both. We found out the second time because Aurelia was adamant she wanted a sister. Knowing meant she was prepared, and by the time Raf arrived she was totally down with having a little brother. Did you take Lacey to the ultrasounds to see the baby?
Yes, we only told her we were having a baby at the first ultrasound. I just wanted to make sure everything was OK first. And she came along for this last one too. She thought it was so cute with it’s little hands. I love that she’s a little older and can process it beautifully. Did you find that with Raya too?
So excited for you!
We didn’t keep any baby things after Ella either….so had to start from scratch when we were pregnant with Ryder. I went to USA when I was 28 weeks preg with him so got to stock up on lots of awesome {cheap} baby clothes over there.
Second time round is so different.
Enjoy every blissful moment.
Claire x
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Glad I’m not the only one. We just didn’t have space, but it seems so silly now. We should have made space.
I think a trip to the States is out of the question 😛 but I can dream!
Congrats on being at halfway! I had all-day sickness pretty much to 6 months in both my pregnancies, so I have total sympathy. I kept number one a surprise, and even after she was born, I had to ask someone to take a look and let me know (I was all wrapped up in having a BABY, and forgot to care if it was boy/girl), LOL! Second time, we found out, because our 5 year old girl was set on another girl, REALLY set. So I thought we might need some time for her to adjust if it wasn’t a girl… our second is a girl. 🙂 I’m not pregnant (or planning any pregnancies) and I still like to hear your baby stories. Feel free to share here every now and then, Chantelle!
Hi Chantelle,
Congrats! Halfway there, and hopefully the morning sickness will abate sometime soon. We have two little girls, and we didn’t find out the gender for either pregnancy. My life is so well-planned in most respects, that I wanted to enjoy one of life’s really big surprises. Loved doing it that way, and was so excited to hear the ‘it’s a girl’. Enjoy your pregnancy, and enjoy sharing it – it’s too special a time to be shy!
Thanks love. I thought it would bore people, but the response has been quite the opposite. x
Hey, congrats on the half way mark! I am right behind you (well I am 17 weeks) and this is my first pregnancy. Trying to enjoy everything that comes along with this beautiful journey. Thanks for sharing this and I hope you are inspired to share more. I am sure your readers love it whether they are preggers or not!
Congratulations! Thanks for your kind words. x
four times, all surprises. number three was the biggest surprise after two girls I felt like the most clever person on the planet for growing a boy (and the only one with no epidural!) hope that you get a little more energy for a few weeks before the last trimester sets in xxx
Oh gosh, half way. I found that so comforting, to reach the halfway point. This is my first, though, so maybe it’s different with number two, when you know a little bit about what to expect! I haven’t enjoyed being pregnant, except for the obvious fact of feeling incredibly blessed to be given the opportunity to actually BE pregnant (it didn’t come easily to us) – I don’t think I’m one with the glow either. I was sick for the first half, I feel heavy and whilst I don’t look tooooo much heavier I’ve stacked it on the scales big time, and the bad skin has plagued me as well. Don’t even get me started on the ankles that have gone MIA! I have only 5 weeks left now, and am so eager to meet my little one that I am trying not to complain too much. Hooray for reaching the second half, though!
Great news and a surprise is fun, we did that with our boys but I think I would find out if we ever get a next time.
Congrats on the halfway point! x
My daughter is half way as well Chantelle, her first child and my second grandchild. She lives in Cobar ( a very long way from Murwillumbah where I am) but she has just been up for a quick visit…it was so good to see her and share some of her and her partners joy. Can’t wait to meet my new grandson/daughter…I am secretly hoping for a girl (have a grandson) but whatever it is I will love it as only a grandmother can. Good luck with the second half of your journey and I look forward to meeting your new addition in cyber land.
I’m twenty weeks with our second baby too and also dealing with adolescent skin! Boo! I am so super happy and excited to be having another baby, I know it’s a long and difficult road for a lot of people – but I’ve also been feeling incredibly tired, and at that tricky stage where nothing fits and I feel uncomfortable. I don’t love being pregnant I have to say, but I cannot wait to meet our new little baby. Hope the second half of your pregnancy is easier than the first. A x x
Love hearing about your preggers ride; don’t stop writing about it. We have an almost five year gap between our girls and … there’s good days and other days. One is in the last year of school and the other in her first at secondary, so there’s been many cycles of loving and loathing! Right now? It’s cool. Enjoy the ride!