{"id":18165,"date":"2020-03-30T04:30:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T08:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/?p=18165"},"modified":"2020-03-29T21:18:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T01:18:42","slug":"baby-gender-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/baby-gender-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Gender Reveal!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"1813\" data-pin-description=\"It's a Boy! Gender reveal for baby 2!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/its_a_boy_gender_reveal_baby_2-1-1360x1813.jpg\" alt=\"It's a Boy! gender reveal cake \" class=\"wp-image-18166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/its_a_boy_gender_reveal_baby_2-1.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/its_a_boy_gender_reveal_baby_2-1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/its_a_boy_gender_reveal_baby_2-1-680x907.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/its_a_boy_gender_reveal_baby_2-1-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was pregnant with James, I always thought of the baby growing in me as a him. Daniel called him Joey (like a Kangaroo but he\u2019s also a big Friends fan so who knows) and we just always used male pronouns. When we were about to look at the genetic testing results to find out, I remember thinking I would be absolutely shocked if the baby was a girl. Our intuition, of course, turned out to be right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/i-had-a-miscarriage\/\">second pregnancy<\/a>, I had the same feelings as I did with James. Right from the beginning, I just thought of the baby as a boy. Daniel named him \u201cOlivier\u201d (I have no idea why) and even though we lost him before we ever really knew, whenever I think about him, I picture my second boy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This time it felt different. Very early on, I just didn\u2019t have a strong feeling one way or another. Then as time went on I became more and more convinced it was going to be a little girl. I knew mother\u2019s intuition was likely wildly inaccurate but I couldn\u2019t help picturing the potential differences between raising a girl and a boy. Teaching her \u201cgirly\u201d stuff like doing hair and painting our nails. Daniel and I both have opposite sex siblings so in a way it felt natural. We did an early genetic test and got the results back recently. My doctor asked me if I wanted to know the sex over the phone and as Daniel and I huddled close the receiver we heard her say, \u201cYou are having a little boy!\u201d We were both surprised but so, so delighted. Brothers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It&#8217;s a boy!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So&#8230;turns out my intuition isn\u2019t very accurate. But I am so excited for the future of our family and for James to have a little brother to love and grow with. I&#8217;m going to be in a house full of boys and it\u2019s going to be the best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"1813\" data-pin-description=\"It's a Boy! Gender reveal for baby 2!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/its_a_boy_gender_reveal_baby_2-2-1360x1813.jpg\" alt=\"It's a Boy! Gender reveal for baby 2!\" class=\"wp-image-18167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/its_a_boy_gender_reveal_baby_2-2.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/its_a_boy_gender_reveal_baby_2-2-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/its_a_boy_gender_reveal_baby_2-2-680x907.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/its_a_boy_gender_reveal_baby_2-2-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>For the moms out there, was your intuition correct or were you surprised like me?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was pregnant with James, I always thought of the baby growing in me as a him. 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