Just found out we are having Baby Boy#3.. Why is everyone saying "Sorry" to me??

[MamaLema]

I have 3 boys ages 2, 7, and 9. These have been my experieces:

The Good

you can save some money on clothing with hand-me-downs

Junior won't cry because he doesn't want to ride a pink bike. All toys will be boy-friendly

In general, boys tend to get over things quicker than girls. Let's say a friend doesn't want to play with them, they'll find another friend. End of story. Girls will cry and try to anaylize it

You'll save some time by not having to fix, detangle and braid hair. Boys are basically wash and go

The Bad

They never get tired! Mine don't get tired even after hours at the park

The grocery bill. You'll be buying a lot of food. Get familiar with the term "family size" and kiss the express line goodbye. They eat - a lot!!

 

[Disney_Queen34]

CONGRATULATIONS! What an absolute blessing! I hate when people make stupid comments like that, I'd just ignore them and tell yourself they are ignorant idiots. Tell them it's a 50/50 chance of getting a girl or a boy and you are incredibly happy and blessed to be having another one.

And for baby names I HIGHLY recommend: www.babynames.com There are also message boards there which I belong to that are awesome!

 

[PolyAddict]

I have 3 boys (and one girl) But the kids go B/G/B/B in ages. And after I had my dd I can't tell you the number of people that said "Oh you're done now" Um No see our family plan wasn't just to have a boy and a girl. But I can understand your feeling of wanting a girl-I know the cute clothes, dolls ect...While boys are physically tiring...where do they get that energy from Girls can be emotionally draining. There is always some crisis of some kind in my dd(8)'s life. My boys are big mushes. They are the huggy kissy kind of boys. And oh yeah they love their Mom. So kick back get some rest and start thinking of boy names. You know now that I have 2 little boys close in age I do dress them similar(not the same but similar) and we get a lot of "Oh look how adorable they are" comments that fill that cute girlie void. And as for having a 4th to try for a girl you know how that will turn out.........so if you can handle another boy go for it. But wait until this one comes along before you make any decisions.
Names.... well I have a Dylan, Logan and Noah.(their middle names are traditional- Matthew, Peter, William) I really wanted to name my last one Zane but it got the nix by my DH.( he thinks it is because I used to like Billy Zane.....please now if I was naming him Johnny he would have a point because I love me some Jack Sparrow) With older children it was harder to come up with a name because a lot of names now remind of someone- Like the annoying kid on the bus or the kid with the runny nose or .... you get my point.
Anyway no sorries here just a great big
CONGRATULATIONS!!

OT-my DH is a Zane. It's definently original around here. And on topic I have 3 DD's and got all the same remarks. However, 3 was our limit and as much as I wanted a little Zane, it was not in the cards for us. God gave us what we needed. After all my DH was quite a handfull as a younging. Gotta love my girls.

 

[SylviaL]

Congratulations! I have 2 boys (3 and 5) and we are going to try for #3 soon. Everyone asks when we're going to try for the girl. You see, on DH's side, there are 6 grandsons and no granddaughters. DH's parents would love a granddaughter. DH and I don't care, as long as the baby is healthy. I think another boy would be easier since that's what I'm used to. If we had a girl, I would want to try and give her a sister because I have sister (and she's awesome!) but I don't really want 4 kids. My boys' names are Zachary and Micah. If we have another boy, we like the name Max, though DS5 thinks that "Apple" would be a good name. Good luck!

 

[mrsltg]

BTW - I love the name Gabriel. Anything "old fashioned" sounds great to me. My girls are Dierdre and Caroline... definitely like the "old time" names!

 

[Grendalynn]

BTW - I love the name Gabriel. Anything "old fashioned" sounds great to me. My girls are Dierdre and Caroline... definitely like the "old time" names!

Thanks so much! How funny things work ... Our boys had picked out Caroline Elizabeth if it were to have been a girl. I am big on the old fashioned stuff as well. Here is a little story, read if you wish:

Our Youngest, Brady, Blond Haired and Blue eyed like my family, is a die hard Tom Brady/Patriots fan, and proving to be an ole' Yankee through and through.... His Newest favorite movie is Fever Pitch (you know, the one about the Boston Red Sox wining the World Series...) Even though its way over his head and he usually loses interest after the first 1/2 hour or so... BUT the premis of the story: He loves the song "Sweet Carloline", by Neil Diamond. Both boys are!!?? They had picked the name out way back at month 3 but it was very natural fit and we only know a couple of othet Carolines... Who know, maybe it could happen, UltraSounds are not 100% accurate 100% of the time.....
His true New England Heretige shows when he repeats the line (in the good ole Boston twang, "Caaaaful Kid, They'll break ya haaats") It makes us just wanna eat him up!!

DS7, Dark hair and Brown eyes - a carbon copy of his daddy, is almost the complete opposite (in so many ways): A country Bumpkin through and through... Despite is love of Neil Diamond as well, he and his Dad are Country Music Fans like nobody's business... The only 7 year old I know that requests Red Silvine or Buck Owens... If you have any knowledge of Country Musice past or present, you will know just how "twangy" the older country is! Gotta love it! At least its not Rap with a Parent Advisory Warning!!

Everyone keeps saying, "...should be interesting to see what baby#3 looks and acts like" as the first 2 are so much a like and yet so different! Just look at the picture below ........... Only time will tell! Thanks for reading my little rant...

 

[disneyfan6301]

This happened to a friend of mine, except it was the reverse. She had two girls and became pregnant (I think it was an "oops"). More than one ultrasound showed another girl. Everyone was upset, except my friend. She told everyone she was glad it was a girl--she already had clothes, room was "girly" etc. She was really excited about another girl.......but when she delivered, the girl from the ultrasound had grown an extra part! Now her son tells everyone that he has three moms because his two older sisters are quite a bit older than him. I know ultrasounds that declare "boy" are pretty accurate, but.......you never know!! Enough said--Congrats and enjoy your third HEALTHY boy or girl baby, no matter what others may say.

 

[Tink1999]

Congratulations! People can be very annoying. I have one boy and one girl. When I was pregnant with my daughter, the second child, I can't even count how many people said, "if you have another boy will you try again for a girl?". What business is it of theirs and why can't people just be happy to have a healthy baby without regard to the gender?

Suggestion for names: Larry, Moe and Curly

 

[brandylouwho]

A dear friend of mine has 4 boys, no girls...they are all teenagers now and her life is crazy, but in the most fantastic way. They are all into sports and the stereotypical things that boys like and mom is their #1 fan.

And I am sure they were handfuls as young children (just as they are now as teens).

I am sure there may have been times that she wondered what having a little girl would be like, but she is VERY HAPPY and her life is great. And shouldn't we all be...babies are such wonderful gifts from God and only he knows what his plans for us are.

 

[kokotg]

have you heard about the "special place in heaven" for mothers of 3 boys yet? I think the first person who told me that was the ultrasound tech who first clued us in that the third boy was on his way. Mine are 5, 3, and 6 months now, and I'm having a blast. It's never boring!

 

[disneynewbee]

CONGRATS! As the mother of 3 little princesses I know how you feel- in reverse. LOL. The comment I've been getting lately is " so are you going to try one more time for the boy?". Ummm I am not a baby factory!!! When we announced to everyone that our third was a girl I got the pitty look from some family members. My mom, the mother of 4 girls, was very helpful with putting the other family members in there place. I was thankful for her because I was ready to put my hands firmly around some of there necks. My 2nd dd had some medical problems at birth so our only request was that #3 be healthy and to be honest I was secretly hoping for a 3rd girl. I feel I was meant to raise girls. I thought it was horrible for people to think I should be sad about a 3rd girl when they know what we went through with our 2nd dd. Our family is complete so there will be no son for me or dh but we have 4 very handsome nephews we love more than anything. It was funny because when I was preggo 2 of my sisters were also preggo, they both had a boy and a girl and I had two girls, I had another girl and they both had boys. So I have 2 nephews around the same age as my dd so I don't miss having a boy at all. It's pretty silly for people to assume that everyone wants at least one boy and one girl and that if you get that your family can be considered complete. A girl at my nephew's baseball just found out she is having baby boy #3, she was hopping for a girl. I made sure to say congrats while all the other woman stood around making stupid comments about awww no girl for you. Go shopping and buy lots of cute little boy things and you'll forget about that girl stuff pretty quickly.

 

[Sandi12404]

We have two girls. We've decided that we're done. Part of me would love to have a little boy but I look at my girls and I'm happy and I'm content. I still get the "aren't you going to try for a boy?" thing a lot. Maybe one day, but I doubt it.

 

[kkevcamsmom]

CONGRATS ON BOY #3!!!​

My friend is due any day now with Boy#3 too. She finds it an absolute joy to be able to raise 3 little guys. Her and DH have a 3 kid limit for them and she said she's really done beinging pregnant. Her family thinks they should try one more time for a girl but as my DF sees it she's made to have boys and big ones at that the smallest was 9 lbs 5 oz!!!

We set a three kid limit too. We have one DD and two DS's. When I found out I was prego with #3 everyone said "You will have to have one more now, you can't have a middle child", or "You had one of each now that is going to be messed up". I must say my all time favorite was when I was pregnant with DS #1 and people would find out our DS was 9 yrs old I would get asked "Why would you want to start all over again?"

I think there is just no pleasing everyone....

Lori

 

[Reese]

I completely understand what you are saying. My oldest DS was from a previous relationship. DH and I had two DD and when I was pregnant again everyone kept saying "trying for a boy". To which Dh would reply "I have a boy". He found it very frustating as we were having a baby to have a baby.
Than when we had our DS everyone said "I guess you can stop now that you have your boy." It was very annoying. Dh and I both work at the same place so for some reason everyone thought that they were entitled to be in our business.
You are having a baby, it's a wonderful gift. Ignore the negative comments.

Congratulatiuons!!!

 

[Reese]

I have 3 boys ages 2, 7, and 9. These have been my experieces:

The Good

you can save some money on clothing with hand-me-downs

Junior won't cry because he doesn't want to ride a pink bike. All toys will be boy-friendly

In general, boys tend to get over things quicker than girls. Let's say a friend doesn't want to play with them, they'll find another friend. End of story. Girls will cry and try to anaylize it

You'll save some time by not having to fix, detangle and braid hair. Boys are basically wash and go

The Bad

They never get tired! Mine don't get tired even after hours at the park

The grocery bill. You'll be buying a lot of food. Get familiar with the term "family size" and kiss the express line goodbye. They eat - a lot!!

All so very true.

 

[Grendalynn]

CONGRATS ON BOY #3!!!​

My friend is due any day now with Boy#3 too. She finds it an absolute joy to be able to raise 3 little guys. Her and DH have a 3 kid limit for them and she said she's really done beinging pregnant. Her family thinks they should try one more time for a girl but as my DF sees it she's made to have boys and big ones at that the smallest was 9 lbs 5 oz!!!

We, too, have set a 3 kid limit. Or at least we had it dead-set until baby boy#3 was discovered... And i can COMPLETELY sympathize with the big baby delivery as your friend did ... DS7 was 9lbs 8 ounces, DS3 was 9 lbs 4 ounces.... al' natural I might add... The way things are going, looks like I could count on a well rounded 9 lbs baby boy..... Why me ??? Well, as I have said before, "as long as it's healthy, thats all that matters!!!" Oh well, I will recoved, I did with the first two!!

 

[lorrainesy]

Edit because I changed my mind about putting too personal information on the internet.