That is the question. I am 15 weeks pregnant with our 2nd child and have just made it through the morning-noon-night sickness. Whew! Now the pregnancy milestone I most look forward to is my 19-week sonogram, which I’ll have in just 4 short weeks. The first time I saw this baby was at 6 weeks and honestly, it was literally just a blob. No head or tail. No arms or legs. Just a blob. So, needless to say, to me this is the first “real” and only time that we will see the baby until the birth in July.

When we were pregnant with our now 17-month old son, Ilan, there was no question as to whether we would find out the gender or not. It was a simple, no. We wanted to be surprised.  The best reward for waiting for my husband was that he was able to share in the joy of the pregnancy by being the first to notify all of our friends and family in the waiting room of the gender. It surely was a proud moment and one that he will never forget. For me, not knowing made the pains of labor seem less intense. I was more focused on getting that baby out so that I could find out what it was rather than focused on the contractions and pushing. In the end it was a great experience for us both.

This being our 2nd child, I know what the first question will be from the sonographer. “Do you want to know what you are having?!”. But do I know what my answer will be? I need to be prepared to answer that question come March 2. Do I want to know? Or do I want to keep a surprise like we did the first time around?

4 weeks to decide and counting…

-Victoria

Tags: gender, sonogram, ultrasound

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