dealing with gender disappointment in pregnancy (and raising boys to be men)

two year old boy in a big cowboy hat

How I dealt with gender disappointment during pregnancy when finding out I was having a boy… and how much I love being a mom to boys now. {5|52} We were convinced it was a girl. We wanted a girl. We even had chosen a girl’s name while we were still engaged. So when the sonographer [...] [...]

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getting ready for baby number two | it’s ok to question yourself

gorgeous 4 month old baby

How do you prepare for your second baby – both in heart and in mind?   When I was preparing for my second baby, I often had (silly) thoughts like: What if I can’t love him as much as my firstborn? What if he’s not as cute and people don’t like him as much as [...] [...]