WE’RE HAVING A…
A BOY!
After our 12-week scan, I was absolutely positive we were having a boy. It was so funny… no one except for one niece and a guy at a car dealership thought it could be a girl. Everyone else thought, “Boy, boy, boy.” Plus, my whole family has always had the prediction that I would be a boy-mom and my sister (who was very much a tomboy) would end up with princess-and-bow loving girls. For weeks, I had zero idea. (The only kind of dreams I was having was about multiples, but I knew it was a singleton from an early ultrasound.)
But there was something about seeing him on the 12-week scan, there was no question in my head that the baby was a boy. And Mike thought so too! The blood test came back about a month later and confirmed that we were right!!!
We are both over the moon.
I did not have the willpower to wait until the birth to find out what we were having. I think for me it’s been really helpful to be able to “visualize” our baby and to use his name. The plan right now is going to be to keep his name private until he’s born. But it’s been so fun for me to call him his name when I talk to him all day. (And I was glad I was right about him being a boy because I had already been calling him by his name the month between the 12-week scan and the blood test results, ha!)
There are so many things I’m excited about! It’s hard to not put expectations and dreams onto a child, but I just can’t wait to see his personality unfold. Like what will he be interested in? Will he be like a mini Mike? What will he look like?
I can’t express how excited I am to meet him in August!!!!
Congrats!!!
So excited for you! Baby boys have such a special relationship with their mom.
Congratulations Carly!!!!
Congrats! How exciting.
I knew it!! Teddy and Ham will have a little brother!! Congrats to the both of you! 🙂
AW, Carly! I am so happy for you and Mike! A sweet boy will be the best addition to your family!
Yay!!! Congratulations! Thank you for graciously sharing so much of your journey!!
So excited for you!!
I am so excited for you and Mike! Congratulations to you both on this journey!
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So happy for you and Mike! (And the pups!) May you continue to enjoy a happy, healthy pregnancy! I’m sure both your families are absolutely over the moon as well. 🙂
Congrats! I just had a baby boy in October and it has been so much fun! Seeing his little personality and watching him discover new things has been so amazing and beautiful to watch. Plus, he surprisingly looks like me! So excited for you and your family!
I’m so happy for you! I’m a boy mom to two, and I always imagined myself with girls. Now I can’t imagine having girls! Being a boy mom is the best.
Boys are so fun!!! I had my son last summer and he’s been such a joy! Contrags, momma!
Congratulations! As someone who hopes to have a baby in the next year, Reading your blog is so exciting and helpful 🙂 it is clear your little one will be so loved.
Congratulations!!
Congratulations! I just had a baby boy in December. Due to Covid-19, I didn’t have an ultrasound until 20 weeks. However, I knew he was a boy just by looking at him before the tech even told me. I also just had a feeling I would be a boy mom too. It’s the most challenging thing I have ever done, but it is also incredible. Congratulations, again!
So happy for you and Mike!! I agree, it is so nice to visualize what to expect and to be able to plan once you know the gender. You will be great parents! There is no doubt this little boy will be much loved!!
Congratulations! As a boy mom, I am so happy for you.
Yayayayayy! Can’t wait to see what he’ll look like. So happy for you!
Aw that’s so sweet! Wonderful news and thank you for sharing it with us 🙂
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! It’s a huge blessing either way and you never know about the future!👧
Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊 Carly
So excited for you both! I recently found out that I will be an Auntie again (in late September) to another little niece and I got to pick the name… Charlotte!
So excited for you both! Congratulations!
I have a smile on my face just writing this. Carly you look so beautiful and I love your pups!!!
Congratulations!
Congratulations! I have an August baby boy too (he’ll be three this year!) so I feel an extra special excitement for you. Motherhood already looks good on you!
Congrats Carly!! I’ve been following your blog for YEARS now and it is so exciting to see your life unfold. I can’t wait to see your family in the years to come!
Congratulations! I am so happy for you! Wow!