by Kathleen Cvitkovic

This is a topic that I have discussed with my girlfriends for years. Why find out if you are going to have a girl or a boy? My friends never understood why my husband and I wanted to find out. I guess I really couldn’t pinpoint why I wanted to find out either. I just did.

So when it came time for my 5th ultrasound (high risk pregnancy), the doctor asked if we wanted to know. Both my husband and I chimed in that we wanted to find out. So when the doctor told us that we better start decorating with the color pink, I immediately screamed!  We were both excited! For us though, we felt very blessed to have a HEALTHY baby as we had miscarried before and just wanted to have a child. It was truly a blessing!

After finding out, we decided to do the whole registering thing for our baby shower. Let’s just say this is the part of knowing that was fun for me! It made it easier to pick things out. (PINK! PINK and more PINK!) Do you see where the problem is going to begin? Let’s continue. So when it came time for my baby shower, I opened so many beautiful things that were pink, purple, pink, white and more pink! So what is wrong with pink? I love pink? And soon my little princess would too!

Well when she was finally born, she had so many clothes that I was changing her probably three to four times a day just so that she wore everything once. She was in pink just about everyday. (I know what you are thinking!) Eventually, I too was getting a bit tired of pink and started buying more neutral colors.

So at the end of the day, the choice is up to you and only you. However, I do see why my friends wanted to wait to find out now! It all makes sense. It might be a good idea to wait so you don’t purchase too many clothes in the same color (like pink!) But more importantly, if you decide to have a second baby, you can re-use the same clothes if they are more neutral colors.

So did I take my own advice when the second pregnancy happened? Of course not! We found out the sex but I did learn to make better choices in the clothes department!

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