Dreaming About Baby!

Today I am 19 weeks pregnant - one week shy of being halfway done!  Tomorrow is our sonogram for the "anatomy check," which includes the long awaited gender reveal!  (Hopefully the baby cooperates!)

When I was pregnant with Abigail, I had three dreams that she was a girl, all before 12 weeks pregnant.  At 12 weeks, the perinatologist guessed she was a girl, on June 24, they said 90% sure it was a girl, and on November 8, I heard the blessed news:  It's a Girl!  This time, the night before I found out I was pregnant I dreamt it was a boy, and have had three boy dreams since then.  The perinatologist said she was 67% sure it was a boy this time at 13 weeks, but we'll find out tomorrow for sure -- as long as the legs stay uncrossed!  Some one told me to drink Hawaiian punch before I go in to make sure the baby is active and won't just sit there with closed legs.  I will probably follow that advice!

Last pregnancy, I just had a feeling it was a girl.  I knew in my soul it was a girl and I was right.  This time, things have been so different, that I have no idea what to expect!  Even with the boy dreams and the boy "guess," I am still unsure.  Robby says I am unsure because I want another girl so badly that I refuse to think it's a boy! Although at first, I had my fingers crossed that it was a girl - after all, I would LOVE for Abigail to have a sister!! And we have very, very cute girl clothes in the right seasons just waiting to get used again - I have started thinking about having a boy. I look at little boys when we are out and about and think about how fun it could be. I have started looking up nursery decor for boys (not any for girls yet), and have found some really cute baby dinosaur patterns!

I have had one girl dream this pregnancy, and she was adorable.  The baby was about 6 months old, and Robby, Abigail, the baby and I were all swimming at the indoor pool at the gym.  I've only had two dreams where I could see the baby's face, and this was one of them; and she was precious!  She looked just like Abigail, but with blonder hair and curls in the back instead of what Papa calls "stick straight" hair.  Yes, curls means more hair!  She had as much hair as Abigail does now, at 19 months!  She had a sweet, sleepy expression on her face, and I was holding her close to me.  I even knew what we named her; in my dream, we called her Melodie.  When I woke up, I was in love with Melodie, but I know it was just a dream.  I think I dreamt about her looking "just like Abigail" because that same day, we were at Robby's sister's house playing with our nephews Mason, 2, and Landon, 2 weeks.  I was commenting on how Landon looked just like Mason (with a few differences of course), and wondered if our baby #2 would produce a mini-Abigail.

Okay, turn about is fair play.  The other dream I had where I could actually see the baby's face was a few weeks prior to my girl dream.  The baby was a boy, and again, he was about 6-8 months old because he was sitting up in a high chair.  He had Abigail's color hair, but that was about the only resemblance.  He was laughing and smiling and had the BIGGEST cheeks ever!  He had blue eyes and already was charming Mommy.  (Momma's boy!)  Abigail was tottering around the kitchen, and I think I was preparing food.  It was a happy moment; it left me with a warm and fuzzy feeling, and I remember waking up in the middle of the night and telling Robby that I dreamt about the baby and he was so darn cute.  In my dream, we called him Rylen.

When I think about what the dreams "mean" (um, I'm not getting too insightful here), I think what I'm doing is just getting comfortable and knowing that no matter what, boy or girl, I will be one happy, blessed, loving mommy.  Either way, I'll be just fine!