This April we will have a new little Gillespie! Wait...that's not all. The most exciting news is...IT'S A GIRL! I am still in complete shock. After discovering that I was pregnant, Johnny and I were absolutely thrilled. We discussed when and how we'd announce the big news, and agreed that it would be fun to do it differently. In the past, we pretty much announced it five minutes after the second pink line appeared. We could never contain our excitement! This, being our fourth and final, "Let's have some fun!" We did a pretty good job of keeping it a secret, didn't even tell the kids. Around seven weeks the nausea and food aversions hit. It hit hard. We were about to spend a weekend away with both sets of grandparents, and Johnny's sister's family. I knew I would not be able to explain my running out of the room at the smell of beans or if someone picked up a bell pepper. I made shirts for the boys saying "eenie," "meenie," and "miney." We had them wear their shirts into breakfast the first morning and waited for a reaction. It didn't take long for Grandma to take notice. What about moe? What a wonderful moment. My dad teared up and my mom screamed! We swore them all to secrecy as we wanted to wait to announce it to the rest of the world. We had hoped to find out the gender first.
Last Wednesday was a big day. I was going in for a 14 week ultrasound. That was the magic week we discovered Hudson was a HE! I knew it was still early for a confirmation, but the moment the ultrasound tech put that wand on my tummy it was obvious. It's a girl! I could not believe it. My dreams of pink, now a reality! Immediately after, I went to Target, bought a little pink dress, wrapped it up in a neutral colored bag and headed to Johnny's work. I took video of his expression as he opened it, "It IS pink! Is it really?!?" Priceless moment captured forever. Saturday, I dragged him and the boys to a 3D ultrasound facility to have a confirmation ultrasound. I wanted to be absolutely sure. Again, it's a girl! No doubt to any of us. I could finally start announcing!
My parents were in Los Angeles visiting my sister, brother in law and new nephew. Four boys for my parents so far. This is the first girl on the Pelot side in 27 years, me! I jumped in the car early Monday morning with three sleeping boys and made the five hour drive. I arranged it with my awesome brother in law, they had no clue we were coming. I tied a pink ribbon around my waist and we quietly tip toed to their front door. What an awesome surprise when they saw those little boy faces peeking through the screen door! It was about a minute later after the hugs and "what are you doing heres" when my sister noticed the pink ribbon and the joy continued.
Since then a few close friends have been told. Along with the congratulatory cheers, I've gotten questions like "What? Is this a joke!? I thought you were done!" or "Why did you wait so long to tell me?" Ha! Gotcha! Ever since we were first engaged, four was our number. When we discovered Hudson was going to be our third miracle boy, I had second thoughts. Did I want four boys? After much prayer and discussion, we both felt our family was not complete. Someone was missing. As for not announcing the pregnancy until the gender reveal? The reason was twofold. One, it would be a double surprise! "We're pregnant and it's a ____!" Two, it would bypass all the comments I received while pregnant with Hudson, "Oh, wow. I really hope it's a girl for your sake. " or "This one BETTER be a girl." People meant well, but it was discouraging. To clarify, we weren't trying for a girl, we were trying for a fourth, and of course it would be wonderful it was a girl, but in no way would we be disappointed with another boy. We completely trust that God knows what is best for us.
So there you have it! We're pregnant and it's a GIRL!!!"
