New Baby

[Glammanana]

My eldest boy called around yesterday afternoon to tell us that the baby they are expecting in May next year will be a little girl so now the surprise has gone for us I would have preferred not to know really does that sound awful to you ? This will be my sons second daughter my elder DGD is 19 now we & DS1 see her on a regular basis but sons wife has nothing to do with her which is such a shame.
When we called at their house last Friday to deliver my sons birthday present she never so much as stood up to acknowledge us she is such a strange girl when it comes to family she is very stand offish which I find really difficult to manage as we are such a close family but hey-ho I can live with it as long as my boy is happy.

[Mimi]

Glammanana , this is wonderful news

I know what you mean about not knowing what sex the baby is going to be, but it seems to be the way things are now. No one has the patience to wait these days.

[Oma]

Lovely news Glamm but these DIL's are a Funny breed arnt they

[Nanto2girls]

Congratulaions Glamma



When our grandaughters were on the way, the parents always asked if i wanted to know what sex it was.
I said yes everytime.

[ZIZI]

I would love another granddaughter but I think we have all we are going to have. When dil was pregnant with Ben there was, of course, a lot of angst with the knowledge that he was going to be born a very sick baby so they deliberately asked not to be told the sex if the baby as dil said they knew every little thing about the baby and they just wanted one “normal” experience. When dil was pregnant with Joe they said they did not know the gender of the baby but son is hopeless at keeping secrets and although he didn’t actually tell us there was a lot of unintended clues. He bought a blue teddy, dil bought a blue pram combo thing etc. So it was not really a surprise. When the princess arrived they genuinely did not know the sex so it was a surprise for us all.

[Gemini]

I understand totally, Glamma. I would have preferred a surprise with each of my grandchildren too, but knew each time.
My OH's niece expects her first baby in January, and they chose not to know the gender. It's exciting waiting to hear the news!

However, a lovely little GD is wonderful news The two sisters will have lots of fun as they grow up I'm sure!

[Clover]

I didn’t know the sex of either of my GC before they arrived and of course in “my day” we didn’t have the opportunity to find out However I think I would have liked to know.

[ZIZI]

I was utterly convinced I was having a girl. You are right Clover we didn’t have the opportunity to find out.

[Plantaholic]

My GS1 and his partner didn't want to know what sex their little one was.

[Avo]

A granddaughter- how wonderful! Our baby, also due in May will be a surprise... as an ivf baby there is so much to go through, a nice surprise at the end is wonderful. Let’s hope they both arrive happily and healthily, that is the main thing x

[ZIZI]

Absolutely Avo. Doesn’t matter what gender. Healthy, good pair of lungs to let everyone know they have arrived and lots of good healthy poopy nappies........ good luck to all expectant mummies and daddies (and grandparents of course)

[Gemini]

I wonder how many more grandchildren and greatgrandchildren we will be welcoming during 2018?!

[Daisy]

Glamm - In some ways it's nice to know - in some ways you feel you are getting to know the baby before she arrives, and no matter whether you know or not there is nothing more exciting and wonderful than meeting that new little person for the first time.

We didn't know the sex of any of our grandchildren - neither did their parents. Funnily enough both DILs asked with their second babies what I would do, and obviously I said it's entirely up to them, but when you're in transition stage labour and you hate the whole world you've still got a surprise to work for. I'm sure that didn't make any difference to their decision, but I remember when I was having number 2 son the excitement about wondering if he was a girl or boy helped to take my mind of other things!

[Daisy]

Gem - lots and lots I hope!

[Glammanana]

Thanks ladies for all the good wishes my son and his wife had a three D scan privately rather than wait until the 20 week one she said she had to know the result so we are expecting a visit to-day from her to show us the scan pics I hope to goodness I hold it the correct way up as last time I had it upside down and she wasn't too pleased with me.