This is SO funny to me. Ever since we found out gender of baby #2 and shared it with the outside world, I’ve gotten a lot of messages and comments in general conversations with people at work, Avery’s school, etc about becoming a boy mom. AND a lot of people have asked how I feel about it. Which is obviously like what kind of question is that? Of course I’m happy and excited about it, it’s not exactly something I could have controlled anyway lol.

But I will say before knowing, I was going back and forth on if I wanted a girl or a boy. Before knowing we were having a baby girl the first time, I had told Joey for months that I didn’t know if I wanted to do a gender reveal because if we weren’t having a girl, I didn’t want to be in front of people crying or looking pissed in photos lol. I wanted a girl more than anything in the world. And that worked out pretty well for me lol (thank you Lord).

Immediately after Avery, I remember telling Joey, if we have another baby, there’s no way it can be another girl because I love Avery so much that I don’t think I could even love another baby girl the same way. I’d tell him I hope we get a boy just so the experience is completely different and not one that can be compared in any way, shape, or form.

And then when we found out we were pregnant, I really came around to be okay either way. As long as baby is healthy and my pregnancy is healthy, that’s all that matters. I was thinking I’d be fine if it was a boy because that’s the energy I’d been putting out immediately after having our daughter, but then thought oh my goodness, two little princesses to take to Disneyland and share my love of designer handbags with? So really, I’m winning either way, boy or girl.

When people and patients at work would ask me what I wanted, I’d tell them I’m honestly good either way, I’ve already got my girl, my mini me and bff for life, so now having baby #2 is just a huge bonus to make our family complete. Now if I had had a boy first, I would 100000000% be telling people I wanted a girl. Reflecting on that now, I really believe everything happens for a reason and you get what whatever powers above know you need, not just what you want– but when those things happen to coincide, well that’s just *chefs kiss*

So with that being said, I’m excited about entering a whole new world of being a boy mom! I’ll be honest, I have my nervousness for sure- like I don’t think being a boy mom is going to come natural to me, at least not in the way being a girl mom does. I had Avery’s first 4 birthday parties planned before she turned 1. Like, I know that world and I love it and thrive in it. Painting nails, visiting princesses at Disneyland, wearing glitter crowns and playing dress up, let’s do it all day. You want to listen and sing to The Little Mermaid soundtrack for 4 hours straight? I love every minute of it and will sing
Under the Sea till I lose my voice ( as I have in the past lol). How I’m going to fill days with boy activities is something I know I’m going to have to work a little harder at. (Thank you to my bestie and boy mom x2 world champion Carissa, in advance!)

After a few weeks of knowing we were having a boy, my husband and I were in bed talking and we were both still in disbelief about us having a boy (no one on either side of our families has boys). And then we just circled back to what I said immediately after we had our daughter. It was written in the stars and something we believe completely meant to be, she’s always been meant to be the only little princess in this family. People who know us and know Avery joke, if we had another girl, she wouldn’t have stood a chance, and I know it’s a joke because we would have been happy either way, but she’s such a special little girl that her not having to share that spotlight is just pretty fitting for her.

It’s also been super fun sharing the news with our family, my dad was SUPER excited and keeps talking about taking him out to play baseball when he gets older. This is the first boy on my side of the family- my dad and all of his brothers (he has 2), all had girls and so far on Joey’s side of the family, we’ve had all girls there too. So we are all kinda embarking on this new adventure together! I already know this little man is going to be so loved, adored, and spoiled and I just can’t wait!

Another little tidbit that I’ve repeatedly been told by both strangers and by teachers at Avery’s school is that boys are 100000x easier than girls- and let me tell you, I seriously hope I find that to be true! Only time will tell on that one LOL. And I’m well aware that my daughters’ standards, decisiveness, and attitude all comes from me so I definitely don’t mind it, but I might lose my mind if two little ones adopt all of that lol.

To wrap it up nicely, we are so excited to be having a baby boy and to see Avery become a big sister!!! We are so happy to have been blessed with another baby and are looking forward to embarking on this completely unknown world (to us) and I’m especially excited to take a swing at throwing boy birthday parties in the future!