The short answer: We don't know yet! I'm embarking on Week 13 of my pregnancy, and somewhere around 20 weeks is when we will have the ultrasound that *should* be able to tell us if we are having a Boy Baby Dee or a Girl Baby Dee. I thot of putting names there, in place of 'Baby Dee', but we haven't made any firm decisions on those yet. The boy name is mostly settled upon, but that is only because it was easy to choose that one.
For us, the meaning behind the name of our children is paramount. We don't just want 'cute' names; their names must also mean something... and something GOOD. We chose "Michaela" because it means, usually, "Who is like God?" - which, I'm sure you'll agree, is amazing. Every time I speak my daughter's name, I am praising God. Hallelujah!
The name doesn't have to be expressly Hebrew... altho "Michaela" is. But her middle name is not. The name we have mostly decided upon for a boy has a Hebrew middle name, but the first name is Irish.
It's not that we have a boy's name because that's what we are secretly hoping to have. Well, ok. Not what *I'm* secretly hoping to have. Daddy Dee has 2 girls already, so he's hoping for a boy. I, on the other hand, am... neutral. I want a healthy me, healthy pregnancy, and a healthy baby. Period.
But MAN, I am having a TERRIBLE time finding a beautiful name with a beautiful meaning for a little girl. I confess to having already spent HOURS on this, and I am still coming up with nothing. In fact, I've repeatedly prayed: "Father, if You've given me another girl, then PLEASE tell me what You want me to name her."
As for "Mother's Intuition" - I don't know that it is kicking in here. I 'knew', weeks before any ultrasound with Michaela. I was in the car, and a song came on, "In My Daughter's Eyes". In that moment, this knowing just blossomed within me. I can't really describe it better than that. And... a precious daughter I have :)
This time... I got nothin'. I will tell you that when I think of the baby, I can only see a boy. BUT!!! I can't put any stock in that. Thomas is constantly (sort of) joking about 'his son' and Michaela's 'little brother'. So, I must, in wisdom, chalk that up to his regular chatter about a boy. God bless him.
So... we don't really know yet. But as soon as we do, we will let everyone know. I sometimes think that family and friends are more anxious to know what Mama is having than she & Daddy herself are :)
But when we know.. you will, too! :)
Love,
Katherine & Thomas
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