Lessons by Andrew

Twice in the past week I have had poignant reminders about truth from my 3 year old. I love the age he's coming to where (some) things are starting to sink in...

We were filling out a personal page for his preschool class book and the last question to him was "Why are you special?" I asked him and immediately began thinking of the million things that make my boy special. He just looked at me and said "Because God made me that way."

Just today we were watching an airplane out the car window and I said "so buddy - do you think you might want to be a pilot someday?" And he said back to me "No mommy - I just want to be your kid. And Daddy's."

I love hearing the truth come out of him. These 2 instances reminded me just how simple we're allowed to be.

What Kids Know

So this is part 2 to our "it's a girl" story.

About a week before our sonogram, Andrew began telling people it's a girl. It wasn't as if he was saying he really wanted a baby sister or was desiring it himself...he just stated it as fact.

Bill said to me later that week that he now thought Andrew knew something and would be surprised if it were a boy (after previously thinking it was a boy).

I didn't know what to think except I'd had dreams in the past (none recent) about having a baby girl - even when I was pregnant with Luke. So I just told God that I trusted him to construct our family in the best and most joyful way for us.

We walked into the room and the ultrasound tech asked me if I thought I knew what it was. I told her no, but my 3-year-old kept saying it was a girl. And here's what she said....

"I've been doing this for 20 years and anytime a little child walks in my room with a strong conviction about the sex: I think about 90% of the time they are correct.""

What?!?? Did I hear her right? Approximately 90% of kids who THINK they know; DO KNOW.

This just reinforced what I already believed...children are clearer vessels to have discernment from God and hear the voice of God. This was just one small crazy example. I love it.

It's a GIRL!!!

Bill and I have a tradition. All 3 pregnancies we have sealed the results of our ultrasounds in an envelope and gone out to dinner that evening to open it together and celebrate. This one was a jaw-dropper. We're having a girl!

We went to the Precinct and brought the envelope. As Bill opened it and looked, he said "Alli - seriously - it's just the picture from the ultrasound...it doesn't say boy or girl and I can't tell." My heart dropped at the thought of having to call the office the next day to find out. He wasn't kidding. But as I took the picture that the tech had sealed in the envelope I noticed right there, typed directly into the photo by her was the word GIRL with !!!!!!!! after it.

It's taken us a couple days to let it sink in that we are actually having a beautiful, girly little girl. And we can't wait. I'm looking for pink things already and couldn't wait to go out the next day and buy the baby something sweet. I didn't find anything I liked but Andrew did pick out a pink sleeper with the word "Love" on the front as his gift to baby girl.

More in another posting on what we feel like God is telling us already about our baby girl. We want that to lead us to a name but so far, we're all over the map. No front-runners.

Right now, I just keep smiling to myself thinking "I get to have a girl."