Pink or Blue?

Growing up, Ryan was never really around girls much. He is the youngest of 6 kids, but his closest sibling is a brother. He never dealt first-hand with the female emotions that most brothers have the opportunity to experience. In high school, he wasn't much into dating. It could have been that he's a more reserved person--or just that he felt it was a waste of time at that point in his life.

Since we've been married, Ryan has been thrown head first into girly-ness. He started out with a wife...and learned that girls (at least the ones at our house) cry, talk, and emote a million times more than his guy friends. Add two dramatic daughters to the mix and Ryan is practially an expert on females. I love to think about how his life has completely changed in the past few years. Not only does he now know what to do when someone is crying, he also knows the names of all the Disney princesses, that hairbows, lacy socks, and jewelry are a must, and that flowers are VERY MUCH appreciated, even though they just die.

As a result of these things, Ryan has been commenting for the past 4 1/2 months (and longer) that he is destined to be a dad of all girls. (I actually believe his word was "doomed," but when asked about it, he did decide a different word was in order.) Well, today, his destiny changed. We are expecting a healthy baby boy! We are all incredibly excited about this news. At least now, can add a little more blue to our mix and try to off-set the pink in our family!