#FatBellyFriday ““ 22 Weeks

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Okay, fine. We missed last week. But that means you get an extra helping of belly blooming and we’re telling you the gender of our baby. Deal?

This week really popped. Our doctor visit showed everything was in the right place and things are looking great. After all the earlier stuff, we’re still a little gun-shy so there’s always a residual amount of concern and hesitation.

#FatBellyFriday ““ 22 Weeks

Of course I’m having another boy. My brother and I? When we hit puberty it was a WWE match every day, and my single mom was not qualified to be referee. This is my chance to help two boys become men. I’m still trying to figure it out myself. Should be interesting.

Thank you for visiting our site and supporting us. It feels nice to share this with strangers, oddly. I hope our joy is contagious. It’s kind of hard to quarantine sometimes.

–Charlie

17 Comments

  • Jill C says:
    at 2:46 pm

    Sigh. You really need a daughter. I guess you guys will have to try again in a few years. 🙂

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  • Tad - (ScientologyParent) says:
    at 2:47 pm

    Funny how that works sometimes. I was a big brother to a little sister. I sorta wanted the same, but ended up with a big sister to a little brother. Hopefully, for you, they don’t only become sparring partners. My two kids, already, are inseparable friends. Just this morning, I found my daughter (3) waiting at the foot of my sleeping 2-yr-old son’s bed. Asked her what she was doing, and she just said, “I’m waiting for my brother to wake up so we can play.”

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  • Joyous says:
    at 2:51 pm

    Boys are awesome!!! And having more than one is so good for them.. boys need brothers 😉 So happy for you guys! CONGRATULATIONS!

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  • Kelly says:
    at 2:51 pm

    I think you will raise two wonderful men. My daughter would be lucky to meet a man raised by you and your wife. She’s 17 months FYI. Ahem.. Wink wink, nudge nudge. Lol

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  • Dena says:
    at 2:51 pm

    Congratulations! <3
    Rather tickled you two chose to know earlier – we did too, with the thinking that it's a surprise whenever you get to know (but finding out early lets you plan a few things a bit more!).

    Like names… hoo boy! Like names. We also had lots of ideas for girl names, but had boy-boy-girl, and then didn't use any of our original girl name ideas, lol!

    It's quite amazing to watch your first get to know and start interacting with your second. Big Brother Finn! 😀

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  • Chris Green says:
    at 2:52 pm

    Congratulations! Little boys are wonderful. We had 3 boys pretty much back-to-back until we had our first daughter. Brothers have a cool bond. Ours had their share of fights etc over the years but they are all adults now with their own families and they are very very close.

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  • Chris Green says:
    at 2:55 pm

    Oh, I have several ultrasound pictures of our last daughter. They told us she was a boy. They even had an arrow pointing to something with the words “Boy Parts!” typed next to it. We didn’t find out until 2 weeks later, after an amnio, that she was a girl. I love to pull out those ultrasound pictures….so funny.

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  • Nicole T says:
    at 2:58 pm

    Whoa. I totally missed the “earlier stuff”. I’m sorry your family had to go through that. It sucks. (I know cause we’ve been in a similar situation.) And getting pregnant again terrifies me now, so I can relate to how comforting seeing everything is okay must be.

    And also, boys rock. 🙂 Except for when you have to share a bathroom with them.

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  • MaltyMama says:
    at 3:00 pm

    I have two boys 22 months apart and they are AWESOME. As my mom always said, 1 boy is half a boy, 2 boys is like 20. Welcome to chaos.

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  • Sarah Smith says:
    at 3:10 pm

    I have 2 boys too! They are couldn’t be more different, but they love each other SO much. It’s such an awesome adventure for my husband and I. He is the youngest…all of his siblings are girls. I’m the oldest of 5 girls, so it’s all new to me. Enjoy the ride!!

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  • Charlene says:
    at 3:21 pm

    Boys are loads of fun. We had our youngest best interest at heart when we hot pregnant with brother at 9 mths after having him. We are not a selfish family 😉

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  • Crystal says:
    at 3:54 pm

    We waited a while to announce this pregnancy because before it I had a blighted ovum. I had to have a Definitely Not Cool(just read those posts). But rainbows come. Just gotta get through the rain first.

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  • Laurie says:
    at 3:57 pm

    YAY!! Congratulations!! So beyond happy for you guys and this healthy pregnancy!!!

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  • Concretin Nik says:
    at 5:33 pm

    How’s your relationship with your brother NOW Charlie? (Rhetorical, not really prying.)

    As a 6 year old, I would have traded you both of my older brothers for a Snickers and a pack of gum. Beat the livin’ chit outta me every day. Every. Day.

    Today, I wouldn’t trade them for the world. They are the reason I want a sibling for TheBoy. I know the first 15+ years will be hellacious on us all, but the rest of their lives, they’ll have each other. I can count on my brothers for anything. Anytime.

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  • Brandi says:
    at 8:13 am

    I have two sons, three years apart; 5 and 2 now. It’s a challenge, and a joy. You will go crazy because the older one will pick on the little one, then the older one will go crazy because once he’s old enough to retaliate, the younger one will be just as bad picking on the older one.

    They will fight, they will play nicely (rarely!). They will want everything the other has, they will pick up bad habits from one another and they will mimic each other.

    BUT the older one will become much more caring, and considerate of his brother’s needs. AND you now have a built in translator for the baby talk.

    Always a plus. ^

    Anyway that’s my shpeal; no advice, just an experience shared.

    Oh wait. One small bit of advice…get a foam bodysuit. For yourself…you’re gonna need it!

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  • Jo says:
    at 10:53 am

    Another little boy, how exciting! I clicked on your link and read your story about the baby you lost last year. I am so sorry, Charlie. We lost a baby when my daughter was just over a year old. Kind of the same thing. I was on the pill and got pregnant. We were at a friends celebrating New Years when I miscarried, not even knowing I was pregnant yet…it was awful! I was about 8 weeks pregnant. So I have two children in heaven, my ten year old son and a sweet baby we never met. I am so happy you guys are having another healthy baby!! Many blessings to you and yours!! xo

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