Are you hoping for a boy?

The question I have been getting over and over again lately  forever is "Are you hoping for a boy?"  I have been getting this question since my second pregnancy, and now being on my fifth pregnancy, you can imagine how many times I have answered this =) My answer is "Yes, I am hoping for a boy but no more than I am hoping for a girl!" Seriously, I know some people have a hard time believing that but it is the honest truth.  Some people even assume we are only having more children because we are trying for a boy.  I have been so blessed with the gift of four beautiful girls, and I will be just as blessed with another girl, as I would be with a boy.

My daughters and I were talking about this Monday when I was asked this again, in front of my girls, at the zoo.   I always wonder how this makes my girls feel when they keep hearing people say "Are you hoping for a boy?"   I explained to my girls that each and every baby is a GIFT, boy or girl, and that no matter how many girls we have they are all so precious to us.  My oldest said "I hope so, that would be so sad to live in a family that didn't love you."  So, I continue to answer this question honestly.  I am hoping for a boy, or a girl, and feeling this baby in me and seeing my growing belly, I'm pretty sure I'll be getting one of them in the next month!!!

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above."  James 1:17