Photo: Segundo E. Romero Jr.
I don't know if you guys have noticed but I always put him/her, he/she in my blog entries. Partly because we still don't know the gender but the truth is, we could have it checked already and I could have announced it in the blog but I don't want to know.
I'm sure you're wondering how the photo I put above is connected right?
Well, if any of you saw our wedding, the theme was Filipiniana. I love my country and I am proud to be a Filipino and somehow in some aspects of my life, I want to live that. Of course, it's in no connection to my reason, that was just a side note. You'll find out later...
I don't want to know the gender because I want it to be a surprise. At first, Bernice wanted to find out but I was insistent that I wouldn't want to know. She was telling me that it's hard to prepare when we don't know the gender but I was still insistent. I'm glad she later saw my view and we're now together in this. She even wanted to just find out and then she said she'll just keep it from me but I told her it's impossible for me not to know if she ends up buying blue baby clothes or pink depending if it's a boy or girl!
Why do I want it to be a surprise? Well, I want it old skool. I want to do it how it was before and to know on the day itself. It's just me but I feel it's better that way. I want to do it like the old days or in the provinces... now you know why I used that photo hehe
Why?
Well, I feel that among all the feelings, emotions, thoughts and such on the day of the delivery itself, it would be nice to add on that "surprise" in finding out what the gender of the baby is. I feel that it would be a pleasantly overwhelming experience that the moment the baby's born and they tell you it's a boy or it's a girl, not only will you get that surge of emotions that comes with having a baby, but you'll also be flooded with all the thoughts you will have for the baby once you find out the gender. Suddenly your mind will be racing with two paths to take: one if it's a girl and another if it's a boy. Once the doctor tells you which one, then it's only at that very moment will your mind take it's step in the right direction and I feel that it's going to multiply the whole experience of having a baby.
If you find out the gender like 3 months before, you would've had that time to digest everything. You would have also given it much thought as to what your life will be, now that you have either a girl or a boy. By the time the baby comes, part of knowing the gender beforehand somehow doesn't bring that extra "kick" in knowing on the day itself.
But that's just me. I'm sure each one of us has their own take on it. But if you really haven't given it much thought yet, try to do it the old skool way and I'm sure the surprise will be worth the wait!
Cy
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