Good old family meal.

My parents, Lucas' parents, and the both of us went to dinner earlier tonight. We talked about the baby, living situations, and college, and so on. I said that I don't want to find out the baby's gender. This proved controversial where Lucas' father and mine agreed with me, but our mothers - and Lucas himself - did not. They said that we should find out so that we can plan everything in advance. I refused and said I want a surprise when Pickle comes out! My dad agreed and said the moment would be so much more special if everything was new to us - seeing Pickle's face, naming him/her, and knowing the gender, etc. Paul, Lucas' dad, said that it'd be a more joyous event, and although we wouldn't be able to plan everything to suit one gender, there are plenty of neutral clothes and nursery designs which we could alter slightly to fit the baby's gender once he/she is here. Lucas and our mothers weren't having any of it. Luc says that he has a right as the father to know the gender of his own baby before he gets to meet him/her.The mothers backed this up and said that even though Paul had a good point, having a gender based theme would be much better. I refused, and always will refuse, to find out what I'm carrying inside of me. But the thing is, I want either all pink or all blue things for my Pickle. So to sort everything out, we have come to an agreement which suits everyone and is SO exciting! Basically when we go for my twenty week scan, we're going to tell the ultrasound technician that I don't want to know the gender, but Lucas does. So in the ultrasound we'll do all the checks, and then I'll put my iPod on and close my eyes. Since you can only have two people in the room with you, I'm taking two friends. I will close my eyes and block out any noise when the babies private parts are put up on screen, and the tech won't say anything. We'll ask her to write it down on a piece of paper. My friends will look after the paper and then give it to Lucas and our mothers in the car park. It's such a complicated way to do it, but it's fun I think! Lucas and our mothers will be the only ones who know the baby's gender. They will buy everything and even decorate the nursery. At risk of the rest of us finding out, they will be locking everything in the study (which will be Pickle's nursery) and keeping the only three keys on them at all times. I find it so exciting, my Gosh who would have thought that me, Alexis Grace Williams, would be having a baby right now! Aaagh! :D:D