um, let's be honest, I wanted a girl

yes, of course

our first priority was a happy, healthy baby

with that being said, I wanted a daughter

like real bad

like having a little anxiety attack before we found out her gender

like I might have shed a tear if that ultrasound tech saw something "extra"

the mr. and I have decided that we are going to only have one child

[hold your hostility please, we can talk about it later]

so I knew that we had one shot to get what I wanted

and the odds, well, they weren't as great as I would have liked

now, the mr., I really do think, deep down, did not care

if we had a son or daughter

and bless him for that

now, why my gender bias?

let me share

I come from a family of women, yeah, we have men, obviously

but not many, and on most days, my life is that of women

my weekends are spent with my mom and grandma

special days are spent with my sister

and yeah, I like it that way, and as you could guess, a daughter

just seemed to complete the little family puzzle

other reasons you ask?

well, girls are special because you can dress them up in a tutu

and play with them in the dirt all the same

I was an athlete all my life, and since the mr. was too, I have a feeling

miss everly may have a little of it in her too

and my last reason why I wanted a daughter, well, they stick around

I believe that when you do a great job of raising a son

they move on, and no longer need you, 

and probably don't have lunch with you every week

or call you every day just to chat

but daughters, well, they can be different

I am extremely close with my mom, she is my best friend

the person I love spending every weekend with, and now that I'm at home

sometimes E and I sneak in a mid-week lunch date too

so this being said, I expect Everly to stick around

and when she is all grown up, which quite frankly needs to happen

in like a hundred years

I expect her to become my friend, and stick around

and that folks, is why I thank the mr. everyday

[or at least everyday in my head]

that he gave me a little girl