3 Boys!

Now you're permanently Queen of the Castle! You get three mamas boys, and you husband gets three strapping young lads ;)

My husband says he just loves to tell other guys that he has two sons. Congratulations!!!

Congratulations! You are truly blessed! And remember--little boys DO love their mommies with a passion!

My third boy is five months old, and it's truly wonderful. Occasionally I have a fleeting thoughs of missing out on mother-daughter stuff, but I take that moment to pray for my future daughters-in-law, and for myself that I will be a mother-in-law they will be glad to call theirs.

And I've found a "My Three Sons" t-shirt for my DH for Father's Day! Yay!

You have a wonderful attitude. :o)

I can certainly empathize - my husband and I have three boys. It would have been nice to have had a girl, but God knew what He was doing; if we had a girl my husband would have spoiled her so rotten that we wouldn't be able to stand it!

Speaking from experience, I can assure you that having three boys is amazing - we have had so many wonderful adventures, and they are so good at making me feel like the most cherished and beautiful woman in the world.

Things may get hectic at times (and training everyone to put the toilet seat down may take some time), but I wouldn't trade my house full of boys for the world. :o)

I guess I get it....I also have 3 boys. But never "longed" for a girl. If I would've had one, of course it would've been fine. But why mourn something you never had? Feel the blessings of having 3 healthy kids and relish in that! I'm sure it's hard to realize you won't be having something that you hoped for, but try to turn it around and see what you DO have and how fortunate you are!!
I LOVE seeing my 3 guys play together and learn from each other, I think a girl for me would have thrown off the balance!

Take a bit of time to mourn the idea. I have two boys and understand! On the other hand, at a certain point, I will get to go to the bathroom alone and my husband will have to take two children with him! I agree with Meredith - pray for your future daughter-in-laws and that you might be an amazing MIL to them! C.

We have 3 boys (6, 3, and 1). I couldn't love them any more! They are wonderful. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to see them playing together---trucks, trains, legos, oh my! I would have been happy with any combination of boys/girls. I have 2 sisters that I am very close to. I was thinking if #3 was a girl, she would never have a sister (we were done with #3). I was sad about that. I could not imagine my life without my sisters. My sister has 3 kids: girl, boy, boy. Although she loves having a girl, she's sad that her little girl will never have a sister....and now not even a girl cousin!

Oh, and my DH is an only child, so I am the daughter his mom never had. We get along so well--we shop and get pedicures together. She helped plan our wedding and was here for the birth of our children. I hope to have that relationship with my DIL someday!

I wanted two girls and got one. I can't imagine not having my two boys though. And my daughter is such a diva that I can't imagine two of her!

God does give you what you're meant to have, and 3 boys will be amazing! Girls are a LOT of work! Do you have nieces? And like the others said, be an amazing MIL for your future daughter-in-laws!

I agree that with three boys, the mom feels like the "queen of the castle". I have 3 boys also and its been so precious to see the way they take care of me. They get rough with daddy and then are so gentle with me because "mommies are fragile". It really is a sweet feeling. And I'm so proud to see them turning into such wonderful little men. To be honest, although we do want a girl, the idea scares me a little bit. We have #4 on the way and we'll find out in a couple weeks whether or not the boat will be rocked!

Our neighbors growing up had three boys. Now all grown and there are lots of grand children boys and tons of GIRLSSSS!! Its more fun to spoil a grand daughter. God knows what He is doing and His plan for you is greater than our wants right now. Trust in Him and thank Him for all your blessings. Congrats. Go have a girly girls day out. Or treat another with a daughter to some fun girly gifts or cupcake tea time.

I know you've had some really great answers, and mine may seem more of the same, but we were parents of 3 boys (the last a huge surprise). I had always wanted a girl, but it was not to be. I adored raising boys (even with the gray hairs I earned from them -- hehe) and can't imagine doing it differently now. As the grandmother of 2 boys and 1 girl (so far), I can see there is a HUGE difference in the two genders, and, as much as I love my granddaughter, the drama and the princess life is just not my thing. We do the ballet, gymnastics, etc., but walk out realizing it would have been a very different world if we had had a daughter. Neither of us thinks we would have been as good with all that "stuff".

Love those boys and cherish your time with them. As has been said forever, they grow up so fast.

I see you already have several answers, but I just wanted to add my two cents in. We wanted to stop at two boys, because of financial and insurance problems at the last minute I wasn't able to get my tubes tied. When I turned up pregnant again I just knew that this was my little girl. I had her name picked out and all that good stuff, then we got to the sonogram and just as plain as day this little boy was waving it around like a flag! It helped ease the sadness, knowing that he already had a sense of humor! I was sad for a while, but I have had a few epiphanies since then. With the boys I am doing well most days to get them dressed, hair combed and teeth brushed before leaving the house. It is almost always the case that I do my hair and make up in the car ( hubby driving) on the way to anywhere we may be going. I can't imagine what I would do if I had a little girl, I don't know where I would find the time to do hair and all the girly things that my friends with girls do. Aside from knowing what I was like as a teenager and just thinking :thank God I don't have to endure a daughter like me!
On a daily basis I AM becoming more and more aware that all boys isn't going to be the cake walk I initially thought. ( I have a theory about the boys being tougher when they are young and the girls being tougher later) but I am really understanding that I have a lot of work cut out for me if I want these boys to learn to be the men I have hopes of them being! Anyway, its okay to be sad, then move on .... soon enough your eyes will be opened to what the blessing is in this for your family!

I've heard there is a VERY special place in Heaven reserved for Mom's of many boys!

Congrats, you ARE The Queen!

:)

I feel ya. We were blessed w/ four boys. Just werent meant to have a girl. However I feel so blessed to have all my lil guys
The hubby is happy. :) They are a handful but I love every minute of it. They are ages 5,4,1,and 3 mos. Plus I tell myself, I wouldn't know what to do if we did have a girl b/c I'm a total tom boy and I had 3 brothers myself. :)~

Sorry for your pain. I'm glad to see that you realize there is a "mourning" that needs to take place. Then once you have worked through it, you can enjoy the fact that you will get to avoid a lot of "stuff" that comes with girls. I didn't mind the hormone stuff as much as I hated what the other girls in her class would do to her or others...

Go ahead and look at the baby girl things when you are out shopping for your little guy. Don't avoid it. Be sad for a moment, but then replace the sad thought with the joy of seeing your boys get to play together.

Hopefully you will have the opportunity to buy stuff for nieces and friend's little girls. There will be little girls out there who will need you in their life. Just keep your eyes open.

Glad God chose you to have a third child!

I have 3 boys and LOVE it! I really cannot imagine having a girl. I hear all the drama from my friends with girls and thank the Good Lord that I have boys.
They are 14,11,7 right now. They fight, play together, and love their momma! They are all different, but the same. It is easy to hand down clothes, too.
I am teaching my boys how to take care of themselves- girls are not being raised to be the caretakers that they have been in the past. Boys need to have skills.
According to Asian culture, 3 boys is very lucky!

You will raise amazing husbands! Think of how thankful your future in-laws will be! Girls are nice, but I don't feel any different about my daughter than I do about my three boys. She didn't change my life and bring unicorns and rainbows with her when she arrived ;)

My sister had 3 boys, and she was devastated at the 3rd one cause she wanted a girl SOOOOO bad. She had bought dresses for the baby to maybe change its sex LOL... She married a man, after her 3 boy was born (dad walked out) and he had a 2 year old girl from a previous marriage, where mom died of cancer. So she was overjoyed. She was a little melancholy about not getting to put on those super frilly numbers as a baby girl, but happy to finally have a girl. When husband #2, decided to walk, the girl (at that time 6) firmly told him she was staying with her mom. Made my sister so happy. T is not her biological, but should have been. They are bonded almost more tightly than her last son. She loves her boys to death, don't get me wrong. When I started I had the opposite issue. I had 2 girls, where my husband wanted a boy and girl. So when I was pregnant with # 3, I sweated at the 20 month ultra sound, and wrung my hands. Till the sneaky tech, typed "ITS A BOY" on the ultrasound screen. Now having both, really there is not much difference as they are young. They both get into trouble, go to the potty the same, and sleep and snuggle the same, and love and cuddle the same. I think once it gets to the teen years, its a bit different. I think, boys might be easier in the teenage years, to handle than girls. From my 2 sisters perspectives. All my siblings each have a 14 year old girl on their hands. All I hear is trouble constantly. I never heard that much complaining about the 14 year old boys.

You can borrow my girls!!

My girlfriend had 3 boys, and at the time, I had 2 girls. We used to swap kids all the time to get a feel for the other gender.

4 years later, she has her girl, and I have my boy. We both should have just stuck with what we knew, LOL!!

Maybe swap kids with someone else, or borrow someone's daughter and go do girlie stuff. My BFF's kids are all older... she's not having anymore kids, but likes doing 'little kid stuff' once in a while. She and her husband recently 'stole' my 3 kids just to have a day with some 'innocents'... they went out to eat and played in the park. I also steal her older, teenage kids once in a while for 'practice' ;)

Obviously you are a woman of Faith -- since you say you are at peace with God's plan. Continue that Faith. It is a rare and beautiful thing to have. Do you have a friend or relative that has a daughter? Or perhaps many daughters? Would the parents of that/those girls allow you to treat the girl as though she were a beloved 'god-daughter'? An occasional gift to another little girl of a pretty dress or hair ribbon could help satisfy your desires. God will help you find a way. God bless you.

Having three boys is wonderful! They will be great friends all their lives. I have three boys. We thought that they were going to be it also. I absolutely thought I didn't want any more children. Then, the Lord changed my heart, and now we have three girls also. ;) You just never know... Congrats!