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[quote=Anonymous]yep, nothing different you need to do to prepare. I understand this feeling as my first was the first boy in our extended family in a long time, but it really is just the same. I would try to be conscientious not to message to your other children that things will be so different because he is a boy, or that it's different and crazy that you're having a boy. He's a baby like all your other babies, and will be a toddler and little kid just like your current kids. The sex will not make a difference for whether your children and cousins can all be close, play, and get along. The pee thing like others said really isn't a problem with many babies, I think it's only happened a couple times with mine and stopped quickly as he got older. You asked what to do to prepare - challenge your perceptions of what is "boy" and "girl" and how each should act, let you little boy express his emotions, cry, etc both as a young and older boy. Of course this is good for all your kids, but just like with your girls you are fighting against specific societal messaging around beauty etc, with your boy you'll have to be perceptive and push against societal messaging around masculinity that can be pretty toxic. Pay attention to what others around you are messaging to both your girls and boys about how they 'should' be acting. [/quote]

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