Pick Me Up!

HOLD ON TO HOPE

Waiting at the foot of the stairs, pure excitement filled the air.

After my 13-week early gender scan, me, my partner Marcus, 32, and children Tyrell, nine, and Nyah, four, were desperate to find out if I was having little girl or boy.

Taking the results envelope, my sister Danielle, 25, rushed into my bedroom to find a pink or blue T-shirt for the reveal.

But appearing at the top of the stairs, she wore a dressing gown instead.

‘You’re having…’ she began.

Then, ripping open the gown, she revealed a bright pink T-shirt.

‘A girl!’ Danielle beamed at us.

Nyah started squealing while Marcus pulled me in for a hug.

But Tyrell didn’t join in.

‘I don’t want a girl!’ he said.

Huffing and throwing a tantrum, he was mortified.

He’ll come round to her soon, I thought.

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