Gisele Bündchen: Baby-on-the-Way is a Delivery Surprise

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In a new interview with Brazil’s Caras magazine, Gisele Bündchen sets the record straight on rumors that the baby she expects later this year with husband Tom Brady is a boy to be named Gabriel.

In fact — contrary to those reports — the 29-year-old supermodel says that the sex of their child will very much remain a delivery surprise. “We decided not to know,” she explains.

“We will only know when it is born, in December. Until then, it is a surprise. I want the emotion of finding out then if it is a boy or a girl.”

If baby turns out to be the latter, she’ll have an enviable shoe collection at-the-ready. Gisele says that she “of course” has set aside pint-sized versions of her sandal line in the event that the couple are, indeed, in the pink. “I kept some … from the collections thinking that, if one day I had a girl, she would love to use them,” Gisele reveals. “The baby versions are really cute.”

As she enters her third trimester, Gisele — who conducted the interview the same day she was named a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador — is “trying to eat more healthily,” and is busy settling into her surroundings in Massachusetts, where Tom serves as quarterback for the New England Patriots. Although she has vowed to “keep traveling,” Gisele is quick to point out,

“But my home is in Boston.”

Gisele’s baby-on-the-way is her first; Tom is already dad to John Edward Thomas, 2, with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.

Source: PEOPLE

– Missy

Comments

She seems happy. Great for her. I wish them all the best.

- Tia on September 25th, 2009

She has the smallest third trimester belly I’ve ever seen. She barely looks like she’s pregnant. Maybe it’s because she’s so tall. Best of luck.

- Jessica on September 25th, 2009

yay for them for keeping it a surprise!

- jes on September 25th, 2009

There is a video on TMZ from yesterday I believe and she looks a whole lot bigger then that picture shows, still kind of small though!!

December is going to be a busy baby month, cant wait!

- Daisy on September 25th, 2009

I hope they have a boy!

- Andrea_momof2 on September 25th, 2009

I think it would be cute if they had a girl. Gisele sounds like she would love a little girl and Tom has Jack, whom he is very involved with, so it would be cute to see him interact with a little girl.

- Mary-Helen on September 25th, 2009

Shame, Gabriel is a lovely name for a wee boy. Either way, with those genes the kid is going to be absolutely stunning!

- Rachel-Jane on September 25th, 2009

I say it is a girl. Just something about the way it is on her–high and small. Sure to be a girl.

- eternalcanadian on September 25th, 2009

I am not a great fan of Gisele Bündchen, but I love that she and her husband has not gone the route of most other celebrities who find out the sex before birth.

Life gives us few surprises.

- Linell on September 25th, 2009

I’m thinking girl for their first one, or second one, since Tom’s son is actually the first born.

- Alicia on September 25th, 2009

I guess when you have enough funds, you can wait till the end to choose the things you will need when the baby is born.

- Baby Carriers Backpacks on September 25th, 2009

I don’t think money is an issue in waiting. You can buy all gender neutral items for the baby’s first few weeks. All they need in the beginning is PJs and onesies anyway.

As far as furniture goes the less money you have the more sense it makes to buy gender neutral items so that they can be used for a following baby.

- Topsi on September 25th, 2009

Baby Carriers, I never understood funds as a reason to find out the gender early. We don’t have a lot of money, but we just got everything gender neutral. I mean, I wouldn’t have gotten a pink stroller if I was having a girl anyway, b/c what if the next child was a boy? So instead my husband and I just picked out what we liked: onesies in a variety of colors, a turtle theme for the nursery, bassinet, stroller, etc. We bought more “boy” clothes when our son outgrew his 0-3 month onesies.

- MZ on September 25th, 2009

I agree with Topsi and MZ. Both of my boys were delivery surprises and I saw no difference, financially, if I was to buy neutral items or gender specific ones.

- Liliana on September 25th, 2009

I don’t understand what money has to do with finding out or not finding out the sex of the baby in advance. Newborns don’t need anything but a place to sleep, milk to drink and someone to love and care for them. Gender-specific items can come later. Most of that stuff is for the parents anyway. Babies know nothing about gender!

- Chris on September 25th, 2009

My mum and dad aren’t rich and they didn’t find out my sister and my gender (the midwife accidentally told her that my brother was a boy which really upset her). And Don’t you save money in the long run making everything neutral anyway as the next baby may be a different sex than the first one- and buying everything new/ redoing everything for the new baby costs much more money. (Just an observation)

I agree with Gisele, there are so few real surprises left in life- and isn’t this one of the greatest? At the end of the day the only really important thing is that the baby is born healthy, the gender is further down the list (for me)

- Sophie on September 25th, 2009

I wish I had the patience, I may try with my next one. I mean really, you have your entire life to know the gender and it’s not like you can change it if you don’t like it!

- Jessicad on September 25th, 2009

I don’t really understand when people say it’s a shame to ruin the surprise by finding out before the baby is born. Even if you find out at 5 months pregnant, it’s still a big surprise! I literally could not wait to have the ultrasound at 20 weeks. I counted down the days and hours until I could find out. Anyway, that’s what my husband and I chose to do. I don’t think it’s any less of a surprise.

- melania on September 25th, 2009

she’s so tiny!

- cassie on September 25th, 2009

to each his own but for me, it didn’t seem like so much of surprise to wait till the end for. Barring any gender problem, the options are fairly restricted. It’ll be a boy or a girl. The bigger and more exciting aspect for me is who he or she will become as a person.

- genegirl on September 25th, 2009

I couldn’t wait either! My friend delivered today and wanted a gender surprise – they went the whole time! – until their doctor slipped up 2 days ago! Now she is sad that they have all gender neutral stuff bc she liked things better for her daughter. To each their own, but I loved setting up my sons room special for him and will do the same for my next. Sold everything so I can start fresh. Too much fun! Can’t wait to see all these December babies!

- brannon on September 25th, 2009

I hope she goes with Gabriel if they have a boy – my son is Gabriel so obviously I think it’s a stunning name!!

- traxie on September 25th, 2009

Traxie, same here. My youngest is a Gabriel.

- Liliana on September 26th, 2009

“I hope they have a boy!”
I hope they have what THEY want–a healthy baby.

- Lynn on September 26th, 2009

Melania I so agree. Either way it’s still a surprise!

But I do understand when a lot of women say that not knowing helps them get through the labor and delivery faster because they’re dying to know what they’re having. So I guess that’s good.

I plan to know what I’m having my first time around (and surprise for #2 if that happens)I just like to plan and well hate surprises! But I still won’t opt for getting to crazy with the pink vs blue. I’ll pick out baby items that can be used again for another child. However clothes I’ll probably go crazy on. And I can always keep them and if the next baby is a differnet gender I’ll just go out and buy new clothes (and who doesn’t end up buying the new baby an outfit anyways when its born)? But I’m not really into the whole pink baby gear for girls…it just screams hey look at me I’m a girl…IDK why it bugs me LOL. So there won’t be any pink strollers, carseats, or bouncy’s for my baby girl!

- JMO on September 26th, 2009

Why don’t you stop being “high and mighty”, Lynn, my comment was harmless.

- Andrea_momof2 on September 26th, 2009

I agree with you Andrea_momof2, your comment was completely harmless. This is the second time that people have gotten all defensive when someone states they hope Tom & Gisele have a boy. I believe Lynn commented the first time as well. I’m not sure why people seem to get upset over it. The only thing I can think of is that they are being overly sensitive because Tom already has a son with Bridget & they think by making that comment it is some sort of jab towards her. I don’t know… but that’s the impression that I get.

- Ann on September 26th, 2009

I’m sure Gisele will be a great mother ’cause she seems to love the children like when she was with her stepson. I can’t wait to see the first pictures of her baby! She naturally very thin so that’s why she has a little bump for a six mouth pregant woman…How lucky she is^^

- Stella on September 26th, 2009

I don’t think I could stand waiting. Ideally I’d like to keep an element of surprise to it by finding out myself and keeping it a guessing game everyone else. Still, that’s far easier said than done. As for Gisele and Tom, I really hope they go for the name Gabriel if it’s a boy. Love it.

- Lauren on September 26th, 2009

My oldest was a delivery surprise (not by choice!) and I HATED it. I wanted to know so we could pick out a name and get used to it more than anything. I found out with my younger two and still bought alot of neutral stuff and got gift receipts in case the ultrasounds were wrong, but I wanted to know so I could call the baby “he” or “she” (she in my case, I have three girls lol) and not “it”.

- Mary-Helen on September 26th, 2009

Many people seem to take a very firm “side” on the delivery surprise vs. finding out early thing, and I don’t really get it. There isn’t one right, or even “better” choice between the two. It totally depends on the person, the family, all their particular circumstances. I always thought I wanted to be surprised at birth, and for many people that is a really cool exciting way to do it. Once I got pregnant, however, I found that I really want to know ASAP. It was a bonding thing for me, I guess. I just wanted to know a little more about who this person was inside of me, think of them and talk to them by name, etc. This doesn’t mean that I think those who wait are NOT bonding with their baby. Just for me personally, I liked knowing. I think for some the anticipation adds to the experience and for others it doesn’t. It’s weird to me when it seems to get turned into a debate. Both ways are fun, and exciting in their own right.

Congrats to Giselle and Tom! This is going to be a beautiful baby!

- Andria on September 27th, 2009

I agree with you, Andria. My husband and I have decided that when I’m pregnant, we’ll wait to find out the gender because that’s just our personal preference. We want to be surprised at delivery time just like my parents were when they had my sister and me, but I know not everyone feels that way. One of the other big reasons why I want to wait though is that I’ve heard too many horror stories about women being told one gender and then finding out that it was the opposite. One woman I knew was told almost the entire 9 months that she was having a girl. She painted the nursery pink, bought all girly clothes, etc. and then right before her due date, she was ordered to go in for a last minute ultrasound because the doctor suspected complications. That’s when they said, “Oops, sorry, you’re actually having a boy. My bad.” LOL! Needless to say, it was very stressful for her having to run around at the last minute re-doing the nursery and returning clothes to the store. That’s just one incident among many that I know of. I’m scared that the same thing would happen to me… lol.

- Ash on September 27th, 2009

This is what I’ll probably do in the future when I’m pregnant. I think that it truly is amazing!

I didn’t do this with Abigail though. I had so many ultrasounds and the doctor accidently said that “she is healthy!” lol, so that put it up as it was a girl.

- Jessi on September 27th, 2009

Of course it’s a surprise if you find out at 5 months, just like if you want until the birth. But it’s comparable to this – is it better to snoop and be surprised seeing a Christmas gift ahead of time or wait and be surprised on Christmas morning. There’s NOTHING like the delivery room surprise.

- Kate on September 27th, 2009

anonymus- I agree! That’s what I don’t understand about people finding out ahead of time. Why find out if there’s a chance the ultrasound will be wrong?

- CelebBabyLover on September 28th, 2009

I hope Tom and Gisele have a healthy baby. I don’t care whether it’s a boy or a girl because I don’t know Tom or Gisele and I don’t know what THEY prefer. I don’t see how that in any way is a jab at Bridget. I do wonder why anyone would hope that they had a boy or hope that they had a girl. Do you know Tom and Gisele personally? Why does it matter the gender as long as the baby is healthy?

Andrea_momof2, I’m not trying to be high and mighty. Maybe you meant your comment to be harmless; I just thought it sounded sexist. Sorry if I took it the wrong way; I just didn’t realize gender mattered that much.

- Lynn on September 28th, 2009

CelebBabyLover – I found out but kept the receipts just in case haha.

I guess for some people the joy of being able to pick out those cute little pink and/or blue things is just so much fun. When the baby is born you are just so tired, you have to rush through the shopping to get home (or to the nursing area) to get baby home as to not upset their routine. This way, you can have the fun of shopping and picking out just the right things for your lil one. For me, I loved being able to refer to my lil one by a name and call them “she” as opposed to “it”. With my first and I didn’t know, I got frustrated because I couldn’t think of the baby as a he or she until she was born or call her by a name.

- Mary-Helen on September 28th, 2009

Lynn- I can’t speak for everyone, obviously, but here’s why I hope they have a little girl: It would be fun to see what a little girl of Tom’s looks like (since we’ve already seen one example of what a little boy of Tom’s looks like. ), it would be fun to see Tom with one of each, and I love little girls!

- CelebBabyLover on September 29th, 2009

I also forgot to add that you can call your baby by a name during pregnancy even without finding out the gender. I have heard plenty of people use nicknames like “Peanut” to refer to their unborn baby.

That said, that’s just how I feel. I realize not everyone feels that way, and I respect that. To each her/his own.

- CelebBabyLover on September 30th, 2009