There has been a ton of mystery shrouding around Meghan and Harry's pregnancy, and their baby's gender. They have chosen to keep most things regarding their first child, a secret from the public — which is totally fair.
But with supposedly only a couple of days until Meghan's due date, they're starting to give us a few more pieces of the puzzle.
Which is a difficult thing to be when you are constantly in the public eye. But so far, they've done a pretty solid job of keeping us in the dark.
They only tell us what they want us to know, and that's their prerogative.
The almost-parents released a statement on Thursday that is really going to crush all of the excitement I've built up to this point.
Anticlimactic. I know. I'm sorry.
I was just as disappointed by this announcement as you probably are.
But there is one aspect of this that people are finding to be quite interesting...
Kate and William basically held our hands through every step of each of their pregnancies and deliveries.
But I guess that's just not Meghan and Harry's style.
Unlike Kate and William, who kept the press well-informed on their birth plans for all three of their children.
But Meghan and Harry have made it abundantly clear thus far, that they are blazing their own trail and taking control of their growing family's narrative — in a more private way.
"Which is when you see royals take control of the narrative. And they say, 'We’ll give you this picture but in exchange, you’ve got to leave us alone and respect our privacy.'"
Within a few days of the baby being born, The three of them will partake in a small photo-op — with one reporter, one photographer, and one TV camera — on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Afterward, we can likely expect Meghan and Harry to announce the arrival of the baby on their fresh, new Instagram account.
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very grateful for the goodwill they have received from people throughout the United Kingdom and around the world as they prepare to welcome their baby,” they said.
"The Duke and Duchess look forward to sharing the exciting news with everyone once they have had an opportunity to celebrate privately as a new family.”
Kate chose to give birth at the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital — so it seems unlikely Meghan will make that same choice.
Their new digs are 25 miles from St. Mary's, so instead, they could opt to deliver near the town of Windsor, at either the Princess Margaret Hospital, King Edward VII Hospital or Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey.
“This baby has brought them even closer," they added.
Prince William and Kate had a very different standard of what they were comfortable sharing with us — and we loved it.
But if Meghan and Harry prefer to keep the birth of their child private, that is totally their call — and kudos to them for clearly defining their boundaries.
