my gut instict was...

right!

we confirmed yesterday that we, indeed, will be welcoming a sweet baby girl into our family in the fall. we are beyond excited. as we were walking into the doctor yesterday morning, i kept telling myself "it doesn't matter what the gender is. there are pluses and minuses either way. it doesn't matter...." and although i would have been terribly excited for brady if he were having a brother, i couldn't help but let a few tears slip as they showed us the girl parts.

the sonographer measured the heart and brain first before she could get a good look at the gender. my heart was pounding, i was so excited to find out. when she started moving the 'roller' around, i kept thinking - this is a girl i'm looking at. there's no way that is a boy. i can't explain it, i just knew it. i felt like a kid on christmas morning, seriously. as soon as they got to the 'bottom shot', we both instantly knew that we were not looking at the same thing that we saw with brady. sure enough, she confirmed that there was no doubt the baby was a girl - as we could clearly see!!

so, i will be changing gears to think pink and purple, bows and ruffles! how fun?!!? i think it hasn't truly hit me yet. i'm tremendously excited, but with a girl comes an amazing responsiblity for me that i had never realized until yesterday. i'm to be her main example of a godly wife and mom. yes, that's important for a boy to have, but i find myself reflecting on things my mom did and said - striving to be like her. i want that for my daughter. wow. i'm getting overwhelmed.... so i'm going to stop here.

be on the look out for all things pink on here in the upcoming days.

now onto the great name debate. of course we had a boy name all picked out. we have several girl names we both like, but none that we both love. none that seem like her. i can't wait for this sweet baby girl to have a name. {it's so weird to say 'her' isn't it? i've been so careful not to say her or him... and even when i did, i didn't really think gender, i just didn't want to say 'it' or 'the baby'. now i can really say her. it's so weird.} we have a middle name and a last name but no FIRST name.... which of course is the important part, huh????

love to you all.... i can't wait for you all to meet our little girl.