Friday, January 8

Just a Regular Old Friday...

...in which we found out that there is a healthy baby growing inside of me.Oh yeah, are you interested in knowing what I am going to have?

We took Ethan & Aidan with us to the appointment. The ultrasound tech asked us, "Do you want to know what you are having?" They boys both said, "Yes, yes!" Then she said, "Well, are you ready to do something new and different at your house?"

We're having a girl!

Ethan had perma-grin. He was so excited. Aidan still insisted it was a boy, until we explained that this baby had no boy parts so it must be a girl. I think (hope) he's warming up to the idea.

Christian and I are really excited too. Next on the list? Coming up with names. It's a good thing we have 4 1/2 months, because I'm pretty sure it will take at least that long...

64 people wanted to leave a comment:

Just SO said...

How exciting!!!

Those new ultrasounds are so awesome! Good luck with the name.

Sabrina said...

CONGRATS!! I just got goosebumps when you said It's a GIRL!!! that is so awesome! :)

Kristina P. said...

YES!!! I knew it!!! By the way, Adam can deliver babies, so if you want to come to the conference, you can still come to our place to have your baby.

Unknown said...

Yay! We love girls and with all of the boys cousins have been having lately we needed some more in the family! Good luck with the naming part. That is always fun.

LaDawn said...

Yea Congradulations. Girls are so much fun you will love every moment of her and the boys will be the best big brothers ever

Wonder Woman said...

YAY! YAY! YAY!!!!!!!!

I'm so excited for you!!!

2 boys and a girl seems to be quite the trend. Good luck with name hunting!

rich and steph said...

Yay! it took me 4 boys to finally get my girl. They are fun and so different:)

Kayla said...

HOORAY!! Congratulations!!

Tracey said...

Welcome to the world of pink and dresses!!! I'm so excited for you:) Congrats to you all!

Kaylynn said...

A girl! It is so exciting to have a girl after two boys. I know!

Jules AF said...

Yaaay! Congrats!!

Anonymous said...

Yay for a girl! That's so exciting!

Denise said...

That's just what we have (and then another guy after our girl). Congrats. Babies are so fun. Good Luck with coming up with a name-that can be quite tricky.

Adrienne said...

Yay! Oh, it is so much fun having a girl after doing the boy thing! Congrats! (and fun ultrasound pics)

Jilly Bean said...

Hooray! Congratulations! Those pictures are great! You're going to love having a girl with your boys! I'm so excited for you! Have fun choosing a name. I think it's so much easier to choose a girl's name than a boy's. There are so many girl names out there. Have fun!

Fiauna said...

I hate to say I told you so, but . . . I TOLD YOU SO! I knew she was a GIRL!!! Yay!!!

Unknown said...

Oh, I'm so so excited for you! I love my boys so much, and I am so happy to feel what it's like to love a girl:). Congrats you guys!

Mary said...

Yea!!! I'm so excited for you guys! And totally jealous of your awesome ultrasound pics...mine are never that good.

Jen said...

Ugh. So jealous. The waiting is killing me. Did you have it done at the routine 20 week ultrasound, or have it done special?

Liz said...

Yeah I think that you are the only one I know that is pregnant that is having a girl! COngrats SO exciting.. Wanna hear the girl names I like.. as long as you don't care if you take one That you copy me!

Kallie said...

whoah, that first ultrasound pic is kinda creepy, in a snuggly sort of way. i love dressing little girls. how happy.

Maria said...

How awesome is that!! You need a little girl in the house with all those men!!
Congrats! Tell him girls aren't that bad!

Barbaloot said...

Hooray! So fun. Being the only girl after a few boys, I can tell you it's not a bad place to be:)

Desta said...

Whoo! I'm so excited for you. Good luck with names.

Laura said...

Congratulations!! You are SO going to be a good girl Mommy!!

Emmy said...

Yeah!! Congrats!! Get ready to spend way more money on clothes than you ever thought you would, even if you are not a girly girl... something about having a little girl just brings it out in you.

Jessica said...

Squeel!! I'm so excited for you! Girls are so fun. We are a week away from our girl and still don't have a name, so you have plenty of time.

Laurie said...

Very cool!! Those are some great pictures!

Kristen said...

Hooray! I have a whole slew of girl names that I love and that will never get to use. I think they are more fun then boy names, probably because I haven't used one yet. Have fun!

Cluttered Brain said...

YEAH! U have some names picked out already?
CONGRATS! That is KEWL. Finally you can start buying the frilly pink dresses at Wal mart! :)

Marcy said...

Ah, congratulations! On the healthy baby and the girl! I personally think the 2 boy/1 girl combo in a family is quite near perfection :) Happy for you guys!

Becky said...

Congratulations!! We like little girls at our house. One in particular. I'm sure you'll feel the same way soon. :)

Emily Haney said...

Is it too early to suggest names? I say Emily.

Jonathan and Chelsea said...

YAY!!! A girl!! Im so happy for you!!! Can't wait to know the name!!

Katie said...

Congrats! Having a girl will be so fun....and she'll have two big brothers to protect her. Have fun digging through names.

Christa said...

I was way off. I said boy, but like I said, I'm only right 50% of the time. I'm so excited for you. Good luck with the name game. By husband and I fought over them until the bitter end.

Stephanie said...

Awww, congratulations. Now we really WILL live parallel lives. :)

Cynthia said...

Yay! It gives this Mommy of two boys hope that I can get a girl next...I have been seeing the trend going that way...Excited for you (and I don't even know you, just a blog stalker:o) )

Jessie said...

Aw, you're getting a girl? Not that you can really tell, but I swear she looks like Ethan. And she looks really tall. hee hee

Now that I have 3 boys, if we have a 4th kid, I figure it might as well be another boy. I mean, having 2 older brothers seems cool, but 3 or more older brothers seems a bit much. Not that I'm planning on a 4th yet...I'm just saying.

Calvin was dying for a girl this last time around. It took him a few weeks to be OK with another boy.

Anne-Marie said...

What a cool u/s pic of the baby Girl. I got terrible pics at that appt. Going back in a few weeks & they said they will get a good 4D shot for me.

Congrats Erin!!!

That Girl said...

Those pictures are incredible! Ours were awful - the only good shot was of my son's crotch. Helpful, but not necessarily "cute."

Yeah for a girl! I'm excited for you.

mCat said...

Congrats! Ultrasound pics these days are incredible! We never could even tell what we were looking at back in the old days - 18 years ago.....

Cranberryfries said...

So so exciting! I always wanted an older brother, and now your sweet girl will have two.

Cynthia said...

Man! The ultrasounds they have nowadays are amazing!

Congrats on the girl. That's so exciting!

Sherrie said...

Congratulations! That is really exciting. I love the picture!

Merri Ann said...

Congrats !!! Girls are so much fun ... and I'm saying this as someone who thought I only wanted to have boys.

Are you going to keep us updated on the name? I think you should let your readers pick ... ha ha

Rachel Sue said...

Hooray for girls! So exciting!

My SIL had a girl after 3 boys and all 3 of them are her self appointed protectors. They love her to death. Your girl is always going to have someone to watch out for her!

Kimberly Vanderhorst said...

She is beautiful! And I am so thrilled for you!

Karen Mello Burton said...

Congrats! That is exciting news!

Annette Lyon said...

'Tis the season for girls, it seems!

(And wow--technology has improved since my pregnancy days--those are amazing pictures!)

Juannaelmi said...

congrats Erin! That is so exciting for you guys. I just wanted to let you know that I was just on Little Birdie Secrets and they are having a give away and one of the diaper purse things is pink and brown with Paris and the Eiffel Tower on it. I was just thinking of you and now that you are having a girl...

Heidi said...

Woo hoo! Girls are so fun, everyone needs at least one!

belladannon said...

YAY! I just found your blog, and we are both due, with girls the same time. my dates flux from june 3-6. great to find you!

Sara @ Our Best Bites said...

Oh congrats Erin!! I have 2 boys also and I'm pregnant. I can't even fathom finding out there was a girl in there- I don't even know what I'd do with one! lol. I'm so excited for you. Have fun buying *pink*!

Me (aka Danielle) said...

Healthy is ALWAYS good! How are you feeling, though?

Names, names, names. What is in a name? That was always difficult for me.

Lee said...

Oh gosh, yay!!! I'm so excited for you guys! That's so great, a girl!!

Melanie Jacobson said...

Yay! I'm so excited about having a girl. Seems like not only is all of Blogland pregnant, most of us are having girls. Cool!

tammy said...

Congrats to you! How fun to have a girl.

Britt said...

yeah!

Laurie said...

Hooray! Oh I am so so so thrilled for you that you are having a girl. A daughter is needed in every woman's life if possible. Oh is it so so fun. Congrats

Michelle said...

Wow, I am waaaaay behind on my blog reading. I had no idea you were expecting. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

And what great U/S pictures. You got some good ones.

Jessi said...

YAAAAAAAAY! A GIRL!!!!! That's so perfect!!!!! I am so happy for you guys! Congratulations!

Jamie said...

so, I'm catching up with blogs... that is exciting to have a girl. I have a few girl names - think I'll ever get to use them?

Hope you are doing well (at least better than the last time I read your blog)

-Jamie

tiburon said...

Hooray for a girl! Congratulations!