Thursday, August 20, 2015

It's a...

It's a girl, y'all!

As you can imagine, we are totally shocked and totally over the moon.

After having two of the same gender I truly, honestly just expected another boy. I had no reason to think otherwise- I've had the same type of pregnancy for all three kids, in fact I felt the worst when pregnant with Benjamin (which the old wives tales tell you means it's a girl, but now that I know him I know the real reason). And, odds said so anyhow!

However, there was one small part of me that thought that maybe it was a girl.

Why you may ask? Because my oldest son Cooper told me so, that same day he told me I had a baby in my belly. Remember that strange part of the story? During that conversation he told me "Mom, you have a baby in your belly. Like Ben, but it's a girl. We won't get to meet her for awhile, but we will when she's ready to come out." And he didn't stop there. He called her "Alex" and anytime we would read books where he saw a baby girl, he would say, "Look mom! A baby like Alex in your tummy!" Again, this all happened before we even knew we were expecting.


And since we are on the subject, can we talk about Cooper for a second? This child is such a blessing to our family. He is unbelievably kind, caring and loving. There is not one ounce of meanness in him and I'm incredibly proud of who he is becoming. So, of course an angel gave him a heads up to this baby! What perfect planning that he was the steward of this wonderful news, even though I didn't believe him at the time.

In closing, I will obviously need all your favorite shops for bows and dresses and any other information I need to know about where to get her the cutest clothing items of all times. Because that's all I've been doing, shopping for her.

*All photos courtesy of Hillary Wheat Photography.
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10 comments :

  1. Best news ever! SOOO happy for you and your growing family. Little girls (and boys) are the best! xoxo Jenni

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    1. Thank you Jenni! We are thrilled! And shocked. Equally both:)!

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  2. Yay yay!! Dressing them is really fun :-)

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  3. A GIRL!!!!!!!! and now you have to name her alex (or alexandria and call her alex!). and i swear the headbands will kill ya (i dont even want to admit how much i spent last week in headbands BUT freebabes is the place to be. and zozu baby and willow crowns). and dont even get me started on the rompers and clothes! YAY FOR GIRL!!

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    1. I know I thought about Alexandria and calling her Lexi or Ali - I just can't do Alex. And YES! Please get started on clothes, I feel like I'm following a ton of shops on IG for bows but none for clothes! First world problems you know:).

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  4. Aww, YAY! So so so happy for you all!!! Love that Cooper story, too :)

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  5. Congratulations on your baby GIRL!!! So exciting. I love having a boy, but I couldn't be more excited to be expecting a baby girl this month. So fun that you will get to experience a girl too!! - Annie HomeofMalones

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