It's a GIRL!!!

Of course...you probably already knew that. We found out on December 24, 2009 that we were going to have a baby girl. We are so excited. Deven and I went out to buy some little girlie stuff. We took the items and split them into two boxes and wrapped them up for Christmas presents. We didn't tell anybody what we were having until later that evening, unless they couldn't go to the Christmas Eve party. The family opened up the gift to find out what we were having. It was a lot of fun. Here are some of the ultrasound pics. Sorry it took so long to put up. They didn't scan very well, but oh well. We also have a video of the ultrasound, which has many more better shots.







We are now in the process of picking out what the nursery will look like. We have decided to go with a purple, green and cream color scheme. It's going to be so cute. There were absolutely no baby stores or catalogs that had crib quilt sets in those colors, so we had to be inventive. I picked a quilt inside JC Penny's which had the exact colors that I had had in mind...mind you, it's a queen. So, we'll (meaning my mom) cut the quilt up to make a baby crib quilt and bumper pads. We bought normal sheets that matched the quilt, we'll cut those up to make fitted crib sheets. Anyway, once the process starts going, I'll have to put some pictures up. We'll see if THAT ever happens. :-)

Names, names, names...we really like two names right now...Adelaide Lyla and London Rose. We are also trying to find some other options that we also like. Deven and I both want to see the baby before we make any decisions, so it will be good to have a few options. Anyone is welcome to make suggestions for names. :-) We bought a baby name book that is actually updated, unlike mom's. We decided to give our baby girl a code name, so we don't have to refer to her as "baby" or just "she", etc...we call her LadyBug! I know that it is quite silly, but there is some reasoning behind it.

I was going stir crazy not knowing the sex of the baby. I always had the intuition that it was going to be a girl, but I wasn't absolutely sure. I kept trying to figure it out...like somehow there was a way to really know unless we had an ultrasound...haha...but I kept trying to sort out my feelings. Well, I was walking out to my car after school one day and wishing that I could have some kind of sign, so I could find out. I felt like Korihor...haha. Anyway, right after I had that thought, I saw something on the ground that made me smile. There was a ladybug walking across icy snow in the middle of November! I laughed...I didn't really think it was a sign, but it was definitely funny. That is why we call her our little ladybug.