The results are in!

The polls closed this morning and the final count was:

Girl - 45 votes
Boy - 27 votes

72 people voted and guess what...

The majority of them were absolutely right.

Dan noted the evidence before the ultrasound tech spoke the words. We're having a baby GIRL!

This morning when we were getting ready to leave the house, I told Jackson that we were going to the hospital to see the baby and find out if baby was a boy or girl and he responded with a matter-of-fact "It's a sister." Once his hunch was confirmed during the ultrasound, his response to our excitement in telling him that he's going to have a sister was a simple "Yea" (as if he's already known for months and we're finally catching on.)

Needless to say, Jill has already gone shopping - with a LOT of constraint! Two adorable baby girl dresses are awaiting our baby girl's arrival already...and the hunt for all things pink is soon to ensue.

Dan told Jackson right away that he now has 2 things in life to worry about: his little sister and golf.

We didn't waste any time in teaching Jackson what to tell all the other little boys. Play the video to hear his new mantra.


Up until today, Jackson has insisted that our baby's name is Baby. Boy or girl, it's been Baby. Anyone who offered any other suggestion met with a stern protest from Jackson. "It's name is Baby!" Today as we were leaving the ultrasound appointment and walking to the car he said, "Momma, I wanna name the baby sister Friend." I thought that was the cutest thing ever. And then a few hours later he told a huge group of our friends that we should name the baby Ostrich. Sorry, Jackson, but I think Mommy and Daddy will be in charge of the name.

We're super excited about welcoming a baby girl into our household and it looks like she'll definitely be adding a lot more excitement to the family. This baby girl is a dancer! She has squirmed, wiggled, danced, jumped, waved, and kicked during every ultrasound. And we've had more than the usual amount of ultrasounds due to the fact that her wiggles have forced the doctor to do ultrasounds during routine office visits just to track her down for a heart rate read. We thought Jackson moved a lot in my belly, but this little girl has him beat! And if Jackson's pre-birth movement was any indication of the active toddler we now have before us then we're really in for it with this baby girl.

God is good and we're so very blessed! Bring on the pink!