And The Baby Is A.......?

I have been telling my husband that I want to wait until delivery to learn the gender of our baby. As the ultrasound approached, he began to emotionally "bully" me with phrases like, "Jody, do you REALLY want to wait to learn the gender? I hate surprises." Then he got Taylor to join in! "Mom, I really want to know if we're having a sister or a brother. Will you please find out?"

So, the ultrasound day arrived. Dave and I went down to the doctor....and I caved. We decided to learn the gender. We got a clear shot of the area!

After soccer practice, all of our neighbors and friends came over for homemade pizza and ice cream. We had everybody gather around on the deck and gave our children little boxes, containing clues about the gender of the baby! Check out this video to see what is coming into our home in 4 1/2 months!

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Taylor and her box

Jaxson and his box

Some of our neighbors after the big reveal!

Riley and Dana

Dave and Merideth, who is due right before me!

Taylor's real excitement kicked in when everybody left! Her prayers were so cute. "Heavenly Father, Thank you so much for my family and I'm so excited to have a sister because I wanted a sister more than a brother. I am so happy to share my room with her and we want to have matching beds and I'm so happy to be a big sister." And on and on! Jaxson and I had this conversation this morning: "Mom, when we have the baby, I'm going to hold it when you cook rice." I replied, "Yes I'm going to need your help so much when I'm in the kitchen cooking." Jaxson's response: "Yes, when you cook rice, I'll hold the baby so it won't cry." Austin's conversations have gone as followed: "Austin, are you so excited to be a big brother to a baby sister?" "No! A bluther!" (that would be "brother").