So we are having a...........

Oh my gosh, I am so excited!! We found out today that we are having another girl!! Dont' get me wrong, I LOVE my boys and I would not trade them for the world. They are so special to me. They make me laugh and they make me cry and I love them both dearly!! But I really wanted another girl. Maybe more then I thought!! I was totally prepping myself for this baby to be another boy, after all all the boys in Ron's family have had girl, boy. boy and the first of them to have #4 it was another boy!! So I figured we would surely follow suit and this baby would also be a boy!! Could I handle three boys in my house growing up?? Not too mention the bigger boy that resides here too?? What would happen after Maddie got bigger and moved away, me alone with these boys?? I couldn't picture it....not me...growing up without brothers!! This pregnancy has been alot like when I was prego with Maddie, but still it could be a boy!! Like I said, prepping myself........and then today, we go to my ob appt. My Dr. listens to the heartbeat. I tell him, we have the ultrasound this afternoon, so what are your predictions?? He says Boy!! I told him I hoped he was wrong!! Again, still prepping myself because surely the Dr. knows what he is doing!! So then we go to the Ultrasound appt. this afternoon......and they start right away asking if we want to know the sex......UM HELLLLOOOOOO...obvisouly they don't know me...I am a planner!! I HAVE to know the sex of this baby!! And they look and say GIRL!!! What, yep, GIRL!!! Tears start rolling from my eyes. I am so excited!! Two and two...I couldn't ask for anything more!!! I love these kids so much and to know we get to be blessed with another one makes me so excited!! What a wonderful day!!!

Old picture.....

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OK, so this is another OLD picture..... and wow how we have changed!!! Ron and I got married in 99 at a drive thru wedding chapel in Las Vegas...this is a picture from our "wedding" What a fun time we had and such fond memories that trip holds for us. Plus what a conversation starter when asked where we got married:-) Anyway - it has been on my mind alot lately because we will be married 10 years this September. We have been through so much together in the past almost 10 years and IMO we have become such better people for it. So much has changed in our lives and we still have so much ahead of us. Good and bad I am sure!! We have survived deaths and celebrated births, survived layoffs, purchased our first home, taken many trips and vacations, started traditions and a wonderful family.....and although it isn't Sept. yet, I can't help but thinking about our Anniversary this year and how grateful I am to have a wonderful husband and father for my kids who truely loves me for who I am. Not an easy task on some days, I am sure!! I love you Ron!! Thank you for all you do and for who you are and the person you have become!!

On a side note....I am LOVING these thunderstorms we have been getting almost daily!!!