Sunday, December 26, 2010

We are having a baby GIRL!!!



Which is probably a really good thing. Since I never had sisters I always dressed up my little brothers and painted their toenails. Lincoln was getting worried that I would do the same if we had a baby boy... 

At the sonogram appointment earlier this week, Lincoln wanted to find out the sex and I wanted to wait until Christmas morning to find out. The technician told me to close my eyes when she showed Lincoln that it was a girl---so I had no idea. On Christmas Eve I felt like a kid again, because I was so excited to find out what we were having! I woke up every hour that night checking my watch to see if it was time to get up. Then when it was finally time, I went upstairs and found the answer under the Christmas tree----IT'S A GIRL!

We are both really excited. 

27 comments:

Natalie | Make Today Great said...

Sooo exciting! Congrats.

I've always wanted a sister too. I spent all of our time convincing my brother to get married to a girl I liked so I could have a sister.

kimi + joe said...

Wahoo, that's fantastic news, let the dress up begin! Our Christmas morning was equally eventful as we opened a 'special' present with our ultrasound results too. Such a memorable Christmas indeed! Congrats again!

Marinda said...

Oh she will be so cute! Congrats

Hailey Smoot Kandell said...

yay!! congrats! girls are so fun, but incoln is in trouble. He's about to become a complete pushover for her...

M + D said...

so fun!! Congrats!! A little girl will be SO FUN!!
Happy Holiday's- Morgan

Barb said...

How wonderful! Congratulations!

Emily Hamilton said...

That's such a fun way to find out. Congrats! Girls are the best!

Julie said...

congrats! did you make that dress in the first pic?

Melissa said...

YAY for little ladies! Yours is going to be exceptionally lovely, and I can't wait to meet her! I bet you were so happy, congrats Essigs! We're so excited for you.

Rachael said...

Congrats you two! That is such an exciting way to find out. I wouldn't have had the patience to wait one second longer so I am proud of you. We are so excited for you. You will be great parents!

Matt & Ali said...

Congrats!! I'm so happy for you guys! I have to say i honestly had to scroll down to make sure it wasn't an april fools joke. Girls are so fun to shop for. It takes everything in me to not buy every little cute thing i see!

Sunshine Promises said...

Oh my goodness. This is SO EXCITING! I can't believe I didn't hear about it on Sunday! And - of course - you have the best taste in baby clothes. All those pictures are FANTASTIC! Can't wait to for you cute little Baby Girl shower. YAY FOR GIRLS!!!

Amy Watts said...

Joy of joys! You guys with LOVE having a girl. Congratulations!

Haley said...

WOOHOO!!!! SO happy for you guys :) And what an awesome way to find out! Told my family and they loved it too :)

PS - those pics of the dress, shoes, and headband are too darling :)

Daniel Ricks said...

That's wonderful! We're thrilled for you guys! We are partial to baby girls at our house... Best of luck with the next few months!

mare said...

congrats ali! so excited for you guys.

Jill said...

Oh, I'm so happy for you! Either way you're going to love being parents. I myself adore our little girl, you're going to have fun. Hope you're feeling well!

My Boys, Life's Joys said...

Yea!!!! That's great! Where did you get that image of the dress? Pretty sure you should buy it, wherever you saw it, because it's SO ADORABLE, and I don't get to buy it myself since I'm having a boy. I might just be a tiny bit jealous...but boys are so much fun (at least our Jacob is a blast), so it's ok. Hopefully our own girl will come in time...

Laura Essig said...

YAY!! I am seriously so excited.. it's about time ellie gets a friend! I just know she is going to be so beautiful!!!

naomi megan. said...

oh my goodness, congratulations! i'm so excited for you!!! and a girl! amazing!

happy holidays!

PC said...

Congrats to you both!

Holly said...

Ah I am so excited for you guys! What a fun way to find out too! I found out what our twins were before my husband so I got to surprise him:) She is going to be soooo cute Ali! Girls are seriously the best:)

Kaylyn said...

I am totally buying the next cute baby girl dress I see in celebration of the fabulous news!

w and w said...

you'll love love love it. And Lincoln? Be prepared to have your heart stolen...again! Fun idea for Christmas.

Karina - Mitcheal said...

Congratulations you guys! We are so excited for you. Having a girl is literally the funnest thing ever. Let us know if you guys are ever in Utah. Take care!

Rachel said...

Congrats Ali! We are also having a girl in May. I'm sure Lincoln and Lance already covered this but we are like days apart.
Hope pregnancy is treating you well.

watergirl said...

Congrats Ali and Lincoln!! (just catching up on your blog now). Hope all is well and you're feeling great (if you're hiking Old Rag and such, you must be!).