Another Girl

Sometimes I still am in shock that I am having another girl. Ask me before I was even married, I would tell you that I wanted a boy first, mainly because I loved the idea of the "big brother" to watch over and protect the younger sister. After spending a year as a nanny for 2 girls, I knew I wanted a boy first. Then I was able to be a nanny to 2 boys. Now 2 boys were completely different from 2 girls that is for sure. No diva or whiny girl attitudes, more like lots of rolling around, wrestling, dirt, trucks and cars. I definitely still wanted to have a girl, I just felt like having a boy first was a great fit for me.

Then I married Bobby and he couldn't be more of a boy. He didn't have a sister, just a brother, both huge into sports and one became a Marine, and the other a police officer. A boy would definitely fit into our family that is for sure. When I got pregnant with Kaylie, I really didn't care whether she was a boy or girl, although still in the back of my mind I thought it would be great to have a boy first.
When Kaylie came, she changed our world. Bobby was wrapped around her little finger, and I was completely in love. I was so happy that she was mine. Spunky and energetic from day one, she has always had a mind of her own and been one tough cookie. She is the perfect balance of a girly girl and a tomboy. This girl has the sweetness and compassion of a girl, yet the no fear nobody get in my way mindset of a boy. She will bake with me and paint for hours, but when daddy is here it's nothing but wrestling, jumping on him, and riding "monkey back" as she calls piggy back rides with him. She is perfect for us in every way.
Before I got pregnant with Reagan, I was ready for a boy. I was pining for a boy. All my close friends were having boys, it was inevitable I would have a boy. When Megan and Jess found out they were having boys I was jealous. And when I got pregnant, all I was drawn to were little boy baby clothes and boy things.
As the day drew closer to where we would find out the sex of our 2nd baby, I slowly started to entertain the idea of having another girl. I would see Mom's out at the store with 2 little girls, and I would start to get excited. I realized that I was truly reallly excited if it was another girl. And when the day came, and the sonographer said "it's another little girl" I cried, because I was so happy. Kaylie, was going to have a little sister. I never had a sister, and now Kaylie will have the joy of having a sister and hopefully best friend. And Bobby was now outnumbered poor guy. But he was super happy also. Another girl.
Just recently we picked out and both very surprisingly, fell in love with a middle name for Reagan. We couldn't agree on anything for the longest time, and I finally told Bobby one that I liked, and was shocked that he actually liked it also. This must be the name!!! It had meaning to me because it is the name of a fictional town from one of my favorite books/movies of all time. When I hear the name I think of a beautiful town where a young spunky orphan girl grew into a beautiful woman. In a town called Avonlea.
Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorite stories ever. And I love the name Avonlea for a girl. So it looks like Reagan Avonlea is it for this little girl that will enter our lives in less than 2 months. Just today, my dear friend Megan brought something to my attention that I didn't even think of. In the story, Anne is a red headed orphan girl that is sent to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. They own a beautiful farm in Avonlea, and they want an orphan boy to come help them with the farm. They didn't want a girl, they wanted a boy. But by mistake, Anne is sent to them. Matthew falls instantly in love with this beautiful girl and they adopt her anyway. She is hot tempered, spunky, dramatic, imaginative, and constantly getting herself into trouble. She is nothing like the boy that they had hoped for. Yet Matthew says to her as he is dying "I never wanted a boy, I only wanted you from the first day. Don't ever change, I love my little girl. I'm so proud of my little girl."

And that's exactly how I feel. I wouldn't trade my two girls for any boys. They are perfect for me, and I am so blessed that I get to have 2 little girls,

Stats

I will kick myself if I don't keep track of these things. So everyone will be happy to hear that my girl is in fact, extremely tall. :) Even complete strangers comment on how tall she is when they find out her age. I just love looking at her long little
legs in shorts. :) She just turned 3 and wears size 4 jeans by the way, adjusted so tight so they don't fall off her little butt, yet they fit her long legs. :)
I just love this girl:

Weight: 32 lbs 50-75%
Height: 39" 90%

A Party for a 3 Year Old

Well last Saturday we celebrated Kaylie's birthday with all our friends and family. It had been a gorgeous week outside so of course it was a huge bummer to learn that rain was in the forecast all day for our party at the park. I was stressing out big time, but thankfully the rain held off until after the party. I spent weeks planning this party, and man was it stressful being pregnant and trying to make this party happen! haha. But fortunately I think everything worked out perfectly and most importantly, Kaylie had a blast. She was so sweet to watch, playing with her friends, blowing out her candles on her amazing cake, stuffing her face, and opening her presents with such excitement and gratefulness. She has been really shy in saying thank you to people, something we have been working on with her, and yet she didn't have a problem at all thanking everyone for her gifts! I got some great pictures, so here they are!

Getting the party all set up!



Kaylie and one of her best friends Jadyn. She loves this girl and talks about her ALL the time!


Our friends and family :)



Pinata time!! Oh man, this was so hysterical. The kids had a blast trying to get this Dora pinata down! After many many hits, she was decapitated, but of course the candy wasn't in her head, it was all in her body! Finally, we had all the kids just pull the strings to open it up and it was a free for all. :)











Gathering up the fruits of their labor :)


Cake time!! I was soooooo pleased to find an awesome cake maker through a friend of mine. I really wanted to have a special cake made for Kaylie this year, just because she is really into cake and cupcakes right now. I went for a 2 tier and it was perfect! If you need a cake made, let me know, this girl Ashley is awesome and very affordable!


After having her bestie Sky help her blow the candles out, she stuffed her face :)




Present time, and photo op with all her little friends














And I have to end this post with some pics of Kaylie's gift from us. A big girl bike. :) She is so fearless on that thing I am gonna have tons of heart attacks!!







And yes, she is riding the bike in her pajama's. Once Bobby put it together that morning, she couldn't wait another second to take it outside to ride :)

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My baby girl, who is actually no longer a baby, had today as her due date. May 15th. No signs showed that she was going to come early, but she did. 10 days in fact. May 5th, we celebrated Kaylie's 3rd birthday and each year gets better and better! We took Kaylie to the zoo for her birthday since it was a nice day out, and then went to Chuck e Cheese that night for fun and games with family. She is one blessed girl, and this year it was so fun to watch her open presents, get extremely excited, and say thank you to everyone with such gratefulness. She is growing into such an amazing girl and I truly cherish each second with her.
There are so many things I love about Kaylie, but I wanted to list a few, just so I can have on record to always remember. I love how:
-She tells me she loves me at random times and will rub my back or arm just because
-She tries to read her books, or cards she receives even though she has no idea what they say
-She dances around and shakes her "booty"
-She knows how to use the iphone, ipod, and ipad all by herself, probably even better than I do
-She prays before meals and always says "thank you for our family and our Jesus"
-She rubs my tummy and kisses it randomly, talking to her baby sister
-She has no fear and will run full speed and climb anything
-She likes to wrestle with her daddy and jump on him
-When she sees me crying she gets very serious and says "Mommy what is wrong? It will be ok" she is so caring!
-Mostly I just love her joy, how much fun she likes to have, and how she loves to be goofy. Whenever I am struggling, she just makes me so grateful. Grateful to call her my daughter. Thankful that God allowed me to be the one to be her mom. And just grateful that I get to learn about her and watch her grow each and every day.

Here are pics from her birthday:

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Well, next post will be of her birthday party with all her friends! So stay tuned!