It's Becoming More Real

Before we found out that we were having a girl, my head was telling me that we needed to have another boy. It would be great for Colby to have a brother to play with, we already had the nursery set up for a boy, I have all the clothes and toys a boy could ask for. Convenience and economy told me that it just had to be a boy. Even then, my heart told me that Heavenly Father was sending us a little girl. Something felt different about this pregnancy. So when we found out that it was indeed a girl, I felt like I already knew. But still, deep down inside, my brain was still a little bit in denial. I didn't rush right out and buy bows or dresses or look for new bedding. I just had to simmer on it for a while I think.

Then Melvin & Kelley went to the rodeo in Las Vegas and brought home this...

The cutest little cowgirl dress - and the ONLY girl thing that we had in our household to date. I saw it and fell in love. Not just because the dress with the little matching tights is adorable, but because it made everything very real. Instantly I fell in love with the little GIRL inside of me. Yes, I can still agree that a boy may have been a little easier, but I am absolutely excited now to meet our little Maci.