Our little....

girl!  There's no guessing involved--you did what looked like a hand stand with a split during the ultrasound, and showed everything.  We'll still call you Peanut--we're not ready to share the name we chose.  We do love you very much.

I think there was a little disappointment (and guilt from feeling disappointment) when we found out.  Even though a healthy baby is most important....and we decided before marrying that we wanted two or three children....there was a hope that our first child would be a boy.

However, girls can play sports, climb trees, enjoy Legos, and look great in overalls, just like a boy.  I think, maybe, I'm just worried that well-meaning people will shower Peanut with girly, frilly, pink stuff that none of us (Jared, me, Peanut) will really like.  I want Peanut to grow into someone who's told, "You're funny, you're kind, you're smart" a whole lot more than, "you're pretty".  Worth comes from so much more than a "cutsie" or "girly" outfit.

So, Jared and I have instated a ban on ruffle-butt clothing and placed a limit on the amount of pink allowed in the house.  We'll make plans to go to the circus or the rodeo instead of "Disney Princesses on Ice".  And with God's help, Jared and I will raise a daughter in a way that's honoring to Him.