It's a GIRL :)

5 1/2 Months down 3 1/2 more to go! Time is flying by and our list of things to do before this little one gets here keeps growing with no progress made. We talk as if we have forever to get everything done but everyday I'm getting bigger and loosing energy and my want to do anything but lay on the couch and eat is slowly diminishing. :)

We are so excited to be having a baby girl. This came as a complete SHOCK! Throughout the entire pregnancy we have both thought it was a little boy. All the wives-tales said it was a boy, my cravings, the way I'm carrying, everything said this little one was gonna come out a mini-Lance. We were completely wrong and our mouths dropped when the doctor announced we were going to be having a little princess. Then of course pregnancy hormones kicked in and I started crying...a lot.

I've already started making outfits and lots of bows for her. I've been having so much fun. Lance just shakes his head every time I come up with a new creation that I "HAVE" to make for her. Even though he shakes his head I know he is just as excited as I am to be wrapped around that little girl's finger.

It's crazy how much we already love her. We constantly talk to her and try to bond with her. Lance occasionally sings to her, it's the cutest thing (cheesy alert) and makes my heart melt every time. It's so fun to feel her little kicks and have Lance constantly with his hand on my stomach trying desperately to feel her move. He finally felt his first little kick a few weeks ago and it was so fun to see his face light up and to see him get all giddy. He really is going to be the most amazing father. I am so grateful to be married to him forever and I cannot wait till I get to see him hold her for the first time.

We finally started talking about names and have came up with a Baby Girl Name-Picking bracket!  This way we can put names we like head-to-head and eliminate them that way. It is so much easier than having a million names in our head trying to pick out our favorites. We got the bracket idea from some friends of ours who did it for their little boy. SUCH a good idea, not to mention so much fun! All our family and some of our friends are getting in on the fun trying to figure out which one we will pick!
Here is a picture of the first round match-ups! We will post updates as soon as we get each round done!

Other than that all things are good here in Cleveland. The weather has been beautiful! We finally got to go out golfing last week, it was so nice to be outside after being cooped up inside all winter long. I am proud to say that I still can beat lance at a round of 9-holes even with a tummy getting in the way of my swing.

We celebrated St. Patrick's day last weekend by going to the parade downtown-I'll have Lance blog and post pictures about that. It was so crazy!

Many people are asking me to post baby bump pictures, and even though I have been highly opposed to posting any pictures I think I might cave in a post some. They will be coming shortly (maybe).

We promise to do better about keeping everyone updated and blogging!!!!!