And Her Name Is...

On Sunday evening, on the way home from Christmas shopping in Tri Cities, Cory decided on a name! I'd thrown a few out there and was just kind of waiting for him to pick one he liked or come up with something else on his own. He decided that he likes Ellie Jean and is quite excited about calling her "Ellie-font" (like Elephant) as a nickname! He calls her that a lot actually! He also sings "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson to her but replaces "Billie Jean" with "Ellie Jean"! ;o) It's pretty funny! Even though it's not the best song to sing to a child, he thinks it's pretty cool that he can sing it to her with her name in it and that growing up, she'll think of "Daddy" every time she hears that song! I think it's pretty sweet! I suppose Ellie's name is subject to change if we stumble upon something we like better, but I seriously doubt that'll happen as we've been through every name in the books. So Ellie Jean our Jelly Bean it is!!!

Happy Holidays!

I just wanted to share our Christmas Card with you all! I'm very proud of it! I also want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! For those of you traveling, have a safe trip!



Lots of Love!

IT'S A GIRL!

Yesterday Cory and I went to the Tri-Cities for an ultrasound to find out the gender of the baby! It really wasn't an eventful experience, definitely not worth the money, but it is neat to know (FINALLY) that we are having a GIRL! Now we can start planning, cleaning out the spare bedroom, painting and setting up her room! As of now we have no names picked out. I've had a list of names, of course, since we found out I was pregnant. Agreeing on ONE is a little more difficult that I though it was going to be though. My top 5 names are: Ava, Amelia, Ellie, Piper and Stella. The only one standing at this time is Ellie. :O) Cory came up with Madilyn one night at work, about 2 months ago, but after saying it a few times in my head I decided Madilyn McLaughlin didn't sound right together. So we figured we'd give it a rest for the time being and start thinking about the names once we knew for sure if it was a boy or girl. Now that we know, choosing a name for her is at the top of our list of things to do!! Everything else is going well. I haven't thrown up for a solid week now! So I hope the "morning" sickness (or what I like to call "all day" sickness) is completely gone! Even if it isn't over, I'll take it as long as I get a healthy and happy baby!
*Our next appointment is January 8, 2008 at 10 a.m. (another "BIG" ultrasound then our 20 week checkup)!