It's 95% Official!!

On Tuesday, Brian and I went to a specialist, nothing major just to make sure everything was going perfectly and to make sure all my levels are where they should be. We weren't too sure what to expect and Brian almost went out of town for work since this wasn't a regular visit. When we walked into the room, I saw the biggest ultrasound machine and monitors all around that I had ever seen. I'm only 14.5 weeks along, so as the doctor was trying to get pictures, it looked to us that there wasn't anything in there. I know we don't know what we are looking at but it sure does make you nervous the more he keeps poking around! Finally he got pictures of the brain and measurements of the whole body. He says everything is perfectly fine and right on track! He then asked us if we wanted to know the sex??? YES!! Was that a rhetorical question? I'm ready to start shopping and decorating!! According to the doctor, he is 95% sure that we are expecting a baby girl!! I can hardly believe it and I'm so excited I can't stand it!! Brian is still not convinced!!! He thinks the doctor doesn't know what he is looking at, other than a scrambled egg!! I don't know how much more official we can get than this 3D ultrasound, but if you look closely, it looks like our baby girl has a pony tail!! Maybe it's fate?

This weekend the girls and I did a little window shopping. One baby store we walked in had the name Lexi in several different places. I think it is a sign that our baby is going to be a girl and I will finally get my Alexis Hope, the name I've dreamed of since I was a kid!! Yes, my baby girl's middle name is from Hope Brady on Days of our Lives. I think it is only fitting that since I was named after Deidre Hall from Days, that my daughter should follow in my footsteps. Who would have thought that this would have ever really happened!

I'm now in baby girl over drive and the planning has officially begun. I'm really scared to start shopping but, it's 95% official, so I'm ready to make the prettiest purple room you've ever seen. Our next appointment is Tuesday, till then, we are having a baby girl!!

We're Expecting!!!

Brian and I have had an amzing life together and we are truly blessed for all that we have and for all the amzing family and friends that God has blessed us with! We have been many places together and we hope to go many more, but our next adventure is just beginning as we welcome Baby Mannion into the world! We are so proud to announce that we are expecting our first little one July 17th 2010! We can't wait for the little one to arrive and I can hardly wait to start decorating and shopping!! I don't know how fast these next few months are going to go, but I'm praying that they go quickly! Most of all, we are praying for a healthy baby boy or girl!! Now the planning begins and the name game starts! Daddy has plenty of crazy names up his sleeve and Mommy keeps shooting them down!! Sooner or later we will come up with the perfect name for our perfect baby! I'm not too sure what these next few months have in store, much less the next 18 years, but we will stay busy and be ready to start a new life of Mannion Memories.

Mommy and Daddy can't wait to meet you!!