Our Sonogram News!!

Well, today was the big day! We had our doctor's appointment and sonogram this afternoon and were so thankful to see that all was developing well for our precious baby. And, at the same time, we got the wonderful surprise of knowing that our "Little Bit" is a baby GIRL! So, we have named ourselves the Jacobs Girl Factory! It is really hard to believe that we will have three girls in our family, and I don't know when it will really sink in! But, we are all thrilled with the news. I don't know who is more excited, Kendyll or Mark.

When the doctor told us the gender, he said "Well, it looks like Kendyll and Carlie will know what to do with another baby sister!" And, seriously, Mark just started laughing. It was a giddier laugh than I have ever heard come out of my husband's mouth. I eventually asked "Are you okay??" He was smiling from ear to ear and just kept saying "I knew it! I knew we would get a girl!" So, he was beyond excited. Then, we went to tell the girls. They stayed at our sweet friends, Terry and Nicole's, house while we went to our appointment. We brought them "It's a Girl!" balloons to tell them the news. Kendyll closed her eyes and we put the balloon in front of her. I said "do you know what that means?" She screamed "It' s a GIRL!!!" And, then proceeded to scream and jump and hug us all a few times (including Carlie, who didn't really want the excited hugs). She was so excited for the news she had been hoping for.
On our way home in the car, she said "Mommy, God answered my prayers because I prayed EVERY night that He would make it a girl!" Then, she busted out with "God is so good, God is so good, God is so good, He's so good to me....He answers prayers, He answers prayers, He answers prayers, He's so good to me." I really still wonder what she would have done if we had said it was a boy. :)

We had planned to go straight to the store to buy something for the baby, but we all decided that we'd rather go celebrate by eating and playing at the park for a while. We had a fun time having a picnic outside and listening to Kendyll (and Carlie) call the family one at a time and spread the news. Every time Kendyll told someone new, she sounded just as giddy as Mark did in the sonogram room! It was so precious to watch and listen to.
We have been thanking God tonight for our wonderful day, our wonderful news, and most importantly, for the absolutely amazing health of yet another baby in our family. We don't take for granted for a minute her perfect heart, perfect brain, or even perfect kidneys! I loved getting to see her profile and to know that in just a few months, I'll be kissing those sweet cheeks. We love you Baby Girl!!