And....She has Clothes!!!!

So, I had decided that it was time I bought baby girl SOMETHING....I didn't care what it was. I had refrained from buying "the baby" anything the whole 20 weeks leading up to the sonogram. I really didn't have any reason as to why I didn't buy anything, I think I just was waiting until "the big day"!!!!! 


So, last Friday, I decided it was finally time to buy something. It could be an outfit, diapers, pacifiers, bibs, it really didn't matter, as long as I could purchase something to make it official that we were having a BABY GIRL!!!!!! 


So, Friday morning, I asked Wrangler if he wanted to go buy his baby sister something. He tells me No. He also tells me he is NOT having a sister, but he is having a "monkey"...... Interesting things come out of a 2 year olds mouth. 


I had seen on one of my baby forums that Macy's.com was having a huge baby sale, so I started looking there. I found all kinds of things to fill my shopping bag, and then it hit me.....UMMMM.......there is a REAL Macy's STORE right across town from us!!!!!!!  So, I say "let's go, we are going shopping"!!!!!! 


We get to Macy's and of course, there are way more outfits to choose from online, but it was neat to actually HOLD the baby girl clothes. I went through EVERY single rack of baby girl clothing they had looking for just the right items to buy. Wrangler was pushing the stroller around, telling me that all these clothes were for Jersey.....He was NO HELP. 


I found several outfits.....found a spot on the floor to lay them out and make my decision. I text my friend Bekah for some advice on them. I would have bought them all, but remembered that DADDY would probably of grounded me from the debit card!!!! 


So I narrowed it down to just a few. Wrangler did finally help me out some. Even though, he was more interested in ripping the clothes off the rack with the stroller handles. 


Here are some of my Macy's finds for "baby girl".......

I opted for this because My dad is on cloud 9 that this baby is a girl!!!

I thought this was just super cute!!! 

I'm thinking when we head to Ks, she will be able to wear this for the hot Kansas Summers! 

Not a big fan of all the pink, but I did think this was cute! 

I knew that this would be a big hit with the 3 big Brothers. Hunter told me this was his favorite shirt and she needed to "come home" in this shirt! 

After we had left Macy's, we ventured into the mall to Old Navy. By this time, Wrangler was done shopping....after ONE STORE!!!!  But, I knew that Old Navy had the big bouncy balls in the machine that he liked to get, so we compromised. I told him a few minutes looking for clothes for baby sister and he could have a ball. He agreed. 

So, I did manage to find a few things at Old Navy, although, I have to say, I was not real impressed with their selection. I have always heard that Old Navy had "the cutest little girl clothes....."......I didn't really think so.
I did manage to find the following: 

This was cute...and of course, we know she will be famous!!! 

Dad's Flower Girl.....yes, we know it's true!!! 

And of course, Daddy's Little Cupcake.....

So, that ended Wrangler and I's shopping extravaganza for baby sister. He fell asleep about 3 minutes into the car ride home. I was happy. Grinning from ear to ear and couldn't wait to show off her new clothes!!! 

Trapper got home from school first, so I showed him. He wanted to go buy his baby sister something...and I DID need a few things from Wal-Mart.......so off we went!!!!!!! 

"This is my little Black Dress"...... This one is one of my favorites too!!!! 

So that is what she has so far for a wardrobe. I am sooo excited and the next 18 weeks are not going to come soon enough!!!! 

I feel somewhat complete knowing that she has something of her's now in our home. 

Now...we just gotta work on that name thing again...............

Have a great day! 

Love~

The Kirkwoods' 

And It's A............................

So we were anxiously awaiting for March 2nd. Why?!?!  Not because it was the opening day of The Lorax.....not because it was a 1/2 day of school for the boys....BUT.....because we were finally going to be able to find out what this baby is that has taken over my body!! The boys wanted a sister. Even Wrangler said he wanted a Baby Sister. Hunter told me that he even Prayed to God that he would have a baby Sister. Trapper told eveyone at school that he wanted a Sister.  I wouldn't of minded either way if it was a boy or girl as long as "the baby" was healthy!! Now....my husband on the other hand, he is (was :) ) 

Anti-girl, and the thought of having a daughter made his hair start turning grey!!  (True Story!) 

So the time came, we picked the boys up from school, and while there, the office staff all congratulated me and told me that Trapper was soo excited and he told them all that "We are going to find out what my baby is going to be, I hope it's a Sister!!" Boy, did I EVER feel the pressure then!!!!! 

We got to the appointment and we were all able to go into the room. This is where it gets interesting!! 

Hello Mommy and Daddy

As soon as the "baby" popped up on the screen, I started to Cry. Hunter was like "Why are you crying???", I told him I was excited!!  Trapper couldn't figure out what he was supposed to be looking at on the screen, other than he was seeing bones....ribs....spine.....he thought it was a little freaky. Wrangler was standing beside me holding my hand and saying "you ok mommy? you ok?".....so it was a little emotional. Dad was just standing eagerly waiting for the "BOY PARTS" to appear on the screen!!! 

Trapper was a little freaked out here.......

The Tech makes her way down to the "potty shot", and the legs are Crossed. There is no way she is going to see what that baby is. So, she continues to take measurements. The longer we were in there, the more anxious everyone was getting. My good friend Bekah came with her daughter Jersey to check out the sonogram as well. When they came in, the first thing Jersey says is "Nelly, we got your cookies!!!". It was priceless!!  The boys were getting ansy, so Bekah took all of them out of the room, so it's just me and Dad. 

Peek-A-Boo Already!!!

I was asking all kinds of questions about the heart, the brain, the feet, lips, faces, kidneys, placenta......Bekah says I need to stay off of WEB MD!!!!!  It all looked good. We couldn't be happier, although, we really would like to have seen what we were having. So, she tries one more time to get the "potty shot", and sees that the baby has turned....only to be Sitting INDIAN STYLE!!!!!  What!?!?!  Are you kidding me?!?!!?  So after some jiggling on my belly, she gets the baby to move just enough to see that 

It's A BaBy GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I said "Nu-uh, Really!?!!?" And she said yes, went back over it and said Yep, it's a girl!!!!  So, THEN the waterworks came!!  I was crying again!!!  I was soo happy. In my excitement, I looked over and Dad, who had stood by my side the entire time, had sat down in the chair. He slowing took his hat off, and started rubbing his head and just sat there like "Oh NO, what in the HECK am I going to do with a girl?" It was a Kodak moment!!!! 

When we were all finished, we went out to the waiting area and the boys were asking all kinds of questions. So when I told them it was a Baby Girl, they were jumping up and down and hootin' and hollerin'!!!  They were sooo excited!!!  

Spoiled (already) Baby Girl

It was a great day for our family. Since then, the news has sunk in a little better to dad. I think he is going to be ok. We went shopping on Sunday, and I held up a little baby girl Skirt, and he just looked at it and walked off. I think if he has his way, she will be dressed in sweatpants and look like a rag doll all the time!!!! 

Now, the next 19 weeks just need to FLY by, because we are all sooo ready to meet her!!!! 

I hope the video plays for all of you!!!

Thank you for sharing in this special moment with us! We are extremely happy and Blessed to be welcoming such a beautiful baby to our family!! 

Happy First Day of March

Hellllooooooooo March 1st!!!!!!  

We welcomed this day with Snow here in Washington, but only a few short hours later, all the snow had melted and we had the windows open letting the fresh air in the house! And they say the weather in KaNSaS is crazy!!! ;)

Normally, my boys would be all for a schools out Snow Day, they were a little freaked when they read on the Local KOMO News Station that there were some schools with Delays and Closings today due to the snow...they were actually Praying that Mukilteo would NOT be on that list!!! It wasn't, so they were relieved!!!

The nice winter storm we had in January kept them out of school for 5 days, therefore, the make up days are scheduled for the end of the year, so now they don't get out of school until June 21st!!!  They said it seems like they will NEVER get out of school!!!  Ha!!! 

Today has been a long one, as I am anxiously awaiting for Tomorrow at 11 a.m. to get here so I can <Hopefully> find out the gender of this little baby in my belly!!!!! I was very busy today. Wrangler had a play day with Jersey Girl so that kept him busy while I did some much needed cleaning and organizing!! 

March 1st marks the countdown for Many events happening in March!!  

IN just 8 short days, my Great Grandma will be celebrating her 104th Birthday...NO, that is not a TYPO...she was born on March 9, 1908 and she is still as healthy as can be and going pretty darn well for a woman in her 100's!!!! When we visited Ks over Christmas, the boys and I got to spend some time with her. It was definitely too short of a visit, but it was good to see her. 

In just 7 short days, my Grandma D will be celebrating 80 years of life!!!  It seems like yesterday that both these gals were much younger, but they look GREAT for their ages. 

I guess it's true, being active and busy your whole life will keep you going...or if you ask my Great Granny.... "A Drink A Day will keep the Dr. away"!!!  And this is NO LIE!!!  We used to gather at her house on Friday's for "Happy Hour" where she would serve up mixed drinks-her specialty was "Old Crow Whiskey w/ Squirt"....She called it a "Snort"...... :) For those who didn't prefer the Whiskey...she would serve up Cranberry Juice and Vodka.....ohh, the memories we had at her house getting together with Family and catching up after a busy work week!!! For her 100th Birthday Celebration, her Family Dr. of MANY Years came to the party and brought her a bottle of Old Crow.......now that's a GOOD Doctor!!!! :) 

There are many more birthdays coming up this month, sometimes I wish I had a March Birthday...but so many of my family members have that covered already!!!

27 DAYS until we get to head to Ks for our little MINI VACATION!! We are on the countdown!!!!

Now the boys and I are off to frost the "funfetti" cake we made today and cook some Spaghetti for Dinner! 

HaVe a GrEAt Evening!!!!!