Baby Jackson reveal

Last Tuesday, Eli and I went to see our baby on the ultrasound. This was such a wonderful and exciting time for us, not only seeing our baby move and squirm on the screen, but also finding out whether our baby is a boy or girl. God is so wonderful in his creations. We are blessed to be a part of this miracle of bringing a new life into this world and our family.

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I still can't believe we are having a little girl! This just makes my heart so happy. I've had this little feeling for a while that we are having a girl, but it was so exciting to have that feeling confirmed! About three or four minutes into our ultrasound, the tech asked what we thought we were having and then asked if we wanted to know already. Because she was able to tell so early, I was sure it was a boy. Then she said our baby is a girl! Apparently our little one wasn't being too modest! We sat there and watched our daughter dance and wiggle all over the place for the next 35 minutes. I could have sat there all day just watching her move. She's still tiny right now, only 8 1/2 ounces and 6 inches from head to bottom, but it was so amazing to see her sweet face, hands, feet, and body. We even got to see a few 4D views of her. Oh wow!! That was incredible to see such detail when she's so small! At the end of the ultrasound, the tech checked again to make sure she is definitely a girl. And yep, there she was for everyone to see!

We are both thrilled to be having a baby girl. It gets more real every day that we get closer to seeing her. I think Eli was overwhelmed at first to hear that we are having a girl. Not overwhelmed in a bad way, but overwhelmed because he has no idea how to raise a little girl (and frankly, neither do I!). But it is so sweet to see him getting more and more excited about it all. The other day, out of nowhere, he looked at me, smiled so big, and said, "guess what... we're having a daughter!" Melts my heart!! I just love him and his huge heart for our baby.I've been feeling her move around quite a bit lately, which is also so special.

This past weekend, all of our immediate family came over for our big gender reveal. We didn't have a huge party, but it was so fun to have them all find out together. We grilled burgers and hot dogs (which drove them all crazy that we didn't tell right away!) Then after lunch, I brought out cupcakes with colored icing inside that revealed the gender. Here are a few shots of them biting in!

Yes, Eli decided he needed a cupcake too!

We are very grateful for our healthy baby girl and could not be more excited right now. We are looking forward to knowing her more and seeing her grow into the person God designed her to be. 

Check back soon for this week's update along with a new bump picture!