Thursday, December 20, 2007

Santa brought Lawton the best present ever! It's a . . .



LITTLE SISTER!!!!



Baby girl's sweet profile



They tell us this is the proof that the baby is actually a girl! :)

We had a great doctor's visit this morning. (I am just now getting a chance to go to my in-laws house to use their scanner!) The doctor told us that everything looks healthy and the tech that did the ultrasound said she looked like a big girl. I'm not sure how she can tell because when I asked her if she had a guess of how long she was and what she weighed, she replied, "Oh, we can't really tell that." What?

We are very excited, and needless to say shocked that it is actually a girl. There hasn't been a High girl born in almost thirty years, so the High fam is excited and wondering "What are we going to do with a girl?" :) Here's the funny/strange/awesome part - two nights ago, (Tuesday night), I had a dream that we were in the ultrasound room and the tech told us - "It's a girl". That night Chad got home from school and was sitting on the couch. He said, "Guess what? I dreamed last night that we were in the ultrasound room and they told us it was a girl." I looked at him wide eyed and said "ME TOO!" Neither one of us had had had any dreams about the sex of the baby at all and then we had almost identical dreams on the same night!! We call these our "fantastic" moments because we do things like this quite often.

We almost have a name, but are not ready to make it "public" quite yet. We didn't even have a clue for a boy, so now we don't have to worry about that! I'm sure the name will be coming soon . . .

Most importantly, we are so thankful to God that everything looks healthy for me and our baby girl. We thank you all for your interest, thoughts, and most importantly, prayers. Have a wonderful holiday season with your families. May God keep you safe and bless you all!

20 comments:

The Birds said...

Laura Beth,
I couldn't wait to get on your blog and see what your were having! I am so excited for you and your family. Hope that you have a terrific Christmas.
Kristy

mandiandjosh said...

Yea! Yea! Yea!
I am thrilled you are having a GIRL! That is awesome. Praise God that you and her are healthy. You will be in my prayers:)

vergne said...

Laura Beth,
I happened to check out your blog. I'm really happy for you. I'm sure all of the Highs were shocked to find out that you are having a girl! That's great!

Merry Christmas!
Paula

The Byrd Family said...

Yea!! We are so excited for you all...the first girl in 30 years...that is awesome!! So glad to hear that everything looks healthy...it's always such a relief to get to this point! Congrats to all of you!!

Sunny said...

So very happy for you guys! Girls are such fun!!!

Courtney said...

Awwww, congratulations! How exciting to have a boy and a GIRL! Merry Christmas!

chesley said...

Congratulations! I know you guys are so excited! We were the same way with the names.. not a clue for a boy. They are definitely harder to come up with!

Tracy said...

Congrats! I know everyone must be ecstatic with excitement around there. Have a wonderful Christmas!!

The Parker Family said...

hooray for the high family and yeah for a healthy baby... I know you are thrilled. what a wonderful christmas present for your family.

Dee-Dee said...

Yay!!! Congratulations!! It is so much fun (and different) to have one of each! Much praise for the healthy report!

Laurie said...

YAY! That little girl is going to be spoiled rotten and have more monogrammed stuff than any other southern girl...the way it should be!!!

Melissa said...

Yea a girl! She will be spoiled seeing how there haven't been any girls in 30 years! We need to know the secret of making little girls when our time comes. There has only been one girl in 5 generations in the Cornwell family!

Kennesaw Baumann said...
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Kennesaw Baumann said...

My comment was crazy!!! I meant to say congratulations. I know you guys are both excited. What a blessing to have one of each!!!!!

Carey

moshieraj said...

HOW EXCITING!!!!!!!! You are going to LOVE having a little girl. I'm sure all of the Highs were shocked and excited...she is going to be VERY spoiled!

Elizabeth said...

I'm so excited for you and your family. I can't believe it is a girl, especially since its been that long since there has been a HIGH girl.I'm glad everything looked healthy! Congratulations!!

Anonymous said...

Oh, that little girl is going to be loved on so much by all those High guys! I had voted boy, so I should have known it was going to be a girl. I'm always WRONG. :) And that's crazy about your dreams! I dreamed both of my little guys were going to be boys when I was pregnant with them. My subconscious is the only part of me that's ever right, I guess.

lyla said...

I was right! i have a knack for knowing--ha ha! congratulations and i'm so glad everything looks great. have a great christmas!

Elizabeth S said...

What a great present! Big brothers are so sweet to their baby sisters. What fun! Can't wait to hear the name.

Angie said...

It was so good to hear from you on my blog. Of course, I remember you. I have actually checked your blog before after seeing your link on Mandi's page. It's good to hear you are doing well. Congrats on your soon-to-be baby girl!