We’re having a girl!

In early December, we had an ultrasound to check on the baby. We brought the boys along with us as they were so excited to find out what the baby would look like. Bram was hoping for a little brother that he “could battle with.” Gary, however, wanted a little sister. They were both wrong, we were having an alien …

Just kidding. We found out it was a girl and she looked so precious!!

We’re all of course so excited!!! We both kept discussing the possibility of a girl prior to this and throwing around girl names. We both figured we’d have a boy since all our relatives seem to be so good at having boys (13/15 grandkids are boys on the Hartzell side with another due within the next few days; 6/8 grandkids are boys on the Cornia side). But we hoped for a girl and the new experiences and relationships that would result. We are thrilled! And a little intimidated about the expected difference from our very rowdy boys. Now Holly can finally start looking at all the cute little girl stuff that she’s always admired and use her sewing skills to make all sorts of cute stuff.

Stay tuned: baby girl is due May 4th but we expect the c-section to be scheduled about 1 week before that. We still don’t agree on names but are leaning towards Charlotte. We shall see!