We are having a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

I can finally shout it from the rooftop for all to hear....WE ARE HAVING A GIRL!!!!

A GIRL!!! A GIRL!!! A GIRL!!!That's right....its a GIRLLLLLLL :D

I'm OVER THE MOON!!!!!!! I don`t think a hundred exclamation marks and capitalized letters could properly express my true and genuine happiness and excitement that we are having another girl!!! lol

Not only are we blessed with the gift of another girl in our life and family, but Nya gets to have a sister :) WOOOO HOOO!!!

That's what she has wanted from day one! lol When ever she talked about the baby, it was always `my sister`. When asked what the baby was, it was always `girl`. lol She never talked about a brother or Sweet Pea being a boy. She was adamant she was having a sister; and she was right!

I know first hand the joys of sisterhood; nothing quite compares. I was privileged to have grown up with two sisters in my life. I say `privileged` because it was truly a blessing and privilege to have two best friends to experience life with.

We are all 3 years apart; my oldest being 6 years older than I and my middle sister being 3 years older. Yes, I am the baby of the family and boy did and do I love it! ha ha

We were always very close growing up and still remain very close to this day. The bond and relationship of sisterhood is not like any relationship. There is a linking of hearts that is so deep and beautiful.

I once read a quote on sisterhood that I loved:

``Sisters are like having a best friend. Whatever you do and wherever you go, you know that they`ll always be there.``

This quote is SO true; at least for me it has been! Sisters stick together. Rain or shine, no matter what obstacles you face in life, no one quite understands you and loves you like a sister does.  They have been like my Aaron and Hur to Moses in the Bible.

They have held me up in times when I couldn`t stand on my own. They have laughed with me, rejoiced with me, cried with me, inspired me, encouraged me, corrected me, loved me, supported me and shared their lives with me.

In the darkest times in life, my sisters have always been by my side. In the most wonderful times in life, they have always stood by me celebrating.

It is also because of my sisters that I am Saved today! Thank you Jesus for my sisters!!!!

In any case, I say all this to say, sisterhood is a rich gift that only gets richer and richer as life progresses and there is no value you can put on such a relationship.

To know that our precious Nya will experience this wonderful gift in her life could not make me any happier!!!!!!!

I am SO excited for her! And truth be told, for me too as I LOOOOOOOOOVE having a girl!!!! lol

We truly and honestly had no preference in what we wanted or hoped Sweet Pea was; boy or girl; however, there was something in the depth of my heart that longed for another girl. In my dreams Sweet Pea always seemed to be a girl. When I envisioned our family, I almost always saw it with two girls, etc.

One thing that I absolutely love about having another girl too is that when I pray for my children, I pray for `my girls` and `my daughters`. he he It makes me smile every time :) :) :)

So, now that the cat is out of the bag and the gender is revealed, FINALLY!!! lol,  I no longer have to tippy toe or watch myself when talking about the gender of Sweet Pea :) It feels liberating to finally be able to say SHE SHE SHE SHE!!!!!! he he

Ive been wanting to say that for sooo long!

 I love this shot!

This is Big Sister Nya announcing to the world, we are having another GIRL :)

 

Nya trying to blow up the ITS A GIRL balloon for the picture announcement above; too cute!