A year ago

today Matthew and I found out we were having a little girl. During those first 20 weeks of my pregnancy I just knew I was having Emily Kay. Everybody kept guessing boy, but I knew it was a girl. I did not think about little boys or look at little boy things. We tossed around a few boy names, but I kept thinking this is Emily Kay. The day finally came for the sonogram. I remember Matthew and I were anxiously waiting to find out what we were having. I looked at Matthew and had this sudden realization that I could be having a boy. It's not that I would have been unhappy, but I had it set in my mind that we were having a girl and I did not feel prepared for a boy. I kept saying we've got to have a name, Matthew, what can we name a little boy? Matthew looked at me and said,"We're not having this baby today, Molly, we still have plenty of time!" They called us back to the room and Emily Kay mooned the camera and the lady said...It's a girl! I cried happy tears and could not wait to start getting ready for her arrival.

(Pic from the school baby shower...oh how I miss my Edgewood friends!)

I found myself thinking back to this day and I wanted to say that during this week of thanksgiving I am so thankful for this little girl. I simply can not imagine life without her. Happy Thanksgiving!