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My sweet friend made this plate for me before she moved to Texas because she wouldn't be here for the announcement the gender of the baby.  I love this and as much as I wish she would have been here to tell in person, I do love this!  So, our sweet baby is...

THREE GIRLS!  What are we going to do?  I really thought it was going to be a boy this time and I expected to be disappointed but surprisingly I was just as excited!  She looks great and healthy.  They even moved up my due date one week so we are now due December 13!!  Everyone keeps saying get ready for three weddings but I can't stop thinking about three teenagers in the house at once!  Poor Chris!  We are so thankful for God's blessing and that we are expecting another healthy baby girl!

The sonographer even let Ella help her push the buttons and print the pictures.  She was all about that!

"What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice, And everything nice, That's what little girls are made of. "

                                       

Three. Years. Old.

I am a week behind but our big girl turned 3 on Monday!  It is hard to believe that three years ago this week was my first glimpse of motherhood.  I remember how unsure about things I was.  How each little thing made me question if I was a good mommy.  I am so thankful that God has blessed us with three incredible years with Ella.  Although her first week of 3 has proven to be almost a trying as her whole second year.  The Lord is teaching us together.

We celebrated with family a week early with a "Jessie" (from Toy Story 2) Party.  Ella has been asking for a Jessie party for a while.  We didn't do anything big.  We had a small party at Chris' parents subdivision pool and it was a blast.  Ella requested there be Jessie lemonade which was a new one for me but somehow we came up with something suitable.

On her actual birthday we spent the day as a family doing some of her favorite things:  going to PetSmart to see the cats and dogs, going to the Disney store and getting a pretzel at the mall, and her number one thing, Comfy Cow, where she got a sprinkle cone.

Other favorites of Ella's include:  painting, playing in the sprinkles (sprinkler), fruit snacks, My Little Pony, anything that has to do with Jessie or Bullseye, reading, playing hide and seek.