Another Girl

Sometimes I still am in shock that I am having another girl. Ask me before I was even married, I would tell you that I wanted a boy first, mainly because I loved the idea of the "big brother" to watch over and protect the younger sister. After spending a year as a nanny for 2 girls, I knew I wanted a boy first. Then I was able to be a nanny to 2 boys. Now 2 boys were completely different from 2 girls that is for sure. No diva or whiny girl attitudes, more like lots of rolling around, wrestling, dirt, trucks and cars. I definitely still wanted to have a girl, I just felt like having a boy first was a great fit for me.

Then I married Bobby and he couldn't be more of a boy. He didn't have a sister, just a brother, both huge into sports and one became a Marine, and the other a police officer. A boy would definitely fit into our family that is for sure. When I got pregnant with Kaylie, I really didn't care whether she was a boy or girl, although still in the back of my mind I thought it would be great to have a boy first.
When Kaylie came, she changed our world. Bobby was wrapped around her little finger, and I was completely in love. I was so happy that she was mine. Spunky and energetic from day one, she has always had a mind of her own and been one tough cookie. She is the perfect balance of a girly girl and a tomboy. This girl has the sweetness and compassion of a girl, yet the no fear nobody get in my way mindset of a boy. She will bake with me and paint for hours, but when daddy is here it's nothing but wrestling, jumping on him, and riding "monkey back" as she calls piggy back rides with him. She is perfect for us in every way.
Before I got pregnant with Reagan, I was ready for a boy. I was pining for a boy. All my close friends were having boys, it was inevitable I would have a boy. When Megan and Jess found out they were having boys I was jealous. And when I got pregnant, all I was drawn to were little boy baby clothes and boy things.
As the day drew closer to where we would find out the sex of our 2nd baby, I slowly started to entertain the idea of having another girl. I would see Mom's out at the store with 2 little girls, and I would start to get excited. I realized that I was truly reallly excited if it was another girl. And when the day came, and the sonographer said "it's another little girl" I cried, because I was so happy. Kaylie, was going to have a little sister. I never had a sister, and now Kaylie will have the joy of having a sister and hopefully best friend. And Bobby was now outnumbered poor guy. But he was super happy also. Another girl.
Just recently we picked out and both very surprisingly, fell in love with a middle name for Reagan. We couldn't agree on anything for the longest time, and I finally told Bobby one that I liked, and was shocked that he actually liked it also. This must be the name!!! It had meaning to me because it is the name of a fictional town from one of my favorite books/movies of all time. When I hear the name I think of a beautiful town where a young spunky orphan girl grew into a beautiful woman. In a town called Avonlea.
Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorite stories ever. And I love the name Avonlea for a girl. So it looks like Reagan Avonlea is it for this little girl that will enter our lives in less than 2 months. Just today, my dear friend Megan brought something to my attention that I didn't even think of. In the story, Anne is a red headed orphan girl that is sent to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. They own a beautiful farm in Avonlea, and they want an orphan boy to come help them with the farm. They didn't want a girl, they wanted a boy. But by mistake, Anne is sent to them. Matthew falls instantly in love with this beautiful girl and they adopt her anyway. She is hot tempered, spunky, dramatic, imaginative, and constantly getting herself into trouble. She is nothing like the boy that they had hoped for. Yet Matthew says to her as he is dying "I never wanted a boy, I only wanted you from the first day. Don't ever change, I love my little girl. I'm so proud of my little girl."

And that's exactly how I feel. I wouldn't trade my two girls for any boys. They are perfect for me, and I am so blessed that I get to have 2 little girls,