IT'S A GIRL!!!!

IT'S OFFICIAL: WE ARE HAVING A GIRL!

And yes, she happens to be giving the middle finger and smiling in the second photo! Please excuse her, she wasn't in the mood for paparazzi.

This is the day we have been much awaiting, the day we find out the gender of our baby! Well, today I was fortunate enough to have an extensive ultrasound and it looks like we have ourselves a perfect little baby girl! There was pretty much no question whatsoever, they said she is a textbook case for girl parts! Thus, the party has started for buying pink and girly things! I completed our registry at Target and Babies R Us! Everyone please check them out!

Our little one will be named Layla Joyce Fullmer and the doctors said she is tall already! Like her daddy! She is all arms and legs and has nice long feet and a long neck, beautiful little girl! She loves to sleep so I hope she doesnt get too much of it now so we can enjoy our first few months with her on a decent sleep pattern. Yeah, yeah I know....wishful thinking! Hah! If she is anything like her daddy and I, she will be bouncing off the walls, but honestly, that is all we know how to do so it won't be too bad. Sleepless nights are inevitable and I look forward to bonding with the little one for the next few months until Matthew gets home and it is safe to have her.

She is growing like crazy, the doctor said and she is still currently without hair. The whole ultrasound she was sleeping and sucking on her thumb. A few times she did a precious stretch, but pretty much the whole time she had both her arms and legs flopped around the placenta like a beany baby. She is too cute! She was tightly graspig the umbilical cord and was sitting like a lady with her legs crossed for the majority of the sitting. However, she flipped with her bottom up towards my belly button for a few seconds to show us that she indeed is a little girl!

Matthew was elated to hear the news and we were fortunate to time it correctly so he called right as I was laying on the ultrasound table watching her move! We got several shots of her as well as a video of her moving so I hope to be able to post all of it ASAP!

WHAT A JOY WE HAVE!! A little break in the Fullmer all boys chain! I think Grandma and Grandpa Fullmer may have needed a boy break for a little while and she will provide just that!

Love to all from Matthew, Katie, and Baby Layla