24 Weeks -- What's In A Name?

24 weeks and counting! 

This has been a busy busy past several weeks, so much so I almost forgot to take my 24 week picture! 

We have been busy planning a way for our little girl! 

Here is a couple of pictures of my 24 week bump! 

Little girl is getting bigger and bigger! 

And while she is growing and moving around so much more it has been impossible for us not to become attached to a name for her! 

I fell in love with this name a while back and we have had it on the short list. It became the winner right after we found out we were having a little girl! 

Back before we knew girl or boy I was walking through a small little children's shop in Goodlettsville called Lizards and Lace. At the time I was predicting a boy so I didn't spend much time in the little girls section. I did come across one little blankie and I have no idea how it didn't hit me that this was a sign that I was definitely having a little girl! In this little shop the ONLY monogrammed item in the store had our little girls name on it and it is not a common or ordinary name by any means! The day after our gender reveal party I decided I had to have this little blankie and it was meant to be! 

So we have chosen our sweet little girls name...

Emmeline Grace Mansfield

Here is a picture of the blankie I found:

Here is our most recent picture of little Emmy Grace! 

22 Weeks and Baby Kicks!

Is time moving so fast right now or is it just me? 

Wow already 22 weeks! Soon to be 23 on Saturday! I know everyone says time passes slowly the second half of the pregnancy but I'm not feeling it yet!

I think the excitement of picking names, and this week nursery designing are making this half of the pregnancy by far the most exciting! 

 SO here is my 22 week picture with baby girl! 

 

 Can you tell a different from 20 weeks? I am surely feeling it! 

 

 The most exciting development is our little girl wiggling a way and kicking up a storm! There is no better feeling than our little girl kicking away in side of me! We thought it would be forever before Brett go to feel her kick but literally every time he puts his hand on my belly she is kicking away at him!

Well that's all for now!!  Brett and I are doing some serious work on baby girls nursery this weekend so lots of details to come!

Sugar and spice...

WOW. For the past week Brett and I have been in our own little world dreaming, thinking, praying for our little girl all the time. 

Only a little over a week after finding out we are expecting a little girl it is hard for me to imagine that I ever thought that she was a boy! It is too funny how she feels all girl now! 

Here are some pictures from our amazing Gender Reveal Party! 

Thank you to Kalee for throwing it!!

 

 The spread! such delicious food! Thank you to our moms!

 

Waiting very very anxiously to find out whether Baby Mansfield is a boy or girl!

 

Cutting the cake! 

 

All Baby GIRL!!!!!

 

Our Baby Girl's sweet gift from her grandmothers!! 

Maggie Mae knew she was a girl all along! Thanks to her favorite Aunt Lindsey for making her Big Sister Bandana!

 

Best friends in the world to share the good news with!!! 

 Until we found out that we were having our sweet girl I really hadn't given too much thought to what makes having a little girl so special. 

 

Now I am overcome with joy and excitement about what our little girl's future will hold! All I can think about are the sweet memories to come, playing with American girl dolls, shopping for her prom dress, wedding dress, and watching her walk down the aisle. So many special moments ahead with our little girl. Lets just hope that once she gets here time starts moving very slowly :)