Baby Girl Armstrong #3

L A C

We have officially picked out a name for Baby Girl Armstrong #3.  Her name will be

Lillian Claire Armstrong

After tossing names around, looking through numerous websites and books, we have decided to go with Lillian.  I will say that it was a lot harder to come up with a name for this baby than the twins.  Every name that we brought to the table just was not "the one."  We kept gravitating towards the name Lillian Claire and it just came to us.  It hit us like it did with the girls names.  When you know, you know. 

We are very excited about meeting little Lillian in February.  I'm very excited to see how the girls will react to Lillian.  I asked Justin the other day what he thought she will look like.  Will she look like either of the girls?  Will she look like a combination of the girls?  Will she look like me (since neither of the girls look like me)?  Or, will Lillian look like her handsome Daddy?  I do know one thing for sure, Little Lillian is very laid back so far.  She does occasionally wake me up at 2:00 am to kick around but other than that, she is just as relaxed as her Daddy.  

All is going great right now with Lillian and we are having another check-up and scheduled ultrasound on October 5th.  We will be 20 weeks on Thursday this week (half way there!) and cannot believe time has flown by as fast as it has.  Please keep praying that all goes smoothly and Lillian will be here and healthy in February to meet us.  

On a different note, Justin's sister, Mallory, married a wonderful man, Timmy, this past Friday and we could not be happier for them.  The wedding was gorgeous, as was the bride, and the reception was a BLAST!! Below are a couple of pictures my sister took of the girls at the reception.  They LOVED the dance floor and shook their little behinds for a little while before mommy and daddy sent them home with Gandy and Aunt Whit for bed time.  Congrats to the happy couple, Mr. and Mrs. Cutts!!!! We love you all very much and can't wait for our children and your future children to grow up together. 

It's a ...............................................

Justin and I went to the doctor yesterday for a check-up.  It was a regularly scheduled check-up. So, that meant no ultrasound, no blood work, or extra tests to do.  We were very eager to find out the sex and I am far enough along now to be able to tell the sex of the baby.  After the heartbeat check and my doctor giving me the thumbs up on everything, he asked us if we were going to find out what this one was.  I said very eagerly, "YES!"  He then said sarcastically, "Do you want to find out today?"  I didn't even give him a chance to finish his sentence and said "YES!"  So, we followed him back to the ultrasound tech and she was so sweet to take time and let us know the sex.  It was very clear that we are having............

A

GIRL!!!!

We are thrilled about this.  We will have 3 girls under the age of 2 in our house at one point.  OH DEAR!! People kept asking me up until today if I could tell what it was.  The truth is, I had NO idea and I could not compare this ONE to my last pregnancy of TWO.  I can tell you one thing, though.  This little chick is one laid back kid so far.  With the girls, they were constantly on the move 24/7, starting at 15 weeks and all the way to the day they were born!!! I don't know if it was because they were fighting for room or because they were/are just so active.  Probably a mixture of both. 

The little beauty is already a chunk weighing in at 9 ounces (the average is 5 ounces at this stage).  She has a strong, fast, and healthy heartbeat.  I bet she'll weigh as much as both of the girls did together.  There is one thing for sure, mama is not putting down the sweets. 

The other great part about this pregnancy is that I have 3 dear friends that are also pregnant with me.  I am due February 16th, one friend is due on March 10th, another on April 1st, and the other due on April 16th.  We get to complain, get bigger, and daydream all together.  That sounds so cheesy but it is so exciting.  It was nice to have someone to go through my last pregnancy with and our kids are one week a part to the day and time. 

Please continue to pray that we and my other friends have healthy pregnancies and deliveries.  God has given us two healthy and ACTIVE girls and we want another healthy baby.  Now, on to the name game.

P.S.  Also, please keep my half brother, Stan, and his family in your prayers.  His beautiful and wonderful mother passed away last week after a 10 month battle with pancreatic cancer.  She was an amazing woman who always made you feel welcome and right at home.  She will be missed dearly.