A new hat

Sweet LJ couldn't resist picking this hat up for Val while he was at the SEC championship game a few weeks ago. So now Val's wardrobe consists of two hats and a chicken outfit.

Modeled by sock monkey

Girl clothes are so cute!

My neighbor Shawne received some girl clothes from a friend of hers, but she found out recently that she's having a boy. She generously passed on a few girl outfits to me. Sweet LJ likes the flamingo suit, but I love the sack sleeper with the matching hat.

Pink and Blue Party!

We've been sitting on Val's sex information for 2 weeks (!!!), because we decided to host a pink and blue party to make the big announcement. Guests were asked to wear pink if they thought we were having a girl, and blue if they thought we were having a boy. Here's the breakdown:

Grandpa: pink shirt and blue jeans. He couldn't decide.

Biffy: pink, but also non-committal

Nell: blue

Gail: pink

Coqui: pink and blue

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Jan: blue
Bruce: blue
Andrew: blue
Sweet LJ: pink and blue stripes, but only because he didn't have a pink shirt
Me: ivory. I didn't feel like buying pink or blue.

Coqui finally took off one of his bandanas, and Sweet LJ made the big announcement.

It's a girl!

So, readers and friends out there, only Sweet LJ, Anne Wimberly, and Robert guessed correctly.

Jan and Bruce brought Val a sock monkey, which she will love, and guests were treated to bags of pink candy (not easy to find this time of year).

We feel so blessed to have a sweet girl on the way (but we would have felt blessed either way, of course!) This baby is already so loved that I cry just thinking about her sometimes.

woot!

How cute is this hat?My library dean gave it to me yesterday. She'd knitted three for a library conference raffle, and I had my choice of blue, orange, or yellow. I wanted them all! I thought about orange but then got scared someone would call my baby Pumpkin Head. Val is going to love this hat, and I will kill anyone who makes a Squash Head reference.

It almost makes me want to learn to knit...or maybe I should say, it almost makes me want to think about learning how to knit. I get sleepy just thinking about knitting. Who can sit still for that long?

In case you're wondering, Coqui did not like wearing the hat.