Maggie Jane Atchley
We finally welcomed our baby girl, Maggie Jane, on July 5th, 2014! We always knew we wanted 3 children, Lord willing. We found out on Halloween of 2013, that we were pregnant!! We were so excited, thankful and anxious! With a new pregnancy (especially when you already have 2 boys...) come all the usual questions...
"When are you due?" July 13th
"Were you trying???" Yes
"You know what causes this....right?" Again, yes
"Oh, you're hoping for a girl this time, right?" No!
That last question came masked as several other "well wishes" also...
"Congratulations....hope you get your girl"
"Oh, hooray! Praying it's a girl!"
"Maybe you'll get your girl this time...."
It's funny, because people just automatically assume that if you have 1 or 2 of one gender, that you naturally desire to have the other. For Chris, this was true. He was quite open our entire pregnancy about wanting a girl. Knowing that this would be our last planned pregnancy, and likely last baby, he wanted a girl. I on the other hand only knew boys. We had 2, rowdy, loud, messy, ornery, mama-loving boys. I was alllll about having a 3rd one! Plus, I come from a family of 3 girls, so I didn't know what it's like to have a family where you do Ninja turtles AND barbies, Hot Wheels AND baby dolls, cleats AND dresses. So when we found out that this baby was a girl, our dr asked me "Are you okay?" The short answer was "Yes!" The long answer was...I needed time to adjust. I wasn't ready for pink and bows, and drama etc.
Fast forward to picking her name, decorating her nursery, her shower, getting her brothers ready for her...it all started growing on me! I couldn't wait to see her sweet, delicate, girly little face!
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| Maggie Jane Atchley July 5, 2014 7 lbs even, 19.5 inches long 3:43 a.m. |
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| The Atchley 5! These were some proud big brothers!! |
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| Dr. Stacie Elfrink, took such good care of my sweet girl! |
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| Proud daddy!! I should have known by the smile on his face, that she was going to have him completely wrapped around her finger! He looooooves his baby girl! |
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| Grandma Jana and Granddad Rusty with their 5th grandbaby, but 1st granddaughter...hence all the pink! |
