Sugar and Spice OR Snips and Snails?

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice?

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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails?

What will Baby M2 be made of?

15 weeks, 4 days and counting...

We go to the doctor tomorrow and...FINGERS CROSSED...will find out if Molly and me or Lutz and Allen will take the lead in the gender wars in the Maness house.  We are still a little early to find out but my pregnancy app on my Droid told me last Wednesday if we were having an ultrasound any time soon we MIGHT be able to find out Baby M2's gender.  Allen is SURE its a boy...I was sure of a girl until the last ultrasound when I swore the tech was about to tell us it was a boy.  Call me crazy but it "looked" like a boy already.  :)  Of course in the end we will be thrilled either way.  I told another coach's wife last week that we weren't wishing for anyone in particular.  The way I see it, we will end up with a cheerleader or ballplayer...either way it will be just what we want!

The new challenge in our house (the old being actually "making" the baby) is agreeing on a name.  We have 1 full girl name that we like and a first name for a girl without a middle name.  We have 1 full boy name that we like and I, I, I have another full boy name that I, I, I like.  Did you get that I have a name that I like...Allen not so much???  Ughhh...he just irrates me sometimes. :)  I keep reminding him of all the things in our marriage that I have suggested and he didn't agree with that he later realized to be the right decision BUT he is still bucking my boy name.  He keeps reminding me that I loved the first boy name to begin with...round and round we go.  Baby names are ALWAYS the topic of conversation anytime we get in the car for a trip.  I really want Baby M2 to have a name when we find out the gender.  Any suggestions???  For a girl we want something really girlie.  And for a boy we want something really athletic.  Here's a very funny AND very TRUE story...

At basketball camp this summer we've been yelling out boy names, acting like we're pulling for someone...just to see how the name "sounds".

I know, I know....we're pathetic but dang...our kid is going to be stuck with this name for life.  I finally told Allen today that I wish babies already came with a name.  Its like you're in the delivery room, you have the baby, and the doctor says, "Congratulations...meet your son/daughter...fillintheblank."  It sure would make this a LOT easier.  LOL!  Actually, I love the whole bantering about picking out a name...if I could just get Allen to cooperate.  :)  In the end, I know I will be happy with whatever we choose.  I just have a really hard time being patient.

One last thing about Baby M2.  We're taking a poll on what our friends and family think the gender is...cast your vote on either of our Facebooks.  I'm going to keep a running tally so we can see who is right!  So exciting!!!

In unrelated baby news...

Where has the first month of summer gone???  Oh that's right, to cheerleading and basketball practices and camps!  Really though we have enjoyed our summer so far!  Allen has attended 3 basketball camps and countless practices.  We're very optimistic about Carroll High School basketball this year.  We have the potential for a really good season!  I can't wait to cheer on the Eagles!  And cheerleading has been great too!  We only had 9 practices before summer camp but believe me we packed in AS MUCH AS PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE to those practices!  My girls worked super hard and I'm excited about the year ahead of us.  Do the girls hate me at times?  (That's a retorical question!) :) But have they become super awesome? Oh yeah!  We attended a new camp this summer in Columbus, GA.  It was still UCA but it was a stunt/performance camp.  We learned lots of new cool stunts and transitions and brought home the 2nd place trophy for camp champs.  Of course, I felt like we were robbed but I have to remind myself that I am just a little bias.  All in all I think my squad this year is THE BOMB!  Great make up of personalities and wonderful senior leadership! Can't wait to see what the year holds for basketball and cheerleading!

In conclusion...PLEASE don't ask us Baby M2's gender after our appointment tomorrow!  We are planning a gender reveal party for our families this weekend and I just don't think I can stand to keep the secret if asked!  LOL!  Help a mama out! ;)