Girl #3!

That's right, we're going to have three Jacobson girls right in a row. No one has a testimony of the power of sisters like I do. I'm the baby of a family that went 4 boys and then 4 girls right in a row. The girls are all spaced about 2 years apart and we each were only one grade apart. Growing up we shared clothes, rooms, friends, music, the car and most of our lives. There were points where the Ashton sisters made up the entire ward's young women basketball and volleyball teams. We walked home from school together, went to concerts together, went to girls camp together and road tripped together. We yelled, fought and ignored eachother for whole hours at a time but even during those heated moments they were mine and I loved them. It was a sister who told me that guy wasn't worth it, that dress didn't look right or to quit being so dramatic. Sisters are a safe place. They can tell you something honestly that would be offensive coming from anyone else even your very best friend. 99% of my favorite childhood memories include at least one sister. I loved growing up with them but nothing compares to how much I enjoy them now. They are the first ones I call when I need to compare notes on pregnancy and parenting or have a long day. They are my best friends and I love that my girls will have the same thing growing up.

So here's little girl #3 at 19 weeks. We have no names yet but we do know she's coming to us at the right time and we're excited to have her join the family.

And I know you're wondering how David handled the news. He laments that Ashton wont have his same childhood with brothers close in age but he handled it in stride saying he's just excited for another baby. We also know we're not done having kids so that helps too. I remind him often that Ashton is the perfect big brother to all these girls and while he wont have brothers close in age to play with he already has his fair share of neighbor boys he plays with everyday. And I reminded him that 80% of the toys in the playroom are of the boy genre and that just yesterday his sisters were dressed as batman and spiderman respectively.

I'll save the stories about my Dad eventually being comfortable enough to push around a costco sized box of tampons on the top of his cart without flinching for another day.

We can't wait to see who this girl is in appearance and temperament since Hannah and Mallie are opposites in every sense of the word. Hurray for girls!