{HAPPY News Contest}

[Jami Johnson]

This news isn't really embroidery related, but the prize is so, I'll post it here.

We have happy news in our home. I'm pregnant! We are so excited to welcome a new little one to our family this September. In case you don't know, we have three boys (ages, 7, 5, and 19 mo.) already. We had an ultrasound today and found out the gender of the baby. The baby looks happy and healthy which is SO good to know.

Now for the fun part. We're going to start a little contest in honor of the little baby. Guess the sex and you'll be entered to win any baby design of your choice from us. All you have to do is post your guess under this thread. I'll then draw a random name from the correct answers. On Friday, the 11th (around 9pm PST), I'll announce the results along with a winner. Be sure to check back to see if you won and of course, if it's a girl or boy!!!

If you want to make me really excited about your answer, leave a suggestion for a name...we need them!!!

PS...I added a family picture from a couple months ago so you can get a feel for our family. Don't laugh too hard at David and I. :)

[craftmama]

ohhhhhhhh- congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for your whole family. My DD is due in the middle of Oct. (our 1st grand), so I know you must be thrilled. My guess is BOY. What are your other childrens names?

Boy name Aiden
Girl name-Shelby

[artsiegirl]

OMG!!! I'm so excited for you! Why does it feel as if this is happening to a member of my family? How odd.

My guess is going to be a girl, even though I'm quite partial to boys having 2 of my own. We could have had 15 children (and would have without medical intervention!) and all 15 would have been boys, but I'm counting on you getting to embroider some pink this time!

What are your boys' names again? I'm trying to determine if there's a pattern in their names. My FIL has 3 brothers and one sister. The boys' names are Jerry, Larry, Gary,...and Wayne. Guess who the poor black sheep is in that family!

[StitchinGrandma]

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Congratulations for you all!!!!!

I'm just SOOO excited for you both Jami & David!

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[anpola]

Congratulations! Our kids are the same ages! I'm having a hard time thinking about having #4 but we will likely go there soon. ;) I hope that you have good pregnancies. That ultrasound looks pretty enough to be a girl to me!

[Sew 'N Sane]

Congratulations Jami & David!

I have four children also, and I wouldn't trade my life with them for anything!

I'm betting it's going to be a beautiful GIRL. :girl:

You're going to have to let all of us know what your boys' names are so we can come up with some good suggestions.

:marchmellow:

[Jami Johnson]

Thanks for all the well wishes...you all are just so sweet.

My boys names are Logan, Cameron and Evan. We didn't make them all end in N on purpose, just kind of worked out that way.

Can't wait to hear your suggestions.

[UK Rosemary]

Hi my guess is it's a girl.........but I can tell from your messages that whatever it is it will be loved and spoiled rotten by three big brothers.
I hope all goes well, and that regardless of whether it's a girl or boy that it grows up happy healthy and strong......and learns how to use an embroidery machine!
Congratulations
Rosemary

[StitchinGrandma]

Ok Jami ~ Since you asked, here's my ideas so far. :D

Names ~ Girl
Trista Desiree

Names ~ Boy
Aaron

[NJMo]

Since your boys are so absolutely darling in your photo, I think another boy would be super!!! You sure have done a great job having handsome boys. As for the name, how about Brien. (My son is Brian.) Maybe with a little different spelling, it would help balance the more common last name. I am Number 7 in a family of 8. We all have J's in our name -- cute when you're 4, but when you're 44, it's a little strange. My dad is Junior and my brothers are John, Joe and Jim. :-) All the girls, including my late mother, have middle names that begin with J. Ugh. Good luck and hope all continues to go well with your pregnancy.

[StitchinGrandma]

We all have J's in our name -- cute when you're 4, but when you're 44, it's a little strange. See, now I understand this because every single male in my Mom's family, brother, father, uncles, grandfathers, and as far back as they can remember all had WWB for their initials.

[just_teachin]

Congratulations Jamie and David!! How exciting!!! (Now, just make sure those 4x4 Dolly Mama's are done before you go into labor! :rofl:

Hmmmmm.... I think I'll say girl (and then Mom, you can say boy, and one of us could be in the running then! ;) )!

One of my favorite names that I'd briefly considered for Corinne (which is a family name) was Kaileen (Kay-LEEN). I had a wonderful student by that name and fell in love with the name. Also really liked Cecily (again, a former student- but also a musical name).

For boys... Corinne would've been Nathan, but I was never 100% in love with it- it just never felt 100% right. (Guess I'm glad she was a she! :girl:) Also love Aaron. Would have run with Evan in a heartbeat if DH's name wasn't Kevin. :rolleyes:

[artsiegirl]

As a teacher, I come across many names that we won't even mention here. A few that I really like are: Ava, Claire or Ella for a girl and Connor for a boy. I currently teach a Hispanic child named Citlaly which I thought was really odd until I found out it means star (and she definitely is one!)

[little lamb]

Congratulations! How exciting! I just had my 3rd baby in December. So exciting!!!

Ok, my guess is it is a girl. The U/S looks very girly :) As for a name, I am going with Megan. It flows with your boys names.

[fun2sew]

David and Jami.... Congratulations! A Boy or Girl your Family will be a wonderful addition to your family! What a Blessing! Are you boys excited?
Don't over do it now!

Just love your Family Picture!

When is your due date?

[jojo5]

YEAH!! Congratulations!! We have five (2 boys and then 3 girls ages 11 ,8,6,4,3) and we have so much fun with them. We could have had more, but ran out of room in the minivan. :) When we came home from the hospital with our youngest our oldest was still in a booster so we have 5 carseats!! All we could do was laugh!

I am guessing a GIRL!! Everyone needs one girl to dress and do her hair.

Either way congratulations and may everything go well for you these next few months.

[stitchcrazy]

YEAH!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to guess a girl, just because I think every house needs some estrogen! ;) If I have a girl one day (which I probably never will judging from the stats on my husband's side), I want to name her Katherine Claire and call her Kit. My sister is Claire Elizabeth, which I also love. My doggies names are Sophie and Bella (Isabella) because my husband is Italian, and I would love those names just as much if they were people. ;) As far as boys go, I love the classics - Christopher, Thomas, Benjamin, etc... I hope you have an easy pregnancy - make all of those boys wait on you until September!!! ;) Congrats again!

[nanamcd]

Happy news is right!!! So happy to hear not only of your pregnancy, but that everything is going well and both you and the baby are healthy. You have such a handsome family that I'm going to imagine another little boy in the picture (although I know that a baby of either gender will be much loved by all of you!) Thanks for sharing your wonderful news with all of us aunties and uncles on the board :)

[Sew 'N Sane]

Even though I think it's a girl, I'm kind of partial to the name Grayson if it's a boy. My youngest is a Grayson and I still love the name (even though some days I feel like I say it 1000 times).

For a girl, I love the names Sarah and Claire.

:marchmellow:

[windwillow]

:congrats: I am so happy for you both and for the boys as well. This such a blessing, and she will be too! oh yea, names :
Boy***Kevan, Quinten, Cory James, Michael Keith, Carrington
Girl***Madison Lynn, Jacelyn, Atenek Leigh, Cheri, Megan Deajanea
Sorry about that, got on a roll, no matter the sex of the baby, just healthy, happy, and loved...smile girl...looks like you got a bun in the oven...again.:D

[Sew So Happy]

Oh, this is going to be a very exciting topic of conversation around here! Congratulations! I am going to guess a girl and I am liking the name "Emma Claire". That is the name of a little girl in Abby's class at school and I think it sounds really feminine. With three boys in the house, she will definitely need a really feminine name! I name my little girl, Abigail Rose, after great grandmothers. Have you already looked at the women in your family for inspiration?

[Jami Johnson]

I hope Friday hurries here fast because this is so hard for me to sit here quietly and not comment on some of these names. Some of them you mentioned have special meaning that we've actually thought of. :D I'll comment more when I can.:D

Keep them coming. This is fun!!!

[Carlene]

Let me guess.....
A bundle of joy baby Boy!

I love the name "Sam"
So on your ultra sound you could write, "Sam I am". LOL

Had to edit........Congrats to you and your family!!!!

[Lisaa]

Congratulations, what wonderful news! My guess is GIRL!!! Boys are awesome but girls are just so pink!!!!

[playing pretty]

Congratulations! Your family is just precious! I'm going to guess a little girl, only because I would love to have one amongst my boys! I love the names Elizabeth and Kate. I think they are classic. For a boy I like Braden and Aaron. I wish you the best!!

[JET]

Congratulations. My guess and wish for you is a little girl. We have two grown boys, but can't tell you how excited I was to have a granddaughter. I love the name Sara.

[Ole' Girl]

Congratulations!!

I will guess a girl!.

girl - Kersten
boy - Jonathan

[StitchinGrandma]

:congrats: I am so happy for you both and for the boys as well. This such a blessing, and she will be too! oh yea, names :
Boy***Kevan, Quinten, Cory James, Michael Keith, Carrington
Girl***Madison Lynn, Jacelyn, Atenek Leigh, Cheri, Megan Deajanea
Sorry about that, got on a roll, no matter the sex of the baby, just healthy, happy, and loved...smile girl...looks like you got a bun in the oven...again.:D

Yes, healthy is always the biggest concern BUT you do realize if you don't choose one or the other you will not be in the drawing, right? Gotta pick one there missy. :D

[stitchcrazy]

Just thought about this, but it could be a trick question - what if Jami is having twins! And it's a boy and a girl!!! ;) Wouldn't that be great??!!!???!!!

[StitchinGrandma]

Just thought about this, but it could be a trick question - what if Jami is having twins! And it's a boy and a girl!!! ;) Wouldn't that be great??!!!???!!!

OMG she's going to kill you for even mentioning this. I know I would since I already raised twins. HA!

[stitchcrazy]

OMG she's going to kill you for even mentioning this. I know I would since I already raised twins. HA!

ROFLMAO!!!!!! I love it! Muahahahaha (evil laugh). ;)

[StitchinGrandma]

You just keep laughing. Anyone wishing multiples on her will not be on her good list I'm betting. http://www.terpstra.us/images/vickiljt/Gifs/lol2.gif

[Sewfaithfully]

Congratulations you two! What wonderful news!
You have a very handsome family and this little treasure will only add to it. ;)

I guess I'll go with a guess of GIRL.

Not sure how it runs in your families but a girl would be nice.
Of course boys are great too. And guess what...you'll definately get one or the other. LOL
I know you already know which it is. Don't you just feel giddy sitting there reading these knowing who is right and who is wrong? :p

Congrats again and I hope you'll have a healthy pregnancy.

[Jami Johnson]

Just thought about this, but it could be a trick question - what if Jami is having twins! And it's a boy and a girl!!! ;) Wouldn't that be great??!!!???!!!
No offense to any one with twins, but for the sake of my sanity, no, that wouldn't be great. I think twins are the sweetest thing, but not in my house. I'd be committed to the funny farm. :)

[Jami Johnson]

ROFLMAO!!!!!! I love it! Muahahahaha (evil laugh). ;)
I hadn't read all the way through the posts before I replied to the other one. That's how strongly I felt.;) Just be careful what you wish on others, it always come back ten fold. As you would say, muahahaha....:D

[windwillow]

Okay I will say a girl even if they are more difficult to raise. The thing is I want to throw out another boys name, Mason Ryan, Always thought if I ever named a boy that would be in the running, I have two boys but didn't have a hand in naming them.
Now another little girls' name would be Bianca Renea.
Yes, I always like the different. My daughter has my name because it is unique. Anyway, lots of smiles and hugs to you both, we are all so happy for you!!!
Keneta

[debi@thebeach]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I'm gonna guess a BOY! I have two boys myself and if I had another boy, I would name him Grady. I will pass that name on to you if you so chose. I like names you don't hear.
Congrats again!

[tflosses4u]

Congratulations! My best friend is expecting #4 and i can barely take care of 2!!!! I would haved more though!! My guess is also for a GIRL(some of my patients have recently had some sweet additions and i liked Lila , Ava, Natalie) We were never good at boys names...when we were expecting our 2nd daughter(we didn't find out the sex) we were asking the nurses during my labor if they could throw out any suggestions because we just couldn't come up with one(or one that we both agreed on) My best friends just had baby boys..Lawson and Owen!(oh, those 2 boy names end in "N" too!)

[ShirleyC]

Your family is beautiful. I will make a guess of a BOY.

A pretty girl's name is: Kinsey
Boy's name: Cayden - my grandson's name, of course.

[Becca]

What a blessing!!! Congratulations to you and the whole family. I'm guessing that the baby is a BOY.
Now the names - Ryan for a boy and Emily for a girl.
Prayers going out to you for a healthy baby!!!
Hugs,
Becca

[stitchcrazy]

Ok ladies, I was just kidding about the twins...you don't have to wish evil things upon me...just thought it was an option no one had considered... :)

[Snyder.crafting]

You family photo is lovely! Although it pretty obvious that the 'X' chromosome is very dominant in your family, I hope you are getting a GIRL this time.
Best wishes for a happy and healthy baby no matter what it is!
Jennifer

[StitchinGrandma]

Ok ladies, I was just kidding about the twins...you don't have to wish evil things upon me...just thought it was an option no one had considered... :)

LOL I'm betting she had that thought already. I think almost every woman has that thought at least once when they find out they are pregnant.

[hardworkfhe]

I will guess a girl!

[Jami Johnson]

Ok ladies, I was just kidding about the twins...you don't have to wish evil things upon me...just thought it was an option no one had considered... :)
We would NEVER EVER wish evil things upon you. We love you and your humor!!! It was all in fun, right?

[Jami Johnson]

Drum roll...I am SOOO excited that I can finally tell our {HAPPY} news. Wow, it's been hard remaining quiet. I have had a lot of fun with this and love all the great suggestions for names...so many great ones.

Without further delay...we are having a GIRL and we couldn't be more thrilled. We absolutely love our boys and I thought I really wanted another boy, but now that we've had a few days to let it sink in and couple trips to the mall, I'm loving the idea of this little lady more and more. Heres' the proof.

Again thanks for all the congrats and well wishes!!!:D

[Jami Johnson]

I can't believe I forgot to announce the lucky winner! Another drum roll, please.

STITCHCRAZY, you're the winner of any baby design of your choice. Send me an email letting me know which one you'd like and I'll send it your way.

[StitchinGrandma]

UGH FINALLY I can say how excited I am that you get to have a little lady in your house to share all your girly things with Jami!

So? Who won the contest here?
ETA: Ummmmmmm you were typing when I was and made that announcement. oops. CONGRATS Stitchcrazy! YAY!

[Jami Johnson]

Ya, preggo brain and the end of a busy day, doesn't equal a good memory!! :)

[StitchinGrandma]

Hey, at least you have something to blame for a few months. LOL

[artsiegirl]

Congratulations Jami! I can't wait to see what cute girly things you're going to make for her! You are going to show us some of them aren't you? What names are you thinking of or have you gotten that far yet?

Also, congratulations Stitchcrazy for winning the contest! Now maybe you can create a great use for those new baby designs? Hmmm.......it might be contagious!

[Lisaa]

Congratulations! I see lots of pink thread and fabric in your future!!!

[playing pretty]

Yea! I am so excited for your family! She will be an adorable addition to your boys!

[fun2sew]

A Little Girl... How Sweet!

You boys will protect her!
Your Hubby will adore her! (And protect her too)

Doing the happy dance for you!

Dawn

[anpola]

Congratulations! A girl will be such a joy and so much fun make things for!

[craftmama]

oh congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!! I just got back from Kohl's (It just opened about 20 miles from my house.) They are having a fantastic baby sale. Had to buy a few baby outfits for DD. (guess we'll havfe to wait 5 more weeks to see if I should be buying pink or blue.
Jami-would love to see some of the things you make for your beautiful new arrival.
Stichcrazy-what a decision you have to make.... congratulations.

[StitchinGrandma]

Kohl's online clearance section always has great stuff on sale really cheap. I don't even want to admit how much money I put on my credit card there when I found out we were having our first grandchild and it was a girl. :D The stuff I can get from that site at such amazing prices is fabulous. I'm talking $40 outfits for $4 or so. GREAT site to stalk and check out.

[StitchinGrandma]

UGH And since I just posted about Kohl's online clearance area I just HAD to go take a peek. ACK...

Case in point ...... check THIS awesome (http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/clearance/kids1/newborn/PRD~256080/Bebe+d+Amour+Bunny+Velboa+Pram.jsp)sale out $55 price/clearance $16.50


And other CUTE terricloth (http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/clearance/kids1/newborn.jsp?bmForm=guided_nav_search&SubcatFolderID=2534374752618863)sleep and play outfits reg $14 clearance from $14-$15

[craftmama]

UGH And since I just posted about Kohl's online clearance area I just HAD to go take a peek. ACK...

Case in point ...... check THIS awesome (http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/clearance/kids1/newborn/PRD~256080/Bebe+d+Amour+Bunny+Velboa+Pram.jsp)sale out $55 price/clearance $16.50


And other CUTE terricloth (http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/clearance/kids1/newborn.jsp?bmForm=guided_nav_search&SubcatFolderID=2534374752618863)sleep and play outfits reg $14 clearance from $14-$15

OMG-that is so cute. I can't wait for the sonogram. My DD says the baby will probably turn around so we won't be able to tell the sex. But then there's always green and yellow clothes.

[UK Rosemary]

Congratulations.........I am the mum of two adorable girls who mean the world to me.....they're both cute, funny and sometimes they make me want to tear my hair out.......and they're now 21 and 19 !
It seems five minutes since we were doing the school run and racing round after them.......now I just love it when they come home from university and we have time together.........time flies too quickly.

[ShirleyC]

I'm so glad it is a girl. She will be so overprotected by her older brothers, which could be a good thing.

Congratulations to Stitchcrazy also!

[stitchcrazy]

Okay ladies, the one day where I don't check the board every hour on the hour I win something! I never win anything - this is so exciting!

CONGRATULATIONS Jami and David! I'm so excited you'll be able to add a beautiful baby girl to the household...and yes, Jami, my twins jokes were all in good fun!

Artsiegirl - no way! We're not having any babies anytime soon! Although I will happily stitch the baby design I choose for a friend or two... :) One day, one day...just not yet. ;)

[Leslie]

Congratulations! My guess is it's going to be a girl and a name I would suggest is Emily.

I am also surrounded by males so I'm always hoping EVERYONE is going to have a girl - mostly because I love to shop for girly things.

[artsiegirl]

Artsiegirl - no way! We're not having any babies anytime soon! Although I will happily stitch the baby design I choose for a friend or two... :) One day, one day...just not yet. ;)

I knew with the twin jokes for Jami that you needed a little joke yourself! ;) We'll be waiting to see something adorable with whatever design you choose. What are you choosing by the way?

[stitchcrazy]

I knew with the twin jokes for Jami that you needed a little joke yourself! ;) We'll be waiting to see something adorable with whatever design you choose. What are you choosing by the way?

I'm thinking about the simply stitches baby rattle, but I can't decide. You've done a lot of baby stuff - which one is your favorite?

[just_teachin]

I'm thinking about the simply stitches baby rattle, but I can't decide. You've done a lot of baby stuff - which one is your favorite?

I have the simply stitches stroller and it stitches beautifully on cardstock, which can then be mounted on another layer of cardstock for beautiful enclosure cards. I bet the rattle could do the same.

[stitchcrazy]

Ooooohh. I haven't experimented with paper projects yet - that sounds like a fun one! Do you use stabilizer on paper projects?

[craftmama]

ohh- that sounds like a neat project.

[artsiegirl]

I also love the simply stitches designs. They stitch so quickly and the simplicity of them really appeals to me. I use the ladybug and bumblebee quite a bit as well.

[stitchcrazy]

I also love the simply stitches designs. They stitch so quickly and the simplicity of them really appeals to me. I use the ladybug and bumblebee quite a bit as well.


I love the simplicity, too. I've been eyeing the summertime designs - I grew up on the the coast of Georgia and some of those beachy designs would be so cute on beach bags, coverups, or towels... but those aren't baby themed, so I'll save those for my wish list for now. ;)

[Cynelle]

Congratulations! That little girl is going to have 3 big brothers to make sure no one picks on her. :)

[Jami Johnson]

Congratulations! That little girl is going to have 3 big brothers to make sure no one picks on her. :)
Let's hope, but I have a feeling her 3 older brothers will be the ones picking on her. That's how it was in my family.;)

[StitchinGrandma]

My younger and older brother always picked on me. Hated it.

[twin mom]

Congratulations! A girl, and only one, lol. Having only had twins, (a boy and a girl), I envy those who go through babyhood with only one set of bottles, carseats, diapers, midnight feedings, etc. I'm so excited for you.

OK, here's my name suggestion: how about "Erin". My twins are named Emily and Aaron, and we love the names. Aaron got lots of buzz in previous threads, and I think that the "girl" version is just so cute, but will be good as she grows up.

Whatever your family chooses to name her, may she grow up to be happy and healthy. Congratulations, again!