Rachel Knows... It's a Girl! It's a Girl! Oh and a new car! :-D

We found out on February 18th, that we will be having a little girl and I couldn't be any happier about it! I have been having such a terribly rough time with this pregnancy that I have almost decided that this will be my only child. So the gender of this child was especially important to me. I didn't realize just how important it was until I heard the ultrasound technician say, "It's a girl!" I burst into tears of joy because my dream of having a daughter was actually going to come true. Don't get me wrong, if I'd had a son I would have been extremely happy and he would have been loved more than words could say, but having a daughter means more to me than you'll ever know. My mother is amazing and is my best friend. We've had an amazing bond from the moment I was born. I've never much wanted to be with anyone but her. She has taught me so much about life and has been there for me with such unconditional love and support that I want to be able to share everything I've learned from her with my daughter. Who knows though? My daughter could hate me and be a little hellion, but I truly believe in my heart that when a child is given unconditional love, support, care, education and communication that they will turn out fine.
I have gone a little nutty buying baby supplies since we found out that we're having a girl. I'd looked at some things online, but everything nowadays is either completely boyish or completely girly. There weren't too many gender neutral things that you could buy. Since I'd been so sick and since I didn't know what the gender was I didn't really embrace my pregnancy with much planning or buying. Once we found out it was a girl we immediately went out and bought practically a whole closet full of clothes. Then we got her a crib, stroller, car seat, a Breathable Baby crib bumper, (I may explain more about that in another post) a Boppy and even more clothes. We got me and Jeremy a glider to put in the nursery because we're going to be spending a lot of time feeding the baby and we'll need a place to sit. We still have to order her dresser, changing table and a rug to put over the hardwood floor in her nursery. I think that's all of the big things but I'm sure I'm forgetting something.
We have also decided on a name. Well we'd decided on a name long before I even got pregnant. We've been planning and discussing this for a long time. Her name is Lucy Loraine! Loraine is my grandmother's name and other than my mother she was the best woman I've ever known. She was killed in a car wreck with my grandfather when I was 13. I decided when I was 13 that if I ever had a daughter that her middle name was going to be Loraine. It was the least I could do to honor her memory. Lucy is just a cute name that I thought went well with Loraine and one that I feel will grow and change with her as she gets older.
Another exciting thing happened today. We got a brand new car!!! (You have to say the brand new car part like Bob Barker) Our old jalopy broke down yesterday and that was the straw that broke the camel's back. We've known for a long time that our car wouldn't be safe for Lucy, so when it broke down yesterday and we were stranded on the side of the road we knew it was time to bite the bullet and get a new one. Jeremy's credit isn't very established so we weren't too optimistic when we went to the dealership. It turns out the dealership was awesome and really jumped through hoops to get us into a car. I never thought in a million years we'd get a brand new 2013 car, but we did! We got a 2013 Nissan Versa Sedan SV. It isn't the biggest or the nicest model in their lineup, but it is safe and clean for a new baby and I couldn't ask for any more.
I have tons of makeup to swatch and I went out and got a few more things the other day. I don't know why I keep getting makeup?!?!?!?! I have got to get this stuff swatched and reviewed for you guys. Several of the things are limited edition things that I don't think they're even selling anymore. Should I bother with swatching that stuff or no? I can't decide about it. Let me know in the comments if you'd like to see that stuff or not. Okay I've rambled WAY more than I ever have so if you've read this far I really appreciate it. See you later! :-D