Baby Girl!

I must admit that I've been a bad blogger lately. All blog-stalking, no actual blogging. So, here I go to catch up...!
A few weeks ago Ben and I went to get the first ultrasound. During the fist part of the pregnancy Ben and I both believed that it was going to be a girl, but for the last while we had tons of people telling us that they thought it was a boy. I wasn't sure at first about having a boy first, but I knew it was, of course, a possibility so I tried to image what it would be like, and even though I was having dreams about a girl I still kept thinking that it would end up being a boy. So, when we got the the ultrasound clinic place they showed us the baby and kept taking all these measurements of the head, heart, kidneys, etc. Finally the technician told us that she was going to show us if it was a boy or a girl. She said that she already knew what it was, but wanted to get a good shot so that she could show us. At that point I thought to myself, "K, I've been preparing myself for the fact that it might be a boy, but what if it's a girl?" So, then I put the thought in my head that it might be a girl too, and I knew that I would be just fine with that. Just then the tech showed us that indeed it was a GIRL! We were thrilled!
Another thing she showed us was the baby in the 3D imaging. I thought it was kinda weird 'cause just minutes before she showed us I had told her that I thought the 3D imaging was freaky looking, and that I didn't want to get it (not knowing that they did that there). Then she just switched it over on the machine without saying anything, and there was baby in 3D, looking like she was made of clay or something ;) But it was kinda fun. I'm kinda glad she didn't ask me.

My birthday had only been a couple weeks before that, and I told Ben that I would like a sewing machine as my present, but only if it was a girl 'cause girl clothes are fun to make, and boy clothes...well they're pretty boring, sorry. At least to design and make, they're boring for me. So, a sewing machine it is, yeah! :)


Here are some of the pics they took of cute little baby girl.


With her hand up by her face like that it kinda looks like she's trying to see through a frosted window or something.


You're pretty much looking at her bum here. Her legs are bent up on either side of the screen. This is just when she told us that it was a girl, and then typed it on the screen. :)


A cute little foot and leg.


We're so excited! And to answer your question now, no I will not be revealing any name ideas online, sorry but that's just dangerous stuff. But don't worry Andrea, now that we know it's a girl we won't be able to steal Bane from you ;)

~Crystal

Things I have/not done

Things I have done... Just copy and paste this to your blog and bold the ones that you HAVE done and make sure to put your score at the end. It got me to thinking about what I would like to do in life.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain - define mountain...we'll just say yes.
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning - oh yeah, no fun
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables - My Dad and I planted tomatoes and squash once
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight - Yep, it's on video too (not youtube)
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort - How about just build a fort in general?
25. Held a lamb
26. Learned a new instrument
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted - well it was in chalk
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Gone without food or water for 24 hours or longer
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling - snorkeling on our honeymoon, awesome!
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud - oh, you should see the pictures!
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie - I did a voiceover in spanish for a church movie, does that count?
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Stayed up for 24 hours with NO sleep at all
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter - I think when I was really little, otherwise it was a dream
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy - Yeah, but it's all boxed up
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Changed a lightbulb
77. Broken a bone - yeah my back, once. And yes, I can still walk ;)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle - If my brother was driving, I'm pretty sure we were speeding ;)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Mowed the lawn
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House - only up to the fence, they were busy filming National Treasure 2 and wouldn't let us in :(
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - President Monson, and President Faust once on the elevator in the Church office building. Remember that Andrea?
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one - My Grandma, but she's not lost.
94. Had a baby - Not yet, but soon!
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Blog Stalker On The Prowl

So, as a nice Sunday activity I thought that I would update a few things on my blog. As I was doing that I thought I would take a look at who had been to my blog lately. I have this awesome little widgit called FEEDJIT, and it tells me how people found my blog, like what other blog brought them to mine, and where in the world they are when they look at it. It's awesome when I see someone in Hawaii or Australia. Anyway, I found out that there are TONS of people that I know that follow my blog and I didn't even know it. Holy Cow! I was so excited to see so many people had blogs that I didn't know about. Yeah, more exciting things to read!

So, just beware because I have added you, and now I am going to be blog stalking you all, bwahahaha! But stalking with love, of course :)

~Crystal