{Gender Revealed!!!}

20 weeks is a long time to find out if you're having a boy or a girl.... a really long time. I have put off making little dresses for a girl or little vests for a boy because I simply did not know. I haven't bought a single baby item yet, just because I was waiting to see whether we would have a boy or a girl.

Sean and I both come from families that started with a boy, so we started out wanting a boy, because that's what we're used to.

But, the more I thought about it, the more I wanted a girl so I could dress in her bows and play Barbies with her.

But, we've heard girls are easier....we've also heard that boys are easier.....we've also heard that girls are terribly difficult...we've also heard that boys are terribly difficult...

People have said that we're going to have a girl because I haven't been too sick during the pregnancy....but I've also been told that it will be a boy for the same reason. Many other wife tales have been shared with us telling us that we will have a boy OR a girl....

I knew the husband would be a wreck if we had a little girl.... He spoils me rotten and I know that if we had a little girl he would be wrapped around her precious fingers within seconds.

When I was in the babysitting world I was never very good at legos or action figures so if we have a boy, I'll have to learn how to deal with little boys.

It's been very difficult to come to an agreement on any baby names because we're not sure whether to focus on boy names or girl names...we have a couple of both.

Throughout the pregnancy I have had a couple dreams that we had a little boy, but I've had more dreams that it's a little girl... and that little girl so cute!

Most friends think that we're having a girl, but most family think that we're having a boy


Are you tired of me going back and forth between whether it's a boy or a girl? Because I've been tired of going back and forth between the two for the last few months......

So after our ultrasound today we found out that we're having a........

BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL!!!!!!!!


I knew it! She was perfect and beautiful and she put on quite the show for her parents! It was obvious that she knew she was on camera :) We saw her precious little toes and noes and she's perfect. :) Pictures soon 

{New Apartment!!}

The moving process!!!!! Here's a few pictures of our old place with all of our boxes. We had some great friends from the ward and some of the husband's school buddies who helped us move all the boxes into the new place. It was a pretty quick process!!!

We spent a couple weeks moving into our new place. Since I was still able to work full time at my job at BYU we decided to take our time to unpack so the husband and I could work as many hours as possible. Once my time at work ran out (2 weeks after graduation) I was able to help the move in process go quicker. Here are some pictures of the chaos that we lived in for a while:

Yes, we did get a professional mover to move the piano.

(Yes, those are floor length black curtains in the bed room.... we got rid of those right quick)

That's the husband's legs sticking out of our crawl storage space that we have!

Isn't he cute!

Building our new desk....

Getting closer...

We laid out all our pictures to plan where to hang all of them...that took a while.

While our wonderful friends helped us move, one of the husband's school friends asked him "Does Heidi want to be librarian?" in reference to all the boxes we had labeled "books." Well, no, I don't want to be a librarian, but we do have a ton of books! Organizing and getting all those books into their proper place did take quite a while.

Finished product!!!!

Our lovely kitchen:

Living room:

Bathroom [Yes, that's a ton of toilet paper on top of the medicine cabinet, that's what happens when you buy it at Costco]

Note that crawl space above the bathroom....it's huge and awesome.

This is the baby-room-to-be....it currently houses all my brother's stuff that he didn't take to Houston over the summer.

And a washer and dryer!!! huzzah!!! It has already changed my life.

Bedroom:

[notice the lack of nasty black curtains :) ]

Yes, I did marry a man who shares my shoe fetish....Thank goodness! At least he understands, a little bit at least :)

And our wonderfully large closet with massive storage above it as well.

Well!! We are all moved in now! The only thing left is the baby's room. Once Dan gets back at the end of the summer and we return from Chicago then we'll put the whole thing together!

{Grillin' it up}

Last Friday, before the husband's birthday, we had an awesome night.

We made teriyaki chicken kabobs and they were delicious. We have a little baby grill that we got at Walmart or something and the husband adores it *dripping with sarcasm*. It's a special little grill and it's headed to the dump this week. But, with a lot of love and care, we were able to FINALLY get us some cooked kabobs that were delicious!!! That's teriyaki chicken, onions, green peppers, red peppers, and pineapple :) Yum.

After dinner we got our fondue forks and grabbed our s'more materials [Yes, I always have those on hand] to go toast us some marshmallows. We huddled around our baby grill on our baby porch and it was perfect. Also, those s'mores were delicious! We put the grahm crackers with the chocolate on the top rack and let that melt and get nice and gooey while we toasted our marshmallows on those great coals.

Yup, it was a fun fun time!!

{One more day...}

Tomorrow is the ultrasound. 1:30. I cannot wait!!! To celebrate, I painted my left toe nails with blue polish and my right toe nails with pink polish. Tomorrow, after the appointment, if it's a GIRL I will remove the polish on my left foot and paint it PINK to match and if it's a BOY I will remove the polish on my right foot and paint it BLUE to match. Yup. So you only have a few more hours left to cast your vote [poll on the top right of the blog - or you could just comment on the blog or facebook].

Also, I painted my nails emerald green. Why? Because 1. Green is my favorite color 2. It matches the carpet in our new apartment [pictures to come soon! we are finally all the way moved in! huzzah!] 3. I had time [being graduated and no work really opens up your schedule :) ]

24 hours of a blissful birthday

I have to say, I have the best wife in the whole world. Sorry all you married fellas out there, I took the cake on that one.

I was awoken by my wonderful wife at 8 AM with a piping-hot German pancake on a tray with a bowl of fruits and a tall glass of cold milk on the side. Alongside that delectable meal was a circular tag attached to a piece of paper, which read, "'All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.' - John Gunther." The circular tag read "8 AM."

After sleepily propping myself to sit up in bed, Heidi quickly presented me with a box wrapped in brown packing paper, with a tag similar to the 8 AM one, but this one read "12 AM." The note on the box read, "Happy 24th Birthday! Your birthday celebration will be symbolic of the love that I have for you throughout every hour of the day. This gift will remind you of that continuous love." In that box was a beautiful casual-brown leather watch.

As that 12 AM note implied, a gift came for me every hour of the day throughout my 24th birthday. All day long. I've transcribed the gift, along with the message/poem/quote that accompanied each gift (in italics). I've done this mostly for my own memories and for my posterity, but you might, if you're up for it, read through and see just how awesome of a woman I married.

12:00 AM

Watch

Happy 24th Birthday! Your birthday celebration will be symbolic of the love that I have for you throughout every hour of the day. This gift will remind you of that continuous love

1:00 AM

Movie: "What Dreams May Come"

To give you some more material

2:00 AM

Book: "Good Night Moon"

The Little One might need convincing that it's the middle of the night...

3:00 AM

Earplugs

For when the Little One doesn't realize Daddy can't play right now...

4:00 AM

The French Chef Cookbook by Julie Child

"The approximate point in time at which the mind becomes most responsive and flexible in stimulus response, facilitating clear expression of ideas. Increased activity of dopamine at 4 AM seems to be related to positive mood and abstract thinking. This might also be related to why food tastes better, on average, at 4 AM."

• 3 pages on how to make a croissant.. That's going to be a crazy book!

5:00 AM

Book: "Der Kleine Prinz"

5,380 miles away it is actually 1 PM

• The wife and I are picking up German.

6:00 AM

Book light

For early morning study sessions when you don't want to leave the bed

7:00 AM

Socks

Start the day with your best foot forward!

8:00 AM

Breakfast in bed

"All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast." - John Gunther

9:00 AM

Old Spice body wash/deodorant

"Anything is possible when your man smells like Old Spice and not a lady. I'm on a horse."

10:00 AM

Orange polo T-shirt

To help you stay stud-ly

11:00 AM

The Library of Easy Piano Classics

"If it seems like you are playing around and not practicing, that's when you know you really love it." - Jack Johnson

12:00 PM

Chicken tortilla soup

"Soup is the song of the hearth... and the home." - The Soup Book

1:00 PM

Walk

A walk a day keeps the doctor away.. Plus we get to hold hands :)

• This was to be a walk to the 2 PM present... But it rained, so I had to take a rain check.

2:00 PM

Suessical The Musical

"I have wings, yes I can fly.. around the moon and far beyond the sky. And one day soon... I know there you'll be... One small voice in the universe... One true friend in the universe... Who believes in me."

• I've seen Les Miserables in London, yet this has to be one of my favorite musicals. This was my second time seeing it - the first was when Klein Collins HS performed in in 2004/2005. It was the first musical I truly loved, and it has remained dear to my heart. Heidi heard it was coming to town, so she jumped on tickets immediately. This performance was somewhat cut-down and simplified (for a young audience), but the music was still just as moving and wonderful as ever. I'd see it again tomorrow given the chance.

3:00 PM

Candy for intermission at Suessical

Candy is dandy. Treats are sweet. You are delicious.

• Since the performance was a cut-down version, there was no intermission, so we ate these before going to BYU's Art Museum to see this exhibit. (Heidi was very kind and let me improvise how we'd use our time between planned events)

4:00 PM

MadGab

Gain Fortress Top Play

• "Games for us to play" Clever, eh?

5:00 PM Book: "

To Kill a Mockingbird"

"The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade." - Anthony Trollope

6:00 PM

Dinner!

*The note was simply the Bangkok Grill logo*

• One of the few restaurants I find good AND cheap enough to frequent. We love Thai food.

7:00 PM

Cake

If life gives you lemons... It must be your birthday!

• I think I've had lemon poke-cake for at least half of my birthdays since my 14th when I was first introduced to the heavenly stuff. Heidi blogged about it here.

8:00 PM

PJ pants

Because someone keeps borrowing yours...

9:00 PM

Chocolate milk maker

Got Milk?

• I love chocolate milk. Heidi found this remarkable contraption on Amazon. It is absurd and ridiculous, but I love it. And it works. It's cut my chocolate milk making time in half.

10:00 PM

Massage coupon

This is a coupon good for one twenty minute back massage given by your hot wife. Redeemable at any reasonable time.

See? Told you she was amazing.

PS - Thanks to everyone else who wished me a happy birthday, through words and/or gifts. It was a wonderful day!

PPS - Special thanks to my parents for making this birthday possible. :) Y'all are the best. Thanks for the camping stuff, too. :p

{Cute Baby}

Sorry, but I'm going to toot my own horn for a little bit. I think the husband and I were cut out to make adorable babies. Am I right? Yes.

 Our ultrasound to found out the gender of the baby is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. Ahh!! I'm so excited!!! Ok - everybody vote! There's a poll at the top right side of the blog. Vote away!!

Save the date

As a BYU student, and as a member of the LDS community at large, I see plenty of wedding invites and save-the-date letters.

This one, though, has to be my favorite.