It's a.....

We were able to go get a 16 week ultrasound yesterday to see if we could
tell what our little firecracker is!!!

Although the little one was pretty lazy (I really should have drank that diet coke before I went) we got to see some amazing stuff! Meet our little alien baby!


The babe wasn't cooperating very much and wouldn't turn it's head for a profile shot!
Finally we stirred the babe enough that we caught this brief shot!

It is amazing to me that I am growing this inside me! Women's bodies are incredible!!

This was a pretty funny shot, because the babe had it's legs crossed just like it's momma's! He said the similarities between parent and child start in the womb!

It was nice to see that the babe had all 10 fingers and all 10 toes!

Now, in the next two he reveals to us the gender of our little firecracker...but I am still not sure how exactly! Haha, it is so hard for me to tell from the pics, but I guess I should just trust the tech, as I'm sure he's done hundreds of these! So without further delay...

IT'S A GIRL!!!

The one above is a side view. You see the spine at the bottom, and the little leg and knee towards the left top. He said the lines under the leg verify that it is girl!

This one is a little less clear, but like I said...I guess I believe the tech! Below where it says It's a Girl you will see a long straight white line. That is one femur, and parallel to that is another one which is another femur. The empty black space between he said verifies that it is a girl!

She was being a little lazy, but we did get some good moves out of her! She had her hands up by her face most the time and gave us a few little kicks. Towards the end she gave us a big yawn that let us know she was done with us poking and prodding her, so we finished up! I was so excited that they gave us a DVD of the entire u/s. I have watched it 5 times so far!

So there you have it! I guess we will get further confirmation when I go into my Dr.'s office in 4 weeks for my next u/s and maybe it will be a little more clear to me by then!

Billy was really hoping for boy, and I was going to be good either way, but I will say I REALLY wanted a girl!!! Hopefully we don't get a huge surprise in 4 weeks and find out it is really a boy because I'm pretty sure I am going to start shopping this weekend!

Holiday recap and New Year's Resolutions

So, I know I have been awful at blogging. I have not even taken a picture with my camera since the last ones I posted! I took it with me to Christmas parties with every intention of taking pictures, but never took it out of it's case! So this is what you get about our holidays...They were great! We had fun with our families and spent a lot of time playing Mario Kart, and that is about it!

So in the new year I'm hoping to find the time and motivation to do more things and to take more pictures! I have set a few goals for the New Year and I thought I would share them here so that maybe you guys can help me keep them, since we know how well New Year's resolutions go!

So here goes it:

#1. Gain about 25-30lbs preferably.
#2. Stop working on those rock hard abs.
#3. Cancel all July Lake Powell trips and stay home instead.
#4. Eat a lot of ice cream...how else am I supposed to get all that calcium!?!
#5. Incur huge expenses, for things such as Dr. bills, new furnishing, new wardrobe, etc..
#6. Cut back to only 2-3 hours of sleep per night.

So, there you have it, my New Year's Resolutions...oh and if you haven't guessed it already...

I'M PREGNANT!!!!!

Yes, our plan for the new year is to start the adventure into parenthood! Our little firecracker is due to be here on July 4th, 2011! We can't wait! I have already scheduled my gender ultrasound for January 20th, so we will be finding out soon what the little firecracker will be!