We are expecting a sweet little bundle of fun....and it's a GIRL!!

We are SO excited to announce that we are going to have a baby girl this December!!

Joe and I have been talking about having a baby since we got married, but with me in school and him deciding what he wanted to study, and no insurance it was just not feasible. And so we waited, and waited, prayed to know when was a good time...and waited. We would hear Conference talks and get butterflies, but it just didn't feel like the right time for us. We really were hoping that after Joe graduated next May 2014, that would be the perfect timing...

And then to our surprise we found out that we were pregnant!  I am not going to lie, we have been secretly hoping something like this would happen even thought the odds were against us. So when Easter came around and I had some signs of early pregnancy, Joe and I bought a test. You have to LOVE those subtle lines!! We were like, nope, no way is it there....let's try later....and a few days later we tried again....maybe, hmmm....we will try again later....and there it was!! LOL, we pretty much had to have a clear YES before we believed it.

Warning!! These pictures were taken in the middle of the night....crazy hair times =0) We are goobers we know, we just can't contain our excitement!!

With me being an ultrasound tech, I had Joe come in after my work and scan me so we could see the lil one...first the gestational sac, and then later we saw the fetal pole, and then a heartbeat, and then our little gummy bear at 10 weeks. I promised to limit myself to only scan once a week until I felt confident everything was ok. I have seen/read so many things that I was constantly worrying. Joe has loved watching her grow, seeing her flip around, wiggle those arms and legs. I have seen it many times, but it is still exciting when the baby is yours.

The day after our anniversary, I scanned myself again, and I knew for sure that we were having a little girl! We were so surprised because Joe was so sure that the Johnson's don't produce girls. We would have been excited for a boy too. We just wanted to know =0) so I could get working on projects, like I have any time. And yes, I am fully aware that I cheated and pretty much knew since she was 14 weeks that we were having a girl. And so we bought our first pink baby item...when we went to Boise for our anniversary.

This is that first item I talked about buying at Boise. Joe picked it out for her. He loves Snoopy...

And this is a blanket that I made for her out of corduroy fabric (Snoopy) and the back is pokadot flannel. SO soft! We bought the fabric almost a year ago on sale. We fell in love with it and decided to buy it, in hopes that some day we might have a girl. Don't worry, I have boy stuff to whenever he arrives.

LOL, we have been discussing baby names since our late drive home from Moab/Arizona/Las Vegas trip when we were dating. And we have agreed upon a few names in order of favorites:

Adaline Mabel: 1st name from ancestor Pioneer Adaline Knight Belnap, and 2nd from my Grandma Belnap I love hearing stories about both ladies. So much love for life and spunk!

Hannah Grace: 1st name from the Bible, Joe has always loved her story, and it comes from Joe's Dad's Mom, and 2nd from Joe's Mom's Mom. From what I understand Grandma Grace was an angel.

Rebekah Elise: 1st name from the Bible. I love her story and admire her courage, a name I have loved for years and I know we have that name somewhere down the line, and Elise....embarrassed to say from the movie "Somewhere In Time" but it just works with Rebekah. No other name quite fits)

Abigail ________ (I have liked this name forever, but am worried about having a girl with this name due to me having a dog when I was in High School named Abigail)

Yes, we are out of control...and Joe is right there with me ;0) So our little girl will be here supposedly December 12th, but she has been consistently measuring 5 days ahead, so we will see....

These are some owl that I made for her. I thought they would be fun =0)