You should have known better than to trust me...

I am 0 for 2 people. 

IT'S A BOY! 

He is not shy at all! In fact, Nate and I were both sure we saw "something" before the ultra sound tech (she was measuring his femur).

Nate told me a few weeks ago (after my family reunion with the gun shooting) that if we had a boy he was going to buy him a gun on the day of his birth. Needless to say, to try to keep the "hickness" away longer, that was one reason I was hoping for a girl. Nate confirmed this morning he will be buying a gun. Awesome. Also, Karly has been saying from the beginning that this was going to be a sister (part of the reason I thought so too - I thought maybe she knew something we didn't), so Nate asked her before the appt. if it was a boy, would she be sad? She said yes. As of right now, she doesn't seem to care. :) And I am excited, albeit embarrassed that I was wrong yet again. No maternal instinct here! 

Here's a cute little full body shot. In case you can't read these things like me, that's his head on the right with his arm above his head and his legs (to his knees) on the left.

And a creepy picture. I think 3D ultrasounds are creepy looking, especially when they're this little. I've got a little alien inside me. :) You can see his arm next to his head again (he had them up there the whole time - either by his face or in his mouth).

Does anyone else think it's just COOL that I get to see my baby before he's here?!? I love ultrasounds. We got to see and hear his heartbeat and see that he has both kidneys (Uncle Trav will be happy) and all his organs and all 10 fingers. This is going to be a long 20 weeks! I want this guy HERE!

And since I've had a couple of requests, here's what he looks like from the outside. Sorry it's not a very good picture. Nate was on the phone and wouldn't take another one. :D This is actually 18 1/2 weeks.

And just since I like comparisons, this is the closest one I had from Karly's pregnancy - this is at 21 weeks.

So there you have it! Oh, and as far as names go? We had a name picked out 3 or 4 years ago and now Nate's not sure he wants to use that, so we'll see.  :) 

Aquarium

I see I have you all convinced I'm having a girl - 10 to 3! We're all in big trouble with this kid if he's a boy. :)

I have been meaning to catch up on my blog for a long time, but I've been too lazy. The only reason I finally am is because my sister-in-law, who has 2 kids (one of which is a newborn) has started updating her blog every day and has made me feel totally guilty for my serious lack of posting (thanks a lot Lindsey - hehe). And no, I'm not going to start updating every day. I'm just going to catch up.

So over the summer, Lindsey, Connor and Graham (and eventually Audrey when she was born) were living with Dan and Kippy while Con did an internship here in Denver. Karly LOVED having Graham here to play with - Grandma and a cousin to play with everytime we were at Grandma's house? Yay!

One day, we went to the aquarium in downtown Denver. I'm not sure if it was the dark tunnels or what, but Karly didn't really love most of it. She wanted to be held the whole time and was kind of whiny. Good thing she was free! :) Here are a few pictures of parts she did like.

Okay so it looks like I took 4 pictures in the actual aquarium and 1 of them didn't even have Karly in it. My photog skillz really need some work. And look at this: the 2 "good" pictures of Karly include turtles. She does love turtles, so I guess that makes sense.

Don't ask me why, but for some reason, they had tigers at the aquarium. I think that was everyone's favorite part (maybe we're more zoo people?). You need to watch this video - you have to wait to see anything good until about 20 seconds, but then it's pretty cool. And listen at about 30 seconds for Karly's laugh. 

Is it weird that my child thinks violence is funny? :) 

Karly and Graham's favorite part of the whole aquarium was the bouncy house OUTSIDE. Funny kids. Luckily for them, we had TONS of time to spend there (see below).

So, I'm sure many of you are bored of this post, but I had to share a fun little incident we had on the way to (and after) the aquarium. Kippy and Lindsey were in their car and I took my car. Our timing apparently wasn't good because we got stuck in major traffic on the way there. We were in nearly standstill traffic for like 30 minutes in 96 degree weather. While we were sitting there, my car started smoking (did I mention we were in the middle of interstate traffic?). I freaked out for a second and then in stopped smoking. Everything was still running, but the temp gauge was above the red. Did you know that's a gauge I don't think I have ever looked at in my car? So anyway, about then, traffic started moving again, so we decided to drive the 2 short miles we had left to the aquarium and then see what was wrong. I opened the hood in the parking lot and there was green liquid stuff all over everything under the hood. I know nothing about cars, but those of you who do probably know that was coolant. Nate and Dan decided to come down and see what had happened. Turns out the radiator exploded (so to speak), so we called a tow truck and waited like 2 hours (maybe 3?) for it to get there and drive it to our mechanic. Many thanks to Dan and Kippy for taking Karly with them as I'm sure she would have had a few meltdowns had she had to wait with us. Anyway, $500+ later, the car is running great! Though I do avoid really hot times of day. And traffic. And downtown. :)

Abc...xyz

She actually does a lot more of the alphabet now, but I have yet to record it. I think it's cute no matter how many letters make it in there. 

Casa Bonita

Have you heard of it? It is "the most entertaining restaurant"...apparently. :) I went there when I was like 6 or 7 when my family came through Denver once. Nate and his siblings loved to go as kids. Apparently children's taste buds have no problem with awful food. If you ever come to visit the only way we will take you there is if you ask or if we never want you to come visit again. :)

We went on this little adventure with Connor and Lindsey because Lindsey wanted Connor to experience all that is great in Denver. I don't think he'll take a job here now. :) In all honesty, aside from the food, the atmosphere was kind of fun - they had cliff divers and little shows every 15-30 minutes, a scary cave you could walk through (which might be the reason Karly didn't like the aquarium...) and a mariachi band that the kids grooved to. While I don't think we'll go again without being coerced, it was still fun to go.

Pretty funny kids.

The new leg warmers

Catch the craze now!

*Warmers work best without pants...

Thanks EY!

A couple of weeks ago, Ernst and Young hosted a Saturday event at  Heritage Square in northwest Denver. There were mostly kid rides, which Karly loved. I, being the awesome mother I am, forgot sunscreen. Luckily her face didnt' get burned, but she had a bright red line down the middle of her head (where her hair was parted) for a few days. :) 

You will notice Nate is on most of the rides with Karly. EVERY ride had a sign saying pregnant women should not ride. It probably wouldn't have mattered for most, but Kar needs her quality time with her daddy. 

We also rode in a paddle boat on a lake and looked at fishies, she played in a bouncy house and just had a grand old time - all for free! Thanks EY!

Looks like a fun game!

Out of context?

I love this age Karly is at. She talks ALL the time and so much of what she says just makes me laugh. I have no idea where she picked some of these up, but it's funny.

"Just kidding" She has been saying this all morning and usually not with something else. Just by itself. Though she did just say to a whisk she was playing with "are you otay? yeah? just kidding."

"I have a question." Go ahead and ask - does she ever actually have a question? Why, no. She doesn't. But it's hilarious when she says it.

"I love this game" She says this whenever we're doing something she really likes. So cute.

"Follow me." Self explanatory except that usually when she says it she just wants me to follow her from one side of the apartment to the other. No thanks. :)

"C'mon mom."

"Watch, mom. Watch."

"Tower my life." NO IDEA. If anyone can translate this for me, I would make you cookies every week for the rest of your life. She usually says it after she gets in trouble, but I cannot figure out what it means.