Some more baby

In the last post we forgot to mention that we are having a girl! It was such an exciting day when we found out. It seemed like we waited for that ultrasound for way too long even though it was just a little after 19 weeks. It's hard to explain how cool it was to actually see her. It was amazing to be able to see that she actually exists and can move and has all of her own parts. I was so sick until about 17 weeks and only had that as proof that I really was pregnant, so to be able to see her was a happy experience indeed. Morgan and I can't wait to see her again, maybe at 32 weeks. We know that other people's ultrasound pictures are never quite as interesting as your own, but here are a few if you can figure out what is going on:

Her face. Kind of blurry and she still has a lot of growing to do, but this is her profile.

Her head is facing downward, you can see her spine and her leg bent at the top.

This is how we know she is a girl. It's a little intrusive (sorry baby) but still cute to me! (Looking from below her).

The only thing we have gotten so far is her crib. Morgan did a great job of putting it together before we left Logan. It is hard to not be able to be there and get everything ready, but I'm getting ideas and planning things out.

I like these Martha Stewart tissue paper pom pom balls and want to hang them in her room. I definitely want to use the pinks, but they also come in white, so I might do a mixture. Morgan is going to repaint her room since it is more of a mature tan color right now, but I'm still deciding on the color. Silver sage from restoration hardware always pulls me in. Several rooms in our house are painted that color, but I think it's so pretty and calming. I think it might be nice with bright decorations such as the pom pom balls.

These are crib sheets that i like all by Dwell.

I have really liked sashiko for a long time and have experimented with it a little, but i decided that I want to make a baby quilt with sashiko squares like these. I haven't designed the layout of the quilt or decided on the entire color scheme, but most likely the stitching will be in white and i will either use some of the traditional geometric sashiko patterns, or I will design those too. I am very excited for this, but it's going to be a big project!

Pregnancy pics

Well, we are back in Maryland and I am working at Coverstar. It's nice to be done with another year of school. One exciting thing is that I found out yesterday that I made it into the Landscape Architecture program. I still have two more years but at least that is certain now. The big news in our lives right now for anyone who doesn't know already is that Lindsay is pregnant! She is 22 weeks along and showing more everyday. Here are some cute pictures of her.

Back to the Blog!

Well, after some serious time away from our blog I decided to push myself back into it. For a while I forgot we even had one until I heard complaints, and then the procrastination was about being overwhelmed with all that there was to catch up on, but I decided it didn't matter. This post will be random and not at all inclusive.


Morgan and I had a great day together on this particular day and took some pics. We had a picnic and all was well. Perfect food, perfect weather, perfect company.


The fourth of July.




Mom serving breakfast at our Ward's yearly 4th of July party.



Dad, Alyssa, and baby Elijah.




Allison, my friend from growing up, got married recently. Here are some pictures from the day. She seemed very happy.




My Parents took Morgan and I to a Nationals game. I don't know if I have ever been to a major league game before, but we had very close seats and it was a fun experience. I think I can enjoy this kind of thing every so often.



I went to Germany for a study abroad program and here are a few pictures and or highlights from my brief trip there:



This is the building I stayed in on the top floor. It had a beautiful view of the town of Steele.


This is the cathedral in Steele, which was really just a stone's throw away. I took this picture from my balcony. It was very much like a dream, but not quite because Morgan wasn't there.


Another view from a different window.

This is the outdoor market/grocery store that was right next door. They sold the most delicious yogurt by a company called movenpick of switzerland.

Squinty-eyed me in kettwig. Not the best picture, but the only picture of me in Germany so I thought I'd include it. I liked this town. It was one of the quaintest, yet bustling towns I went to. I had several people come up to me and speak German in a friendly manner, but I had to tell them I was no good at it. Oh those friendly old folk, they did recommend some good ice cream, and I was able to understand....somewhat.

A place I liked in Kettwig.


This is near the city center of Essen. Essen is a clean and pleasant city to be in. Pretty chill and layed back and 5 different H&M stores within walking distance. I liked the whole feel of it. Even though you were in a city, you didn't feel rushed.



We went to this artist's studio. Her name is Doro Hulder. As you can tell she likes bright colors. She was very friendly and obliging.

Dusseldorf.



At the K21 Museum.



I was rather fond of these photographs of water towers.

Overall, good things to see and experience but better to come home and be with Morgan.

St. Patricks Day party

Since my birthday was on a school day (March 17th) Lindsay and Chester threw a little party for me and we ate Mississippi Mud cake. This has been my birthday cake of choice for over ten years. However I will probably switch to something else from now on as it is too rich for Lindsay.

This and that

We thought we should get our semesterly post in. This is a couch that Lindsay made out of cardboard for her 3-D design class. We are having a good semester but Lindsay is super busy with projects like this. She is having fun though! This last week we had spring break and got the whole week off! We celebrated our anniversary early (March 25th) since we will be in school on that day. We just stayed around here and went out to eat and shopping!

Christmas and new Semester

Trip to Maryland

Christmas Party!! (stressful but turned out well)

We hope that everyone had a good holiday and is enjoying 2008. Here are some picutres from Christmas and our trip to Maryland. We had a lot of fun hanging out at home, shopping, and playing board games. We got to see the Everetts the day we got home we didn't take them to Logan (as we had origianally planned) because it was supposed to snow a lot. It didn't snow the next day but did on Sunday and didn't stop for most of the week. That is how we built the bear. Lindsay and I are both enjoying our new majors, Art and Landscape architecture. Lindsay is thinking of going to Germany this summer for study abroad which seems really cool but I will miss her so much. It will be for five weeks and not for the whole summer so it is not going to be as bad as it could be (I coudn't survive if she went for more, it would be like going on a mission all over again).