23 Weeks

Were Having a Baby!

This week marked my 21st week of Pregnancy. I recently had my mid-point ultrasound and the Dr says everything looks great and right on schedule with my due date May 19. Luke and I are thrilled and couldn't be more happy. We are so blessed to be able to add to our family. Brooklyn is also very excited and wants to know everyday when the baby will be big enough to come out and play. At 16 weeks we had an ultrasound to determine the sex. Baby Benik is a little Princess. We cant wait for her to arrive and hope and pray that we are everything she could ask for as she is already our prayers answered and dreams come true.
The following pictures are from my 16 week ultrasound. I have a video of her at 2o weeks that I will try to post soon. Shes getting stronger everyday as I feel her kicking more and more. Its truly amazing to feel your little miracle moving around inside of you and I am so lucky to have the chance to experience this along side my best friend and husband Lucas!

Baby Benik's 1st outfit and so appropriate... :)

Ill try to keep updated with pictures and the going ons of the Benik family as we prepare for our little one to arrive.

Christmas at the Cabin

We went to our family cabin in Bear Lake for Christmas this year. There was tons of snow and it was definitely a white Christmas! We drove up the Tuesday before and hung out with the family until Friday night. This year we were lucky enough to have Brooklyn from Christmas afternoon through Saturday night. We picked her up in Park City, went back to the cabin for a day and then home for a day. We did lots of lying around, played games, and made/ate WAY too many treats, snowmobiling and sledding were at the top of the list also. The best part of the week (for me) was the Christmas Tree that Lucas, Steven and Nate hand cut down for us. They had to drive into town and get a permit, drive up to the mtn and go saw themselves a tree. It took them hours! They were oh so proud of it too. I have to admit it was a very tall tree (it went all the way to the vaulted ceiling top), a little sparse in some areas but who were us girls (who stayed home) to complain? The picture of the men with their tree will for sure make me smile always. On Christmas Day Santa brought us lots of good stuff. Brooklyn got the Tag Reading System (which is way cool btw), a dollhouse and all its accessories including a sweet ride aka Minivan, some Littlest Pet Shops, Brats dolls, Tinkerbell toys, games, movies, and one of her favorites- a self inflating Whoopie Cushion. She loves to make you think its you doing all that "pooting" (her more disgusting word for tooting)!! Here are a few pics from our ultra awesome Holiday. Hope you all had a Very Merry Christmas. Happy 2009!!!

Either shes excited about her dollhouse or someone spiked her hot cocoa...

Lucas John turns 32

My baby turned 32 on Dec. 05 We celebrated it the usual way with his favorite dinner at Ruths Chris and then I surprised him by baking. I can count on 1 hand how many times Ive cooked/baked for Luke since weve married. Pathetic I know but its just not my thing. I had remembered him saying he liked Pineapple Upsidedown Cake so thats what he got. I didnt dare ask if it was any good, the fact that it stayed up and looked half as decent as it did was enough for me!

3 Years Today

My parents were out from SF for Thanksgiving. My friend, Brittany, wants to go hang out with some guy and tries her hand at setting me up with his friend. I kindly say "No Thank You". She pushes, I tell her I don't wish to meet some lame-o and to get lost, she then gets Steven involved, telling him his daughter has an opportunity to meet some guy and isn't cooperating. Steven pleads with me to go meet this "boy". Maybe hes nice, maybe hes a lot of fun, and just maybe hes even cute?!? Britt nods in agreement oblivious to my wishes to be left alone. Then it happened...Stevens pouty lip comes rolling out. "Please for your Father", he says. "It would make me sooo happy to see you out socializing and making friends." "Alright fine!!" I say. But I don't have to be nice and I definitely don't have to like him. I tell Britt she's dead for making a scene resulting in my ruined night. So off we went to meet up with them... The following week he calls me after getting my number from Britt and we live happily ever after...

Isn't he the most handsomest? I'm totally in love and forever his.

A Little Birthday Celebration

We celebrated my birthday this last Sat. Luke and Brooklyn were so very nice to plan a special night with cake and presents. I had to take a few pics so everyone could see Luke's lovely set up (including streamers over the table). I was given a beautiful necklace that Brooklyn picked out herself. Then we had chocolate cake bc I love chocolate. Brooklyn and Luke sung me Happy Birthday and then again bc Brooklyn thought 2 times was better than 1 (it was). They were very sweet to think of me and plan something so special!