Today I had my four month check up.  When I got to the doctor’s office everyone welcomed me and acted like they had been waiting for me. I told them how good they were at making people feel special. I later found out that Doctor Nance was scheduled for a delivery and was in a super big hurry. They had called all of the later appointments and told them to come earlier. That is all of the later appointments except me! He was paged while he was talking to me and had to run out. (Good thing we were done!)

Today was really exciting because I got to hear the heart beat again. However this time it was crystal clear. The heart beat was incredibly fast and Doctor Nance guessed that the baby is a girl.  I got weighed in as normal and found out that I’ve gained a whopping two and a half pounds. Again I was surprised because of the amount of food I eat I thought for sure I would have gained 8 pounds at least. (Plus my pants are all too tight to button up now.) The nurse said that 4 pounds is the average that they like, but they’ll take the two.  I was super sick last week so that might have something to do with not gaining so much.

I made two appointments for next month. One with my doctor just as a regular check up and another one to find out what the baby is. YEAH!!!! Finally I’ll be able to buy stuff and start planning.  I should also be able to feel the baby move by the next month which thrills me.   That pretty much sums it up, the appointment took about 10 minutes.  Until next month…..

Today it has been a year since Ben and I went on our first date after I got home from my mission. Tender I know! haha So here’s to my man!

What is his name? Benton Deloss Crane

How long have you been married? Eight months and one day!

Who long did you date? 2 months before I left for my mission, and five weeks before he proposed after the mission.

How old is he? 25

How old are you? 23

Who eats more sweets? It depends. If Ben is in his “snacking mood” then he for sure does. If he’s not then I do. He definitely loves Veggies more than I do!

Who said “I love you” first? Ben did. I waited for a moment to make sure I really meant it and that I wasn’t just saying it in response. I found out later that that made him nervous and he thought maybe he said it too soon. I just wanted to make him sweat a little. 🙂

Who is taller? Ben

Who can sing better? Ben, but it’s not hard to sing better than me.

Who is smarter? Ben for sure! He is so diligent and loves learning.
Who does the laundry? Me
Who does the dishes? Ben, which is ironic because he used to pay his siblings to do his dishes on his dish night. Now he would rather clean up than cook and I love it!

Who pays the bills? Last semester I did. This semester he does.

His guilty pleasures? Maple bars and chocolate donuts from Winder Dairy.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Ben

Besides you, who is his best friend? Jeff Harmon. Those two could philosophize forever!!

Who cooks dinner? Me. However, Ben has been really great when I’ve been sick because of the baby.

Who drives? Ben has this thing about riding with people. There are only a few select people he doesn’t mind riding along with. I am not one of them!

Who is more stubborn? How funny we were just talking about this the other day. Him! 🙂

Who kissed who first? Ben kissed me first. He couldn’t resist!

Who asked who out first? We were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. she gave him my number and he called. I said no and then later called him and asked him out. It’s a long story!

What was your first date? We jumped on his motorcycle and went and watched some fireworks. Little did he know those were two of my favorite things. Motorcycles and fireworks! Later we went back to his house and talked and played some games.

Who proposed? Ben. On my parents driveway while I was wearing his sweatpants after we spent the night at his parents house. haha

Who has more siblings? Ben has five other siblings. I only have one.

Who wears the pants? Ben, but I buckle the belt. 🙂

What is your favorite thing about him? Everything! Ben is such a hard worker and a good lover. Everyone said that I would love him more as time went on but I wasn’t sure how that would be possible because I loved him so much already when we got married. Now I know!

Love ya Benton!