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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

we are having a…

Surprise!

Of course! 😉

What a total joy! Seriously. What a joy.

At our ultrasound yesterday we learned Baby Cripe is developing right on schedule with four heart chambers and four very active limbs. Baby looks healthy and she has the cutest profile ever. I had yet to cry at an ultrasound and this one brought tears. I really feel like I knew she'd be a she.

I am SO glad that the baby cooperated and Paul and I were able to find out together. It's still very up in the air that he'll be home for the birth and so sharing this small moment was so special for us.

We feel very blessed and are overjoyed to be welcoming a little girl into our home this June.

Surprise1!

p.s. all the online gender predictors said boy, so pregnant friends, feel free to take all that with a grain of salt. 🙂

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161 responses to “we are having a…”

  1. Alice Armstrong Avatar
    Alice Armstrong

    Weeee!!!!! Congrats!!!

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  2. FrancineC Avatar
    FrancineC

    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. Ellie Augustin Avatar
    Ellie Augustin

    OH Blessing and LOVE!! Congrats darling!!

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  4. eliza.fitz Avatar
    eliza.fitz

    (fun to buy and MAKE) 🙂

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  5. christa Avatar
    christa

    Congratulations!! I can’t wait to see all the awesome stuff you create for her!

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  6. Jessi Avatar
    Jessi

    Yay!! Congratulations! I was so thinking girl. You will be the perfect mom to your precious baby girl 🙂

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  7. TaraMcK Avatar
    TaraMcK

    how sweet – she will be one very loved little girl

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  8. ShellyJ Avatar
    ShellyJ

    Congratulations! What a joy!

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  9. Sheri Avatar
    Sheri

    Congrats! I totally knew both of mine were boys:) Isn’t it amazing we can have that instinct!

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  10. Caity Avatar
    Caity

    Congratulations!!! That’s so exciting – thanks for sharing such special news with all of us. 🙂

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  11. yours truly, melissa Avatar
    yours truly, melissa

    Yay! Congrats! We’re having a girl too in May, just before your baby girl arrives.

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  12. jamie Avatar
    jamie

    We opted not to find out the sex of our baby, and I thought all along it was going to be a boy. But while I was on maternity leave, the few weeks before birth, I kid you not, I looked at nothing but girl stuff. My pre-birth pedicure…I chose pink. It was probably a sign 🙂 Congrats Elise and Paul!

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  13. Marcy Avatar
    Marcy

    That was my guess too! Congrats Elise!

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  14. kelly sill Avatar
    kelly sill

    Congratulations to the both of you! Such an exciting time! Borrowing from an Athleta ad: “POWER TO THE SHE!”

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  15. Leah Buckley Avatar
    Leah Buckley

    congratulations!! that’s so exciting. i was sure mine was a girl too, but nope: all boy. 🙂 i’m so happy for you that your instinct was right!

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  16. Jennifer W. Avatar
    Jennifer W.

    how exciting! A precious baby girl…what a joy.

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  17. Katie Stilwater Avatar
    Katie Stilwater

    Yay!!! Congrats! I’m so happy for you! And I CAN NOT WAIT to see all the cute things you’ll be making for her!

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  18. krugthethinker Avatar
    krugthethinker

    Congratulations!!! So excited for you and Paul!

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    Marsaille

    I agree, lucky lucky little girl!

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  20. Debra Avatar
    Debra

    Congratulations on your pink bump! My husband was a away when I found out I was pregnant with my little man and missed all the scans but I feel so blessed that he was there to see him born. Fingers crossed for you!

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  21. Ashlee Avatar
    Ashlee

    A GIRL!!!!!!! Eeeee! So happy for you guys!

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  22. Elle A. Avatar
    Elle A.

    Congrats!! Thanks for sharing this moment with us. I suspected you’re having a girl because to me it looks like you’re “carrying high”. Enjoy this magical time. I’m happy for you that you’re not having much queasiness, etc. YAY!!

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  23. Myriam Avatar
    Myriam

    Congrats! Ultrasound know best!!! 😋I have 3 boys and healthy was exciting for me! Wishing a very happy and healthy rest of your pregnancy. Also much strenght to you and Paul as you prepare for him to be away during this special time. Brave is the word indeed! 😊

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  24. Michele H. Avatar
    Michele H.

    yay! so excited for you and paul:)

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  25. Melissa Whittaker Avatar
    Melissa Whittaker

    Congratulations! Sweet little baby girl.
    Mom’s instinct is always correct. I knew mine would be a boy but the gender predictors all said girl. 🙂

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  26. alexandra Avatar
    alexandra

    yay!! a healthy baby girl!!
    so fabulous.
    congratulations!!
    xo

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  27. Jenny Avatar
    Jenny

    congrats! and contiinued prayers for a healthy pregnancy and baby. My favorite gender predicter is when the ladies at church turned me around and told me my butt was so big it was going to be a girl. Nope, a boy. (I guess I’m just blessed on the backside.)
    You look fabulous and extremely happy!

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    //Panda

    Awwww congrats Elise! So excited for you two!

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  29. Cris Avatar
    Cris

    Yeah! Girl power ^_^ Love

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    Karina K

    congrats!!!

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    josie

    Congrats!!! and now that you know its a girl, start shopping now for next year’s winter clothes..baby gap always has some amazing sales!

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  32. Amy Wood Avatar
    Amy Wood

    Congratulations you 2!! That is SO exciting!

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  33. Cathie Avatar
    Cathie

    look at the cuteness of you! I loved being pregnant and I hope you do too. Congratulations. Fingers crossed for you Paul is home when your baby arrives. Thank you for sharing something special with all of us!

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    sherried

    Congratulations! So happy for you and Paul.

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    SK Unger

    Congratulations! Wishing you continued health and blessings. Exciting times ahead!!!

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    KissMyTulle

    Congrats! I’m about a month behind you so we’ll be finding out ours in the next couple of weeks, too. Funny, your comment on gender predictors – I did one from a book that said we were having a boy and one online that said we were having a girl. Way to split the odds, right?

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    Fiona

    Congratulations! That’s wonderful news 🙂 hooray for a healthy baby, and guessing right is so much fun!

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  38. Briana Avatar
    Briana

    Yay!!! Congratulations! A baby elise! Praying for a beautiful, healthy, happy baby! This blog gets more exciting every single day!! lol Congratulations to Paul as well 🙂

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    Briana

    Oh! And praying Paul will be home when the baby arrives 🙂

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    Vic

    Congratulations! So excited for you!

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  41. jessica o'brien | jessohbee Avatar
    jessica o’brien | jessohbee

    girl, girl, girl, girl, girl!!! how exciting!!! i had no clue about what was in me so i’m always so impressed with the mamas who have that intuition. looking forward to hearing her name (which i’m assuming we’ll learn in june) 🙂 lots of love to you and paul.

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  42. suzanne Avatar
    suzanne

    Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!
    CONGRATS! 🙂

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  43. Marina D-K Avatar
    Marina D-K

    Congrats to you both! We’re welcoming our second girl in April =) Girls rock!

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    silk

    Congratulations!

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    Avital

    Congratulations! Our precious baby girl is 3-month-old already (time flies) and it is indeed pure joy.

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  46. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    … Or whenever we get lunch! I think we are close to settled! Yay for girls!

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  47. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    Congratulations! I’m so excited for you and Paul 🙂

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  48. Heather Johnson Avatar
    Heather Johnson

    Congrats! As a mom of two girls I can tell you that little girls are SO MUCH FUN. The hardest part? Resisting the urge to buy every cute piece of clothing in sight!

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    breanne

    wohoooO!!! girls are the BEST!!!! wait til you start sewing all the cute little girl things there are out there! so very excited for you two!

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    christen

    so excited for you! congratulations.

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