ultrasound appointment

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to tell you a little more about our ultrasound appointment this week. The pictures (see below), while amazing, don't do it justice...

First we had to wait a loooong 10 minutes while the technician measured different parts of the baby to make sure everything was OK, they don't show you anything on the screen during this time which was scary, but our technician was really friendly, she even remembered me from previous appointments when Baby Niner was still in the works! After awhile she turned on the big screen and there was the cutest little baby, moving all around, and then I realized, that's OUR baby! It was very cool.

The baby was sitting with its legs crossed, almost Indian style, and we tried to get a look at whether it was a he or a she. The technician said she knew so if it didn't cooperate she'd just tell us. She asked us what we thought and I said that I'd felt like it was a girl but when I dreamed about the baby it was always a boy. Soon thereafter he showed us, and it was very clear, the baby is a boy! She said 'your dreams came true!'

We were so happy and spend the next several minutes just watching him move around, he wiggled his toes, put his fingers in his mouth, and the technician pointed out things to us like his heart and stomach and his spine which was lined up with mine at the time with his feet down low and his head up high. He was breach but she said at this stage they move around all the time which we saw firsthand though I'm not feeling too much...yet!

Hard to believe the next time we 'see' him it will be on the day he's born - we can't wait!

Love you baby!
Mommy

Take a first look at our son

It's been a long day, but ... what a day! This morning at 9 Amy and I had our 2nd and last ultrasound, and the tech showed us visual confirmation - we're going to have a boy. A baby boy. A son. A son! Amy and I are going to have a son.

It was easy to overlook the fact that more important news was on tap - the baby's health. We're so fortunate that the little guy is incredibly healthy and growing well. He's actually a week ahead of schedule in most of his measurements - he's supposed to weigh about 10 ounces, but he already weighs 12 - he's 3/4 of a pound! That's my boy. As we were driving back from the appointment, Amy asked what 12 ounces was, so I told her the first thing that came to mind. "That's a beer, honey - he's the Bud Light Lime I had last night!" Amy didn't seem to appreciate it on quite the level I did, but later I used the comparison with Ed and he was right there with me.

Check out the pics above and say hello to our boy! Click on them for a larger, closer view.

The Proud Papa