it's a.....

we're having a boy!!!

i'll be honest, it was a little bit of a shock.  i was absolutely convinced we were having a girl.  we had a girl's name picked out, i knew what i wanted to do for a girl's nursery...i was certain.

so when the ultrasound tech told us it was undoubtedly a boy, it took me a few seconds to actually react.  i think i even said, "really?"  she just pointed an arrow at his little bit and said "yup, definitely."  i looked at matt and he was beaming. 

everyone's really excited.  i'm so thrilled that we can finally refer to the baby as a "he" rather than an "it" or "the baby."  it helps to make it a bit more real now that i can finally assign a person-hood.  i can't wait to start shopping for the fun stuff - clothes, bedding, nursery decor! 

the rest of the anatomy scan went really well.  baby is weighing in at about 11 ounces, so he's right on track for where we are.  everything looks good and baby is healthy.  i love watching the heart beat - it looks like a little butterfly fluttering around in there.  as far as i'm concerned, he's pretty much the cutest thing ever. 

a confirmation

you guys, we got to see our little bug last night!  it was so amazing.  we got to see him/her moving around, kicking its legs.  we got to see the heart fluttering away at 169 bpm.  i just could not believe it when that little body showed up on the screen - it's real!  there's an actual baby in there!  the ultrasound tech said that everything looks good.  we saw the arms, legs, and umbilical cord.  she moved the little wand thingie around and we saw the spine.  it was so amazing, and totally made me forget the fact that i had to pee so bad i thought i was going to burst.  seriously, i've never had to pee so badly in my life.  my appointment was at 5:30, so they told me to empty my bladder at 4:15 and then drink 32oz of water by 4:30.  by 4:40, i had to pee.  by 5:30, i was pretty sure my eyeballs were floating.  but i forgot all about it when that little baby popped up on the screen. 

oh, and i bet you're thinking "you caved!"  i didn't.  my friend abriel suggested that i double check and make sure we would have an ultrasound at our next appointment, since she said she had one at 8 weeks and then not again till 20 weeks.  so i called the office and sure enough, this was the only one we'd have until the anatomy scan.  so matt decided to leave work early so he could come with me last night.  i'm so glad he was able to be there for it.  it was such an amazing moment to see our baby, for the first time, together.