C'est un garçon!

Kim

C'est un garçon!

For whatever reason I have been enjoying saying, "It's a Boy!" in French these last 24 hours! :)  Who knows why my latent, minimal foreign language skills came to the top of my mind at this point, but they did, so there you go.  It's official - the little babe is a sweet boy!  Yesterday was such an incredible day.  It felt a bit like when we finally told everyone we were pregnant - lots of phone calls, lots of smiling, lots of euphoria.  Only it wasn't quite as nerve wracking, which was nice. 

Our appointment was for 8:15am, but they didn't take us back until 8:30am, of course.  However, once we got in there and the first images of our little boy popped up on the screen, we were enamored.  She asked if we wanted to know the sex, and we said yes, so she began moving the wand around.  We could see his spine, his little heart - with all four chambers, his spindly fingers, long legs (that were curled up like he was quite literally in the fetal position!), and his head.  It was amazing. 



I tried to label it so you could tell (might have to click on the picture to make it bigger).  His head is on the right and his body is to the left - like he's laying on his left side, looking at you!



Those are the bottoms of his tiny feet!

 Then she swiped over something and both Matt and I noticed it.  Matt said, "wait, go back, I saw it."  She did, and sure enough, clear as day, it was a boy!  We were in shock.  We would've have felt the same way had it been a girl, but it was just so incredible to know - finally!  Matt is beside himself.  He had convinced himself it was a girl, I think.  He looked at me and said, "I feel like I need to go buy him a shotgun now."  Lord help us!



Imagine that you are looking at his little bottom here.  Anyways, trust us, it's a boy!

It was awesome.  He was moving around and all the measurements were right on target for 17 weeks, and they said everything was looking great!  I still can't believe we're having a boy!  Everyone, of course, is excited.  We called all the family and friends and told them.  My mom, Matt's dad, and my friend, Kristin, all said they knew it was a boy all along!  They didn't tell us that before the ultrasound though!  Now that we know, we can really start to plan.  We have a name that we are thinking about.  It is really the only name we had talked about before we knew the sex.  It includes some family names, so it is going to be hard to beat, but now that we know it's a boy, we want to throw it around for a while before we decide for sure.  That is a big decision, you know.  Also, all I wanted to do last night was look up boy nursery things.  And I did.  :)  There are so many possibilities.  There is this website called Pinterest that lets you create virtual inspiration boards of pictures/ideas you find online.  I had already started one for the babe's room, but now, with a narrowed search field, it has exploded with ideas.  I am nervous to plan too early, as I don't want my tastes to change...but really, the babe will be here in just 5 months - I planned our wedding in about that amount of time, so it seems a fitting time frame to prepare for a babe!

So that is our big news.  I have found myself saying, "Yes, we are so excited" over and over again to people when they congratulate us, but I really don't know what else to say!  We ARE so excited.  And it is a miracle that there will be a little baby boy arriving in February!

Oh, and on one last note.  Matt has had this song running through his head since we found out.  It's called, "Anything Like Me" by Brad Paisley.  Here are the lyrics.  So sweet! (And sort of true!) :) :) :)

I remember sayin' I don't care either way

Just as long as he or she is healthy, I'm okay

And then the doctor pointed to the corner of the screen

And said, "You see that thing right there? Well, you know what that means"

I started wondering who he was going to be

And I thought heaven help us if he's anything like me

He'll probably climb a tree too tall and ride his bike too fast

End up every summer wearin' something in a cast

He's gonna throw a ball and break some glass

In a window down the street

He's gonna get in trouble, oh, he's gonna get in fights

I'm gonna lose my temper and some sleep

It's safe to say that I'm gonna get my payback

If he's anything like me

I can see him right now, knees all skinned up

With a magnifying glass tryin' to melt a Tonka truck

Won't he be a sight with his football helmet on?

That'll be his first love 'til his first love comes along

He'll get his heart broke by the time he's in his teens

And heaven help him if he's anything like me

He'll probably stay out too late and drive his car too fast

Get a speeding ticket, he'll pay for mowing grass

He's gonna get caught skippin' class

And be grounded for a week

He's gonna get into trouble, we're gonna get in fights

I'm gonna lose my temper and some sleep

It's safe to say that I'm gonna get my payback

If he's anything like me

He's gonna love me

And hate me along the way

The years are gonna fly by

And I already dread the day

He's gonna hug his mama, he's gonna shake my hand

He's gonna act like he can't wait to leave

But as he drives out he'll cry his eyes out

If he's anything like me

There's worst folks to be like, oh, he'll be alright

If he's anything like me