Baby Update

As promised, I'm here with a prego/baby update. I wanted to wait until after Jan.15th, because that's when my ultrasound was and we were hoping to find out the sex of the baby. We lucked out with a baby that semi-cooperated, and were able to discover that we are having a BOY! I was quite surprised because I really felt like it was going to be a girl. Well, kind of....you see, I actually always wanted a boy first so he could play the protective older brother role (and lets be honest - a boy would be a bit easier on my bank account). But once I found out I was actually pregnant I think I just really wanted a girl so that I'd have a mini-me to dress up and put bows and headbands on etc. Besides, out of 8 babies that were born this last year to CLOSE family and friends, 7 of them were boys. AND... out of 4 of my friends that are now pregnant, 3 of them are also having boys. I felt like it was my duty to even out the population a bit. But alas, I am joining the ranks of the majority and we are excited to be having a little hockey player first :)

This picture looks a little funny because he's on his back, but kind of turning to the side. So the part that's sticking up that I thought was an arm or a leg or something, is actually the side of his bum and part of his thigh. But it was the ONLY profile pic we could get! (you can also see his little right hand resting on his head)

I thought this little leg and foot was so cute!

The ultrasound was SO neat, and it was so exciting to see the first pictures of our little guy! The ultrasound tech was a little bit interesting, but nice enough I guess - though I basically had to twist her arm to get her to tell us if it was a boy or a girl... She also had a hard time getting all the pictures she needed because the baby was quite content to just lay on his stomach and not roll over to let us get a better profile pic or pics of his heart. I kept having to roll over and try and help her get a better angle, so it took a lot longer than I expected.

The baby bump picture I attached is actually from a couple of weeks ago - I'm 21 weeks along now with only 17 weeks to go! My Dr. will be doing a scheduled C-section 2 weeks early, and we already know the delivery date. May 11, 2010! It's so crazy to think of how close that really is! I'm starting to feel a little antsy now, like I better get my act together and start preparing for his arrival. We haven't done much - just looking online for stuff and thinking about how I want to decorate the nursery. We've also been shopping for cribs and I think I found the one I want, but as for the bedding, car seat, stroller, rocker and all other items I am really not sure yet. Any great suggestions?

I guess that's all for now. Hopefully something else exciting happens within the next little while so you won't have to wait another couple months for a big post :)