It's a boy!!

We had an appointment with an ultrasound technician on November 14th. It was an anatomy scan, so along with checking our baby's size and health, we found out the gender.

We went in and within 5 seconds of using the ultrasound machine the technician had this shot:

Yeah, there's no denying that. 

It was as if he was saying, "Yeah Mom, I'm a BOY!! Not a girl like you've been thinking."

My first thought was, 'Oh... Wait... Our baby's not a girl..?' I was kind of stunned. 

And then it hit me. 

We're having a boy. 

We're having a BOY!!! 

Bob is so proud. 

We can take him fishing and teach him how to use a pocket knife. We can take him hiking and camping. We can teach him to play soccer and lacrosse. He can get hatchets and crazy tools and knives from his uncles for Christmas. We can teach him the gospel and pray that he'll serve as a missionary for two years at age 19. Bob can baptize him at 8 years old and he can become a Deacon and pass the Sacrament at church when he's 12.  He'll be our oldest child, and he'll be loving and protective of his siblings--especially his sisters.

I shed some tears as I looked at the computer monitor and saw those images of his little body squirming and wiggling, then relaxing and resting.

"He's a really beautiful baby," the technician said multiple times, admiringly.
"You can tell that in those pictures?" I asked.
"Oh yes!" she responded. "He's got great features and really is good-looking."
I was sure that she says it often to most expectant mothers she sees, but she made sure that we knew she wasn't just saying it. She absolutely meant it.

As the she was checking his measurements and organ processes, he got the hiccups. It was so cute! He also decided to show off and he flexed his muscles for us, proving his masculinity that much more. We laughed. Bob held my hand and looked thrilled, torn between looking at me and looking at the images of our son with sheer joy on his face.

What a special moment.

Here's his umbilical cord.

His little legs!

One profile shot.
You can see his left hand by his chin and his umbilical cord next to that.

Look at his face--those teeny features are adorable!

Little forehead, nose, and mouth... I think he was about to start sucking his thumb here.

Not sure what this is, but it's him!

Wait... I'm  human... Does that mean that Bob's an alien!?
His little skull is even kinda cute, even if he does look alien.

His little arm and hand. So tiny and cute!

This is my favorite shot. Look at how much of him you can see! Head, arms, hands, torso, leg...

And now we have to decide on boy names. We're not in any rush. 

We are open to suggestions--who knows how we'll find his name!

We'll know it when we hear it or when we see him face to face for the first time.

20 weeks. I'm halfway there!