We are having a....

BOY!
 I have felt all along that we were going to have a little boy. I don't know why but I just always thought I was carrying a little boy. It kinda scares me to know that I am going to have a little boy running around the house in just a little while. Growing up with all girls has not prepared me for being a mom of a little boy. I am so nervous, but I am super excited as well. I can already tell he is going to wrap me around his little finger.
I hope to be a great mom to a little boy. Play catch and teach him about sports, help him go after his dreams, no matter how big or small they may be. I know there is a lot more to being a mom then this but I want to be very involved in my kids lives in anyway that I can. I just hope during my learning curve of raising a boy, I don't miss out on the important stuff while I am obsessing over the little things!

On Friday November 30th, 2012 I had my 17 week appointment. My doctor had a hard time finding the heart beat because my little munchkin would not sit still. She would hear it for a split second and then it was gone! My biggest fear is coming to life.... this kid is NEVER going to slow down, just like his dad :) I had asked her if we could try to find out the gender and she consented! Taylor came to the appointment with me for this very reason. So she pulled the ultrasound machine in and tried to see. My little one didn't want to go in the right direction but eventually (through some forced persuasion) he moved so we could see, our "IT" became a BOY! My OB said she couldn't promise anything but it is pretty hard to mistake a boy :) The smile on Taylor's face was contagious! He was so excited. He always wanted a boy and was very glad at the news. We left the appointment and immediately text the whole family. Part of me wishes we had told everyone in a better way but I was to excited. Of course the family was very excited and was so sweet in the messages and thoughts back.

We told everyone it was a boy and we instantly started talking names... because we don't have a clue what we want or like! I had several girl names I loved (yes even though I had a suspicion I was having a boy, I could only find girl names I wanted) but no boy names. We have gone over many lists but really haven't found the "one" name we really want.

We had our 20 week, wellness or routine anatomy ultrasound on December 14, 2012. This is where they check and make sure baby is healthy and growing/developing properly. Taylor and I were ecstatic about this ultrasound. It is really hard not knowing if baby is getting everything it needs (especially because I was pretty sick) and that he was developing properly. Working in the OR at Primary Children's Medical Center doesn't help this fear either. We went to the appointment and didn't have to wait very long. We went in and had a super nice ultrasound tech.

The room is pretty cool because you lay down and have a TV monitory right in front of you, so I could see the entire ultrasound. I don't think I stopped smiling once I saw baby boy. It was so much fun seeing him turn and flip, wiggle and stretch. He loved covering his face with his arms, which is funny because Taylor loves to sleep in the exact same position :)

The tech took lots and lots of pictures of the baby's heart, brain, bones, anatomy, and so forth. It is a very thorough ultrasound, seeing all the major organs from all the different angles. The goal is to see if there is anything that isn't developing properly and if baby will need extra attention and medical care before or after birth. Of course baby boy did not want to cooperate, he is his father's son already ;) He wanted to move and play the entire time. When trying to take pictures of his bones baby would not sit still. He stretched and flipped so much! Luckily the machine allows you to freeze and rewind portions, without that we would be without most of the pictures. Then to be more difficult when it was time to get pictures of the brain, baby buried his head down low and did not want to move. This made pictures of his brain very difficult to get. The tech said, "wow he is really making me work for this"! After a lot of pushing and prodding, baby finally moved so she could get the pictures of his brain. The doctor then came in and we reviewed the whole ultrasound. He said that everything looked great and normal. I asked lots of questions, having worked with sick kids for 4yrs I have a few more fears and questions.

We were able to leave feeling so grateful and happy about baby boy's health and huge smiles on our faces at being able to watch him for over 30minutes! We also got a couple pictures and a DVD of the entire ultrasound. I won't lie, I watched the DVD again later that day :)

Taylor and I feel so grateful and blessed for our little miracle. We are excited to have a little boy and become a family of three! It is truly a dream come true! Even if he is already giving me a run for my money :)