It's a BOY!!

Yay! We just found out yesterday that we are going to be having a boy! We could not be more excited and honestly more surprised! We, and many other friends and family, have been convinced that it was going to be a girl. Funny enough, though, Brett and I had very recently started thinking that it might be a boy for whatever reason. Either way, we are delighted.

Thumbs up!

I haven't posted in a while because there really hasn't been anything to report. Things have been going really well, I'm still not showing a ton so unfortunately no progression pictures. Even though I'm at 18 weeks and not showing a ton, he is growing at a normal rate and just about everything looks good so far. It was so much fun watching the ultrasound yesterday since it was 3-D and we could really see everything so clearly. I am kind of bummed they didn't give us any more pictures than they did because it was so cool seeing the spine and his face. We did get some good pictures though. It took a while to get the profile because he was being stubborn and wouldn't move...hmm, wonder who he gets that trait from?! He was also very active at times though, moving around, putting his hands by his mouth, and when we first got a glimpse of the ultrasound, it was very definitely a boy before the technician even told us.
The whole appointment went really well, like I said, he's growing at a normal rate and weighs about 11 ounces right now. There was one thing at the end that kind of put a damper on everything which was definitely a bummer. In his bowels, there were some brightly colored spots that could mean a couple of things: possible downs syndrome, cystic fibrosis, or it could be nothing. It could just be a little blood on the outside, but just to be safe, I got a blood test and will find out the results from that and genetic testing in a week to 10 days. Now, the chances that there is something wrong is a 10-20% chance and since I am young, closer to 10%. Still, it was bit overwhelming to hear that something could be "wrong". We are OBVIOUSLY going to love and care for the baby no matter what...duh... and it really could be nothing, but it still felt like the relief I felt earlier was now gone and felt just as overwhelmed as ever. I kept my composure in front of the doctor but as soon as I went in to the other room to get my blood drawn, I lost it. I just felt like I had failed, even though she had said that there was nothing I had done or didn't do that caused this.  I am going to try my best and hope for the best and stay positive but it has been a super stressful month and staying positive has been quite hard.

Aside from that, Brett has been talking about how great this kid is going to be at fishing and I am just so excited to play with cars and trucks and trains again :) Now the trick is figuring out a boy's name...


More to come next week! Stay tuned :)