IT'S A BOY!

We had our BIG ultrasound today at 3:45. I was way too excited to do anything remotely productive at any point before this time. At the appointment, the tech took about 10,000 measurements and photos of all the major parts - heart, brain, spine, etc. We saw 10 toes, 10 fingers, two eyes, two long legs, and a very adorable face. Of course we wanted to know everything was looking good but c'mon, we were DYING to know what we were having.

After what seemed like an eternity the tech was ready to check the sex. Of course, the little booger was being all shy and crossing his legs and blocking our view with every appendage he could manage. The tech gave us her best guess based on what she saw and I thought we might have to leave with just that. Finally, after I gave him a stern talking to and the very patient tech poked him enough to irritate him into movement, he showed us his goods. As soon as she said "scrotum" and "penis" I started tearing up and Kenny had the absolute biggest shit eating grin I've ever seen. Whoever thought those two words could stir up so much emotion??

Once he got the hang of it, the baby just wouldn't stop flashing us. He even went so far as to grab himself - almost as if to say, "Is this what you were looking for?!" I told him several times today that it was a big day for Mommy and Daddy and that we needed him to cooperate. I guess he showed us who's boss. Not for long buddy, not for long...

18 weeks 1 day