21 Weeks: It's a BOY!

I had my ultra sound on Tuesday evening, and I am very excited announce that it's a BOY! Seeing my little guy is by far one of the most special things I have ever experienced. He was all curled up for a while, and he had to be jiggled so we could get him to move about. It was so neat to simultaneously see his little leg move and feel the kick in my belly! I do have some images on CD, but the hospital network was down so they weren't able to print the images of him that I really wanted :(


I carefully examined all the images for sightings of Jesus or Michael Jackson. Unfortunately, I didn't see either. However, this one image looks like a t-rex hahaha.

From what I remember, the part that looks like the "teeth" is the baby's little ribs or soemthing.


I know I haven't posted in a while, so here are some fun updates:

Baby moves A LOT now! He's already a strong swimmer...he will make his Uncle Joseph proud haha. He especially likes to practice flip turns at 4:00am...which isn't so fun for mommy. Feeling him move around is pretty amazing. It seems like he gets bigger and bigger every day (as does my belly).


Speaking of my belly haha...about three weeks ago I ventured into the lovely world of maternity clothes (just in time for thanksgiving yayyy elastic pants). Val was nice/brave enough to go shopping with me, and we were happily surprised at what I was able to find. All of the jeans I bought are just as cute as many of my noramal jeans...just way more comfortable! I am happy to report that there were no melt-downs on this shopping trip :)


Now that I know it's a Boy, it's time to seriously consider names. I know everyone is also excited about this process, so I am happy to hear suggestions. But, I have decided to keep the short list and final decision to myself until my little guy is born. Picking a name is terrifying though...this one word will stay with him his whole life. On one hand, I don't want something really common, and on the other I want to stay away from names that are too trendy or strange. I want him to be the only one with his name when he goes to school....but I also don't want it to be so weird that he gets beat up for it haha.


Thinking about Christmas this year makes me really excited for next Christmas when I get to be Santa :)