It's a little hard to believe we're here. Sometimes it feels like we've got a long way to go, and sometimes it feels like it's going by so fast.
The belly is definitely getting bigger and rounder. While this is all such a new experience for me, I find it odd that when I look in the mirror that this growing body seems so natural. It doesn't seem foreign or weird - which in a way is weird.
I'm still waiting to feel those first baby kicks. I wondered if I felt a little last night, but didn't really think I did. Jim says I get to say that what I felt were baby kicks, so I'll take it.
The big news for today was finding out the sex of our little one. Jim and I have both been very excited about this day. We played around with different scenarios of finding out (at the doctor office; in a secret envelope at a romantic dinner; buying baby clothes to indicate; having a baby-guessing party), but when it came down to it, we just wanted to find out during the ultrasound. Plus I have had a huge fear of the technician being wrong and I wanted to have everything pointed out to me.
Here is a picture of the Enterprise for your enjoyment...
Unfortunately, we didn't get any GREAT pictures to bring home. This little peanut was being shy. To my surprise they did do the 3-D view so we got to get a little bit of a better idea. Still a little blobby, and the poor baby's head looks like it's missing the top. But you should be able to see the nose and figure out the rest of the head from there. The arm is clear as day and, to me, looks like it's resting on the knee.
So what did we learn we're having...?
It's...a...
BOY!!!!
