It's a BOY!

Yesterday we had our 18 week appointment and ultrasound. What a day! When we first got started the ultrasound tech began by measuring the brain. Everything checked out great there. Our little boy gave us a quick thumbs up and we saw that he had nice size arms, hands and fingers. Her next stop was from up underneath so we could take a peek between the legs. Before she even said anything I saw it! Of course she then confirmed its' a BOY by flashing it across the screen for us and pointing it out. Josh immediately had a big grin and got a little closer to the screen to check it out and make sure that was what he was really seeing.

The rest of the ultrasound went well. Functioning kidneys, liver and bladder. Two long skinny legs and nice size feet (no doubt from my side of the family!). He gave us a big yawn, apparently we were keeping him up. His spine looked good and most importantly he had a strong healthy heart with four chambers. All very important things! He weighed in at 10 oz which is a week ahead of schedule. They didn't move my due date, it just appears we have growing, healthy boy. Oh, and what a cute face! We could see his nose (in the picture above you can see it pretty well) and other features although it's a 2D ultrasound so it's not as clear as it could be. We even have a DVD of the ultrasound to share with family!

After the ultrasound we visited my doctor. All of my vitals checked out, weight is good, belly is finally growing although she was surprised it wasn't bigger (really?? it feels HUGE to me). We got to hear the heartbeat and we were given all the instructions on childbirth classes, registering for the hospital and purchasing a car seat. WOW, if it didn't feel real before, it certainly does now.

So of course now that we know it's a boy the question of the day is, "What are you going to name him?" The answer is, not sure yet... We had a girl named picked out (those seem to be easier) but we still haven't finalized the boy name. I figure I will set a deadline of 30 weeks for the name which gives us another two months or so to decide.

I included more ultrasound photos in the link below. Enjoy!

Love,

Jenny, Josh and Baby Boy Highlander

(and big brother Darby too)

Baby Boy Highlander