And the baby is....

A boy! We're pumped. Both Mike and I were thinking it was a boy the whole time. I guess parent's intuition is already kicking in! The ultrasound went well..minus the uberly full bladder. I really thought I was going to explode before I even got in there. And even the nurse commented, "whoa, your bladder is really full." Yeah, lady--trying to follow directions. However, I thought I was going to have to hold it throughout the entire appt., but thankfully she just needed to see through the ol' bladder for a few pics. Relieving.

So..the fun begins with looking at what stuff to buy! I've been trying to be patient to find out what we have before we went crazy with registering. I can't wait to buy all the cute clothes! Mike said our kid won't be wearing cute clothes...he'll only wear shoulder pads (football) and a diaper. Typical Mike comment. Poor kid. What will be hilarious is Mike will be the one going crazy when baby first arrives. We just witnessed this last night with Tyler and May's new baby boy, Jackson. Tyler was all over that kid. Love it. By the way..between Jackson and our son (whoa..I'm having a son. sorry..reality check), that's 2 out of 5 for their dream basketball team. I'm pretty sure those boys are going to be best friends...whether they like it or not!

Nieva!

I get to enjoy snow day #2 of the year. Oh, the joys of being a teacher. We work hard, but we definitely have the best breaks and vacations ever. However, because of this snow day, now my students have to take a 1/2 of their finals the day they get back from Christmas break. Stinks for them! But, gives them more time to study for my hard final. :) High expectations, right?

Baby news: Almost 18 weeks. Still can't feel anything. Sometimes I think I can, but it's probably just gas. (Never in my life have I been able to feel gas bubbles move through my intestines...weird.) I get a headache of some sort almost every day...some make me hurl. Amazing. I'm hoping that ends sometime soon. We scheduled the sonogram for the 30th. A fun post-birthday present for me! We're hoping to find out the sex, but also know a) they could be wrong or b) the kid could be all coiled up and we can't see a thing. But I really want to know so I can start shopping for things!

I turn 25 in 12 days. Sounds a little old.

oooooo baby!

Oh, and here's a pic of the belly thus far...after a cookie and big glass to juice..

Well, time for a baby update...since I haven't given one.

I'm 16 weeks (4 months for you non-math peeps). That's not even halfway.

We went to the doc yesterday. She uses this cool device to listen to the heartbeat. The last time, it was quite easy to find--and it was about twice as fast as an adult's. This time, she chased the kid all over my abdomen...for real. It took her 5 minutes (long time to lie there with cold jelly on my belly and a random doc rolling a device all over me) to get the kid to sit still long enough to hear its heart! I thought it was hilarious...however this could be our hint that we're going to have a wild child. Haha. still so cool to hear...

And we scheduled our sonogram for the end of the month!! So excited to find out what we have inside! Although, not excited at ALL about drinking 32 oz. of water an hour before the appointment...and holding it. I guess they need to see through the bladder. Who knew? Yep, I'll definitely be doing the potty dance in the waiting room.

I'm turning 25 in 24 days. Weird.