Boy oh boy!!

Wow.

I'll start by saying the baby is healthy. He, and I'm not just saying that this time cause I feel like it :), is measuring well. His heart, brain, stomach, bladder and kidneys are all where they're supposed to be and doing what they're supposed to do!

At the ultrasound appt they took me back first so the tech could take all the required measurements. When he came up on the screen this is the position he was in.

Look at those legs!! They are so long. I mean, I though Charlie's legs were long when we saw her ultrasound but this kid's foot is dang near behind his head. That made me smile and I could literally see myself laying there when I was pregnant with Charlie and remembering how excited I was when I saw how long her legs were (they get the legs from me).

The tech, Mimi, took quite a few measurements around his chest and abdomen and when she came back up to his face here's what we saw.

Yes. He's sucking his thumb. Just like Sierra did in the womb. This actually made me cry. I mentioned in the previous post how this never gets old and it truly doesn't, couple that with the fact that I'm super emotional anyway and I should've known it would happen. So there I was. Laying there with Mimi. Tears streaming down my face. Smiling the biggest smile ever... and I can smile a pretty big smile :).

Once the required measurements were taken Mimi went to get Marcus and the girls. The only thing really left to do was to show Marcus the organs and reveal the sex.

I actually knew I was looking at a little peepee before she told us. I blurted out, "A boy!" But I didn't notice a reaction in Marcus until she told him.

Charlie was really happy... If you recall she's been praying for a little brother. Marcus is happy too- a little nervous because he's used to living in a house full of girls, he's comfortable raising daughters and this will be a whole new dynamic, but still happy.

I am beside myself with excitement. Yesterday afternoon I found myself thinking of the kids as teenagers. He's gonna have a very hard time dating girls. His sisters, I'm certain, will be very protective of him... I have a feeling Sierra will just be flat out mean to whoever he brings home- that makes me laugh.

Oh and did I mention how handsome he is.

I'm such a mom :)