It's a BOY!!!!

So, I decided to write this entire post in blue because I found out today that I'm having a BOY!!!!!!!!  I'm so unbelievably excited.  No one in my immediate family has had a boy.  My oldest half-sister had a boy...but I didn't grow up with her really...and haven't been around Trenton much either.  My next oldest half-sister has a stepson...but they live in D.C.  My dad has 4 girls...2 with my mom.  This should be very interesting!


Anyway, I had my ultrasound today.  The doctors apparently had me at almost 17 weeks when I went in today.  I've been telling them for weeks that my viability ultrasound had me at 18 weeks and 5 days when I went for the U/S but they wanted to check for themselves.  Fine by me...but still a little frustrating.


When I got back in the exam room and got started with my U/S, we immediately got to see the baby on the giant TV screen on the wall.  My funny baby was completely upside down on his head.  He refused to move just about the whole time.  He would kick and jump...but not change position.  We got to see the bladder (full of fluid), the kidneys, the cord (and where it inserts into the placenta and the baby's belly button), the stomach, and all 4 chambers of the heart...which I specifically asked to see.  All of the organs were PERFECT and on the correct side of the body.  


Then, we get to see the arms, legs, hands (which kept balling up into fists and letting go...and fist...and relax), feet, spine, and head.  It was really amazing how the nurse could get the bones to light up so bright on the ultrasound so that we could see every little detail!


She tried to get the baby to move so she could get a good picture of the brain anatomy...but he REFUSED!  Finally, she awkwardly checked my bladder...and asked me if I needed to pee.  I didn't think I did...but she said that I did because my bladder was full.  Hahahahaha!  I went to the bathroom and came back and the baby moved a little...he just tucked his head into his chest and stuck his butt higher in the air.  She did manage to get a picture of the brain...and I got to see my baby's "knob" as my mother so eloquently called it.  It's DEFINITELY a boy (see the pictures below).


Anyway, I've gained around 5 lbs since I found out that I was pregnant.  Not too shabby for 19 weeks.  Oh yeah!  I'm 19 weeks and 0 days according to the U/S today.  They changed my dates.  I'm now due June 3rd, 2011.  Two days sooner.  Woo Hoo!!!


Check out these awesome pictures I got from the U/S today!  They were nice enough to make a CD for us.