"It's a Boy!"

On Thursday, Rick, my mom and I ventured out to get the Ultrasound. We were so excited and both very distracted all day (I kept thinking that this is better than Christmas). It was snowing a lot with lots of traffic, so we were both worried we would miss our appointment. But, we made it. As we started the ultrasound and were able to see the baby's picture on the monitor, he was moving his hand up by his face . . . looked like he was waving. We were so glad to see his tiny face and body, hands and feet. My mom's favorite part was the tiny little hands and feet! We also got to see his brain development, heart pumping and lots of other good stuff. He rolled over a couple times and was kicking a bit while we were watching. When the doctor asked if we wanted to know the sex, we said "Yes!" (Rick has been frustrated every time we have gone to the doctor that we haven't known sooner.) The doctor immediately pointed out that this was definitely a boy! We and many others were very surprised! For some reason we were all thinking it was a girl. Not quite sure why though. Roger, my brother and extraordinaire of predicting boys from girls in the womb, was one of the only people who were right. "It's a boy." With a boy first, Rick will have a "little buddy" sooner and we will be in keeping with the rest of the family on both sides--the oldest is a boy. We will also get to have a "big brother" in our family. Lucky us! He looked cute and healthy as far as we know and we can't wait for him to get here. We are thinking a lot about names. If you have any great ideas, let us know . . .