We're having a boy!!

Yesterday was one of the best days ... we went to our big ultrasound and found out we are going to have a boy. I can't even believe it. I grew up with 2 sisters, no boys in our house at all (well, besides my dad!), so this is a huge excitment not only for Corey and I, but for our families as well! The ultrasound tech asked us if we could tell the sex of the baby and we both knew it right away!

I was so happy I cried! (well to be honest, I probably would have been the exact same if they said its a girl!) Then they went on to check everything - and I mean everything. Heart,spine, lungs, bladder, kidneys, head, umbilical cord, stomach, and to make sure the bones were growing properly in the arms, legs, fingers and toes! Check to all of the above - Bun (or Baby B - we'll keep you guesssing for a bit!) looks great! First they did the sex, because he was in perfect posistion. Then they checked the heart. All 4 chambers,the aortic arch... looking great!


Then the spine!

Then the arms, legs, hands, and feet. These little feet and hands are so cute!


Then we got to look at his adorable little face!

and profile!

Wow, what a day! Then my parents took us out to dinner and Coreys parents joined us! They brought us the cutest gifts:
My parents got us the turtle from build a bear (we <3 turtles, and look at his shirt!) and Coreys parents got us the cute little clothes!

We had a great time at dinner. I am so glad our parents came out to celebrate this day with us! After dinner I was exhausted from the day, so much excitment :) And finally news that was all good! Our baby looks perfect, all the u/s nurse kept saying were things like: what a looker, wow the heart looks so great, what a pretty spine! It was awesome! Well I think I flooded my blog with enough pictures for one day... but I have to update with my 18 week belly pic!

Blessed.

I need to take some time out to be thankful for all that I have. I did a lot of thinking today and started thinking about the way I always thought my life would turn out. 10 years ago, when asked "Where do you think you will be in 10 years?" My answer was: Living in a home, with a great husband, a great job, a dog, and a family on the way. When I was in the shower today thinking about all of this I realized wow, I have everything I always dreamed of and I am so thankful for that. Its easy when times get tough, or when I am dealing with health issues that I cannot control to loose site of how truly blessed my life is. And it really is. My home is awesome, I married my best friend in the whole world and I love him more than words can describe, I like my job - its steady and pays well, our two little dogs are great - they provide unconditional love and comic relief, and we have a baby on the way - that I already love more than I could have ever imagined.

I have a great life.