It's a BOY!!!!!

We had our 20 week ultrasound last Tuesday so it has been a week today since we found out the news. I know most of you know already but I wanted to wait until I had the picture to prove it before I announced it on here and I JUST got my scanner working with my mac yesterday.

I will admit that I was completely shocked. I really, really thought that this was going to be another girl. Mainly because this pregnancy has been the exact same as it was with Tula. That was the big one for me. Everyone kept asking if I felt the same or different and because everything had been the same I just assumed that that meant for sure it would be another girl. I also think that now that I am Mom to a girl I am just so used to the idea of it. Don't get me wrong, we are so excited for him and all the change that will come with, but it is almost a little intimidating. There are a few things that are so different with boys than with girls, even in the newborn stage. The diapering thing with be different. Bathing. Cleaning him and his "area". It all just seems so foreign to me. But I remember with Tula and the nervousness about doing those with with a baby in general and as soon as I held her in my arms those feelings were gone and the rest was history. It was smooth sailing as though I had been born to do it (I am pretty sure I was) and John and I were both naturals. I cannot wait for that feeling again, to hold that little tiny perfect baby boy in my arms and fall in love like that all over again. I love him so much already but I know from my experience with Tula that it is nothing compared to when I will hold him for the first time and then watch him grow. It has been such an amazing year so far with Tula, so much fun to see the world with a completely new set of eyes, and I look forward to doing it all over again next year!

To my Son, who will capture my heart completely in about 20 weeks, I cannot wait to meet you and hold you in my arms. What a gift to have that glimpse inside of me and watch you move and kick and wave so peacefully. And to hear how everything looks "perfect" and you are healthy and growing strong. You are a miracle to me already and I love you more than life.

Well, I am 21 weeks pregnant and officially over half way through this pregnancy, which is almost impossible for me to believe. I guess it is so different having Tula, she keeps me so busy that I am not sitting around counting the days like I did when I was pregnant with her. I feel great, I am well into the second trimester so no sleepy spells anymore and I never really do get sick anyways so of course none of that. I think I am feeling the heat more than I would non-preggo, but the weather here is great right now and most days are still comfortable. Last year we kept the A/C at 80 degrees, day and night, and I am finding that's a little warm for me this year. We have been keeping the house at around 77 and that feels much better! I am sure our electricity bills will burn a little more, but the relief from the heat is worth it!

Not much else is new, just wanted to let you all in on our very exciting news and share the first picture of our son and proof that he is, in fact, a he. This is a picture of him from the bottom, so you see his two little legs sticking out and then "something" in the middle. Poor little guy, I am embarrassing him already, showing his stuff all over the world wide web. Here he is.......