Now we aren't too sure

Well - We thought we would post this picture.... We aren't 100% sure the tech knew what she was talking about. In her words, the baby is sitting on a glass table.... so you are looking up at it. We cannot decide if the thing she is pointing to is a boy part, the bottom of a foot or just something on the screen. Our reason for questioning is that there are two similarly shaped blobs of similar size and shape. (Look west of the blob being pointed to).


The black space where the arrow is could be the opening between the legs, since we can see a leg (where it appears the boy part is growing out of the knee/shin). We also see the typical 3 white dots just north of the arrow (kind of at the top of the arch between the legs?) which might indicate a girl.

Basically, We were told it was a boy, just after she told us that the baby was not really in good position to tell. If any of you have any expertise in deciphering these photos, please do share. We are going to try to schedule an additional ultrasound in a few weeks.

Right now we are more confused than ever. We are thinking boy, but definitely could be a girl too.

Please Please Please.... HELP US OUT IF YOU CAN!!!!

It's a.....

Boy! The technician is pretty sure that she could determine boy parts, though the baby really was not in a mood to cooperate. Guess that means more football and wrestling around here!

Still due around April12th. Weighs about a pound right now. Everything looks like it is growing in the right place so .....

It's a boy (most likely)!

BorG Day

Tomorrow is the day!!! Assuming that the baby cooperates, we will find out the gender between 12:30 and 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. Does anyone wanna place any final bets??? Here's a picture from tonight at 7:30.

If you check tonight or before I post the results... feel free to place your bets. Keep in mind... As of today I am 21 weeks along. Ahhh!!! I can't believe it.

Murphy's very fickle about me these days. Tonight, he seems to be my shadow. As you can see, in the 30 seconds it took to take the photo, he had to sit right at my feet. Mostly, he prefers to be with Chad or Chris these days. (He's become quite the rabbit hunter though!)

In other news (because life is still occurring outside baby world...) We got the boys' school pictures back. What cute kids I have... though I can't claim genetic responsibility, I am sure that outward cuteness comes from environment. Chris got a guitar for his birthday. He has been very interested in learning how to play so we may have a new musician on our hands. This makes me very excited. Shawn is prepping for his school concert coming up in December. Lots of singing coming from him.

Chad has been a super dad these days. Last weekend, he put two coats of primer on the baby's walls and repainted the ceilings. Then yesterday we hung the new closet door and today, he painted the room. A nice neutral shade of cream/light yellow. Friday we will install the new window, and then it will be time to set up furniture and prep for baby's arrival.

I am still taking Master's classes, working (though the next 5 days will be fabulous!), and ... growing a belly. We decided not to enroll the boys in a winter sport as Chad and I needed a break. We start swim lessons in January.

Check back soon for updates..... Maybe even tomorrow!!! Can't wait to see who will be joining our family. Bring on the __________(pink or blue)!!! Fill in the blank with whatever you think it will be.

Almost 20 weeks....

Annie requested a recent photo of the baby belly so I had Chad take one tonight. Doesn't seem like we are already close to the halfway point. I will be at 20 weeks on Wednesday. Here are a few pictures. Not really looking too pregnant yet, but enough so that people kind of look at me funny trying to tell if I am just fat or actually pregnant. I enjoy watching the looks from people as we walk through stores.

I also made Chad take a front picture. Mostly I had to know what other people see as I approach them, prior to the side belly view. It will be interesting to see how these pictures change in the coming months.

Well - Annie ... hope you enjoyed the pics. I know that since I don't get to see my family very often, it is hard to picture what the changes look like. I am excited to see everyone in about a week and a half.

*** I also have pictures of Great Wolf Lodge and Chris' 11th birthday to post, but I will have to get to it tomorrow or Tuesday.

Heartbeat

Our pre-natal appointments have been going well. The quad-screening came back indicating things were normal. That is good! The doc says everything is measuring well. We continue to pick his brain about the rate of the heartbeat... is it fast or slow? He always says, "Right in the middle, about average." We have two theories on this information....

Theory 1 - Chad
He is trying to be partial and not give anything away until the ultrasound. It could be fast or slow but he is just not telling us to keep us guessing.

Theory 2 - My Mom
Really I am having twins and the boy's heartbeat is cancelling out the girl's heartbeat making it appear to be an average heartbeat rate.

We will find out for sure what the heartbeat actually says about the baby on November 26 at 2:00. If you think or hope it's a boy... wear blue on that day. If think or hope it will be a girl... wear pink on that day. We'll see what God has in store for us!

Things are well here though. We have a football banquet on Thursday which is also Chris' 11th birthday. This weekend is his birthday party. A housefull of even more boys... heaven help us!

Halloween/Hairspray

First of all - all the sudden, my pictures are posting the opposite order I add them in... kind of weird. Well I guess we will start with Halloween then...

Chad and I thought our costume this year would be t-shirts. A little boring, but it worked especially because it ended up being about 70 degrees during the day. Though the evening cooled off, it was still beautiful.

Chris was dressed as an Army Spaceman and Shawn was Iron Man. Amazingly enough, Chris helped create his own costume (mostly because we wouldn't buy him the $100 costume) and Shawn contributed to his costume because he had to have the one with puffy muscles.

This was the reason we had to find the perfect pumkin.... Chad and Chris worked so hard to create "The Puking Pumkin." I am very glad they put the liner under it for easier cleanup. Boys!!! What are you gonna do?

This week on Tuesday, Chris had his school concert. They have a new music teacher this year and he had them act out scenes from Charlie Brown and Hairspray. Chris' class did Hairspray. We have crossed the line of whether or not Chris actually takes notice of girls. Melanie (below) is Chris' best friend. She is usually very tomboyish (jeans, t-shirt, hair down). Well, the music teacher said no pants for the girls so.... she had to dress up. Now the story has 2 versions....

Chris' version "Melanie, You look odd."

Melanie's version "Melanie, You look hot."

Talk about a mom/dad heart attack.... Our little boy is definitely growing up!

I only had to include this picture to prove that Chris actually did dance at his concert.

I have a short video clip that I will try to post later in the day. Boy does the singing and dancing bring back some memories.