It's a BOY!!!

On our ultrasound at 11 weeks, it was a little too early to accurately guess on the sex of baby. The ultrasound lab was split on what they thought I was having. I was pretty convinced that I was going to have a boy (mother's intuition?), but I knew I would have to wait a few more weeks to know for sure. We peeked again between 12 and 13 weeks at which point it definitely looked boyish! I was so convinced that I started telling people it was a boy and a few weeks later, we saw that there was no doubt about it....we're having a little boy!!!

In some ways the fact that it is a boy is a major blessing, because Steve and I couldn't come anywhere close agreeing on a girl's name. If we ever have a little girl in the future, it is going to be a challenge to agree on that. For now, we get to be thankful that we agree on the boy's name, so we will be naming our first born son Nathan Powell. Having a name picked out for him makes everything seem a little more real. There are days when I still just can't believe we are going to be parents. I can't wait to see the little face that goes with the name.

1st Official Ultrasound

We had our first official ultrasound around 11 weeks. My best friend, Rachel, was home for spring break and so I invited her to come with Steve and I to the ultrasound. It was the first real ultrasound she had seen, and I was really excited to have her there with us. I think she really enjoyed it. We had an awesome sonographer scan me, and our little baby was quite the little show off. He gave us some great views and was an active little one for us too.

Only about 47 mm from the top of the head down to the little bottom, but you can already see the tiniest little hand.

I know I see this all day every day, but it is so amazing to see that little heart going inside of me! A heart beat that is visible to us on ultrasound at about 6 weeks gestation, and God-willing, will keep on beating for years and years to come. A sign to us that God, our creator, is an awesome God!