Boy #2

(Sorry this is a day late, yesterday was kind of a whirlwind day.) It's a boy!!!!!!!!!!! You know me and patterns, just love them. So if all goes true to form, he'll look like Jeromy. All of Jacob's red hand-me-down clothing has got to go. :)

The girls were hoping for a girl, but when they found out it was a boy, they quickly and sweetly said, "Oh, now Jacob will have someone to play with! We're so excited for him!" So sweet. We brought the girls with us to the ultrasound and they loved it. I think it made it a little bit more real to them since they've had to put up with Mommy not feeling well for so long. And Audrey asked really good questions (she absolutely loves learning about the human body), like, "Well how is the belly button made?" We got to take 9! pictures home (I'm used to just 3 or 4 tops, so we felt spoiled) and a DVD of a few minutes of the ultrasound. They watched it several times yesterday afternoon, saying things like, "Oh, I'm so glad we saw the baby today" and "I can't wait for the baby!" Even Jacob pointed to the pictures and said, "Baby." Much excitement in our household yesterday, to say the least.

So my scanner is on the fritz and Jeromy (my technical consultant) won't be home for a couple hours, so you'll have to wait to see the actual pix. Sorry. They're so cute! He put out his hand like he was giving us high five! And he was not at all shy about showing us his gender (or outdoor plumbing as the tech called it), spread eagle as he was. And laying down! No fetal position for him. I hope he doesn't get used to that position, oh vey.

It's funny, up until the ultrasound, I couldn't feel any kicks and I was starting to get nervous. I know what to expect by this time around so it was worrying me. I tried to tell myself that I'm probably still numb from my other c-sections and maybe the placenta is on top or something (which it is- which, actually is the best place for it for someone with a scar- so that's good). But ever since the ultrasound, now I can feel little tiny jabs all the time. That never ceases to amaze me. Little life en utero. Even with our ultrasound at 10 weeks (2 months ago), he looked like just 2 big marbles stuck together with 4 little marble appendages attached, and he was already wiggling and kicking! You can't tell me that's not life. So amazing.

The ultrasound tech said this is dos-y-dos (no, not a square dance move), or 2 and 2. Even Steven. But don't ask us if we're done, cuz we don't know. 4 was our minimum, so we'll just see how this one goes. After Jacob, I really thought I was half way done, but I'm not so sure. This is a tricky decision!

So now the Name Game begins. Jeromy and I have been fighting on this one for a couple of years now. I like Benjamin Matthew and he likes Matthew Benjamin. So we might have to just scratch that one all together. So anyway, hopefully I'll get these beautiful pix up soon!