IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

So my husband decided to call the ultrasound place to see if they could get us in earlier than Saturday (what can I say, we're impatient people) and they were able to get us in today. So, I took a long lunch from work (looonnnngggg lunch, there were a lot of people waiting), picked Dan and Connor up from home and we headed over to the ultrasound place.

The ultrasound tech scanned the baby for a minute or so, measured the heartbeat (149bpm) and then said "so do you want to get right to it?" and he moved the wand over and showed us the money shot. The baby was very cooperative and wanted us to see right away that he was a boy. Quite different from Connor who, when we went to find out what he was, gave the ultrasound guy (same guy) a run for his money moving every which way so he couldn't tell for quite a while what he was. About two minutes into this loving family moment, Connor said "do you guys have a snack for me?"--clearly enamored with the sentimental moment we were all experiencing. We also got to see a good shot of the spine, both feet and both hands (which means baby has two legs and two arms... a good start!). This wasn't the official ultrasound where they check out the heart and brain and all that good stuff so we will keep you updated when that comes around (mid-February).

So, we are having another boy, Connor is having a brother and WE ARE THRILLED!!! Baby's name is Colin (just a name we both really like) William (Dan's grandfather's name) Parish (duh). His head measured a week bigger at 17 weeks 5 days putting the due date at 6-28-09. But, the ultrasound tech explained that the earlier ultrasounds are much more accurate in predicting due dates so it is much more reasonable to stick with the original due date. My guess is the child just has a large head (lucky me).

Loves to all.