Thursday, February 19, 2009

"Can you label that man part?"

We had our 17 week checkup and ultrasound yesterday and everything looked great! The baby looked great and gave us a little shot of .... his man part! Well that's what Chad wanted the lady to label it. Chad is so excited to be having a boy ... and it's what I was hoping for as well.
The heartbeat was still strong at 153 bmp, my weight gain was healthy, and I'm measuring really good. We couldn't have asked for a better visit. Chad just kept looking at me and smiling!
The highlight though was when Chad asked Sally (our lab tech) if we could tell if the baby would have big ears, or if they were going to be tall, or have big feet. She said that right now it's all relative to the age of the baby but that after 20 weeks they'd start to take on more hereditary qualities. Well right when she said that we got a really good shot of the foot. She said "well let me show you" which was followed by "well that's not right". Come to find out, our baby's foot is measuring at 26 weeks while his body is where it's supposed to be at 17 weeks ... so looks like he'll have big feet like his daddy (size 15!)
We went to dinner after and then over to Target to buy our first baby items! We got a little jumper that is green and brown that has a little dog on it and says "Ruff Guy". I picked out a little onesy that says "Totally Cuter Than Daddy" and Chad just had to get a little t-shirt that says "Ladies Man". It was so much fun!
So we've got the furniture ordered, we know we are having a boy, and we've ordered the bedding. We are on our way! We'll probably be painting the nursery soon and start working with our pet babies to get them adjusted to the changes. Our next appointment is Wednesday, March 18th at 4:30 PM but I'm sure I'll update you lots of times before then.

2 comments:

Mindy and Jeremy Cull said...

YAY! How fun - a BOY! I am glad everything is going so smoothly! Too funny about the feet!

Anonymous said...

Lindsay...I found your blog thru Kenny's facebook, and couldn't resist leaving a comment! Just wanted to say how exciting it is that you are having a baby! Congratulations!
(Can you believe it's been 10 yrs. since those 'Achmed' days?...lol!)
Take care! :)