IT'S A BOY...REALLY, IT IS!

Another face shot - kind of creepy looking!

Profile...He's so cute!

Somewhere in this one is his little male part - I'm glad the technician could see it because I sure can't!

Proud Grandpa & Grandma

Waking up this morning, I have never been so excited to go to work! Ultrasound (D-Day) had finally come and we were to get confirmation of whether our little one was a little boy or girl. The hours, minutes, and seconds could not have gone by any slower...I couldn't wait for my appointment! Mike and I were there early so they brought us back and literally the minute she pressed the ultrasound machine to my belly, she saw it was a boy!!! Grandma Elizabeth came in a little bit later to see for herself that the baby is indeed a boy (no more fairy princess dreams....she'll have to save those for the next baby!). Now that I have the real confirmation, we can finally start shopping for the nursery and adding all of the boy items to the registry. Speaking of the registry, we did that on Saturday and it was seriously one of the most fun days I have ever had...I am truly a dork! Babies R Us was like a baby wonderland for me - all of my hours of studying finally paid off when I got to point and click to all the little things that our little one will use someday. So much fun! Mike was a trooper too and I think he even enjoyed himself a little bit...although 2 1/2 hours in he was ready for a nap in the glider! Hopefully his first father's day present made up for all the work I put him through registering!

What's going on with the baby this week: The baby's sensory development is exploding! His brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that he may be able to hear my voice now, so we are talking up a storm and listening to classical music - I end up with a headache, but hopefully he will be smarter for it :). He weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 7 inches now. His arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of his body now. His kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on his scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on hit skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid - ewe!