20 week ultrasound

I had my 20 week ultrasound today and we found out that we’re having a boy!  Dan was really surprised, I think that he had succumbed to the idea that he would only ever have girls.  Boy is he excited!  Don’t get me wrong he REALLY really loves his girls but there is just something about men, they want to have a son.  I wasn’t surprised, but I can’t say that I KNEW it was a boy either, just kind of thought so. :)

When the ultrasound tech told us it was a boy, Dan immediately asked, “are you sure?”  And asked her to check again.  She smiled and said she was sure, and after close inspection, we are pretty sure too. :)  Sophie seemed happy about it in the doctor’s office but had a small break down in the parking lot as the realization hit her that it wasn’t a sister.  She cried, “But I want a girl!”  I told her that we don’t get to choose if it’s a boy or a girl.  She had a good cry and then asked me if we could name him Super Why (from the PBS kids show) I told her that Mom and Dad would choose a name and would let her know what it is.  She has also suggested Sid (The Science Kid from the PBS kids show) and Navine (the prince from the Princess and Frog), I told her we’d take them into consideration. :)  She is such a good helper these days.

Tessa liked pretending she could tell the white and black thing on the screen was a cute baby for a little while but by the end she had given up and didn’t care to have her picture taken with the rest of us.  She is REALLY sassy these days!

Everything looks good and healthy.  I was glad to see that he’s caught up in growth.  When I went in at 7 weeks he only measured at 6 weeks so I was afraid I would be going past my due date.  He was right on track for his size today, to the very day 20 weeks and 4 days exactly.  The tech did say that his legs are long, wonder whose fault that is…Daniel.  It’s fine for me as long as he doesn’t get an enlarged head. :)  We are so excited to welcome him into our family! Dan stayed to see the doctor with us afterwards and when she asked if we had any questions Dan had a good one, “So, how do you raise a boy?”  I’m wondering the same thing, yikes!