Drum Roll Please...

I arrived at my second ultrasound appointment 20 minutes early yesterday, and it wasn't as busy as the first time we went.  But I still waited for about 40 minutes before I was seen.  From the last time I weighed in (four weeks ago), I have lost a pound.  I told the nurse that I had a huge lunch buffet that first time around!  My blood pressure was great, but then...turned out they made a mistake and only scheduled me for the "simple" ultrasound where they just monitor the baby's heartbeat.  Where's my cool high-tech ultrasound?!  The nurse then went to talk to the ultrasound technician and he could get me in that same day thankfully...but I still had to wait behind two other patients.  WTF.  When I called the husband (he had just gotten home from work to take out the dogs), he was rightfully angry and we both agreed that it was a good thing he wasn't there (he can have a slight temper).

Anyway, I waited for another half hour, and finally I was called back.  I told Don the technician my husband had to work, and he said it's okay-he would make a DVD!  How cool is that?!

So here's the first image he captured for me:

And the second:

It was kicking and punching up a storm!  Very active baby.  Don measured the head, stomach, and checked a few other things and it is super healthy and normal.  My due date hasn't changed, still a Christmas baby!

Then, as he was deciphering the images (everything looked very alien to me), he started pointing out its legs and then low and behold:

It's a BOY!

Sure enough, we are having a baby boy!  First thing I said to Don, "My husband is going to be so happy".  I'm excited too, I was going to be happy either way!  I was just excited that he was healthy and growing just fine.  Here's another image of his private part:

I hope this doesn't embarrass our son when he's older, but glad he's developing well!

When I got home, I wrapped up the "Vader and Son" book for the hubby, and here are pictures of him opening it up:

Yes, one happy father.  : )  We finally found a Chinese restaurant that was about 20 minutes away to celebrate the news, and we are definitely adding it to our top places to eat.  Perfect ending to a wonderful day!