16 Weeks- Gender Reveal!

J and I are very excited to announce that this week we found out that our sweet little one is a...

It's a Boy!!!

BOY!!!  We were so excited to find out the gender and we were not disappointed.  I was very worried that the baby wouldn't cooperate for the ultrasound but he was super active and we got several very clear views showing that he is in fact a he.  I read up on ways to get the baby moving before my appointment and all of the advice seemed to recommend either a cold drink or orange juice half an hour before your appointment so I drank a nice cold glass of orange juice and it worked.  We were able to see the little one moving all over the place.  It is amazing to see how much he has grown over the past four weeks since our last ultrasound!  We could see legs and arms, knees and elbow, hands and feet, and my personal favorite, fingers and toes.  We could see a sweet little nose and lips and a nice straight spine.  We also got to see the heart beating which was pretty cool. 

Sweet Baby M

We decided to go to a non-medical ultrasound facility that specializes in 3D/4D ultrasounds because otherwise we would have had to wait another 3-6 weeks to try to find out the gender at our anatomy ultrasound and we weren't feeling that patient.  I truly didn't care if the baby was a boy or girl but J had his heart set on a boy.  When the tech placed the ultrasound wand on my stomach she immediately said, "Oh I already know what it is!" but then she made us sit there in suspense for a few minutes while she tried to get a better angle so that we could see before she announced that it was a boy.  After spending about fifteen minutes showing us his "pee-pee" as the tech kept referring to it from all angles she told us she was 1000% sure that it is a boy.  I'm sure it is just a pet peeve of mine but I truly hate it when people say words like pee-pee.  Just call it a penis.  Maybe it's the nurse in me but cutesy nicknames drive me nuts.  But that was just a minor annoyance that really doesn't matter since now we know our sweet little one is a boy.  Now we get to the fun part- shopping! So far I have only bought one outfit and a little football but I'm sure over the next few weeks we will start acquiring all sorts of little boy stuff :)

Now that we know the gender and are more than a third of the way through this pregnancy I decided I should probably get started on the registry process.  It is overwhelming how many different products and choices have to be made for a baby.  I decided to register on Amazon because they have a huge variety of products and lots of customer reviews on everything which is very helpful.  It's very stressful to try to make sure that everything you are choosing is a good and safe choice.  I have decided to take the advice on this great blog from an occupational therapist to help me choose which toys are going to help the baby develop because the astounding number of baby toys on the market makes it hard to choose.  I am planning on doing a second registry at either Target or Buy Buy Baby but doing one was more than enough for one day! 

Now onto the regular update:

How far along: 16 weeks

Baby is the size of a: turnip- honestly I couldn't picture a turnip but he is about 5 inches long according to the ultrasound

Total Weight Gain: -1 pound

Maternity Clothes: No, my jeans are still fitting just fine but I'm sure that won't last much longer

Sleep: I slept pretty well this week!

Best Moment of the Week:  finding out that we are having a BOY!!! And also getting to see him move around on a huge screen.

Miss Anything: turkey sandwiches

Movement:  None yet but it's supposed to happen soon

Food Cravings: Wingstop Cajun wings and fries- I gave in and it was delicious!

Anything Making you Queasy or Sick: Nope!

Have you started to show yet: I feel like there is just the hint of a bump but J and my coworkers don't seem to agree

Looking Forward To: Picking out fabric and accessories for the nursery!