1st Mother's Day and IT'S A BOY!!!

16 Weeks: (5/8/11) "Baby's now the size of an avocado! Watch what you say...tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean he can now pick up your voice. A few more minuscule changes: Eyebrows, lashes, and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming."

UPDATE: This has been a very exciting week! I celebrated my first Mother's Day on Sunday with some very fun presents from Kevin, followed by an AMAZING brunch at Jay's Bistro w/ my Dad and Kevin! They enjoyed unlimited mamosas, but I stuck to plain ol' OJ.  The food was SO good, and the restaurant was beautiful. :)  We followed brunch with a beautiful hike near the Poudre River.  Bailey had a great time cooling off in the spring, and we all enjoyed the fresh air! It was a perfect Mother's Day, even though it was an emotional one without my mom.  I know she was watching over us though!

    



          

 

 

                 

 

 

ULTRASOUND:  What a week this has been! We had our 16 week doctor's appointment on Monday, 5/9 and heard the baby's heartbeat again. :)  We also talked to the doctor about the possibility of finding out the sex of the baby early by doing our ultrasound soon.  We are leaving for Cody's baptism on 5/20 and decided to have our baby shower on that Sunday since we'll already be in San Jose, so we really wanted to be able to register ASAP.  The doctor told us that the hospital wouldn't do an ultrasound before 20 weeks. :(  I was really bummed, so I found a 3D/4D private ultrasound center and called them for more information.  They told me that they would be able to determine the sex at 16 weeks, so we made an appointment for the following day!!!!

That morning, my dad, Kevin, and I headed over for the big "reveal", and I was both nervous and excited to finally find out if we were having a little "Isabella" or "Logan". :)  To be completely honest, I really wanted the baby to be a girl.  I was excited for the name Isabella Rose because of the use of my mom's name in it.  I was CERTAIN we were having a girl.  Almost to the point that I wanted to go ahead and register for frilly little pink dresses and bows.  Well...I'm glad I didn't, because we soon found out that my little "Isabella" was a BOY!

I was in shock at first, but after a few minutes of seeing our little Logan dancing around, and kicking my bladder (he was breach), I fell in love.  He looked like a little person!  We saw his heart pumping fast, his fingers and toes, and his beautiful profile.  It now felt SO real!  I knew that this baby was a blessing and that we were the luckiest parents in the world!  I hope Logan doesn't get upset that I wanted him to be a girl for awhile! :)