IT'S A BOY!!!!

Yep, it's official!  We are having a little boy this summer!  I am SO excited.  But it was the weirdest feeling.  The whole day I was nervous and anxious, but at the same time I had a peace about it.  Somehow Kyle and I just knew it was going to be a boy.  So I wasn't really surprised when she said it was.  It was more of a relief that my intuition was right!  My reaction was, "YAY!!!!" followed by clapping, haha.  It was such a NEAT experience, though!  Definitely worth the trip and the money.  And the 3D imaging was cool, but I learned that I prefer the old-fashioned 2D.  At least at this point.  I can't wait for my next ultrasound where we'll be able to see pictures of its FACE!  But a week and a half ago, you could kind of see features, but they weren't really pronounced yet.  You'll see in the pictures below...

On Tuesday I will be 16 weeks.  Woohoo!  Right now baby is the size of an orange, but this week he will turn into an avacado!  When I had my ultrasound, they measured him at about 5 cm and weighing about 4 ounces.  So cool!  But according to all my books and research, those measurements put him between 16 and 17 weeks, even though I was 14 weeks at that point.  They also said my estimated due date was June 13th.  So now I'm anywhere between the 13th and the 16th.  His heartbeat was 158.  I forgot to mention this in my last post, but my doctor appointment about a month ago had his heartbeat at 162.  I have another appointment tomorrow, so it will be fun to hear what it is this month.  Anyways, this week the bones in his ears will be forming, which means he can hear me now!  His eyebrows, lashes, and hair are starting to fill in.  Kyle had a dream last night that our baby will be born "with a little bit of hair...not a lot, but it will be there."  Haha, he cracks me up with this whole thing.  It's so fun to watch how excited he gets.  The baby's eyes are making side to side movements and he can even see some light.  Apparently, he is more sensitive to touch now, which means if I poke him he will most likely respond.  I should start to feel him kick within the next month.  It could be any day now!

Here is the nursery BEFORE we painted it and had carpet installed...

And now here it is after!  The paint color, ironically, is called, "It's A Boy!"

Here's a new belly picture from the front.  I'm a few days shy of 16 weeks here....

Belly from the side...this actually isn't the best picture...

This how Baby Kirby is positioned right now.  His head is at the bottom and legs are up at the top.

Ok, here's a 3D one.  His head is up at the top.  You can kind of make out his nose.  His arms are out at the sides, his torso is there in the middle, and then the bottom of his feet are facing you.

In this one you can see his teeth buds!  Of course they're under the gums right now, but there they are!  You can see a lot of his skeletal features here.

I just love this one.  It's like he's waving, "Hi mom and dad!"

This one you can see his profile.  His head is at the bottom and feet are at the top.  I love how you can see the spine so well!  He kept kicking my bladder, which was making me have to pee!  Now I know when I get those sudden urges, he's most likely kicking me, haha.

I love this one, too, because it's a profile of his face and you can see some of his facial features like his eyes, nose, lips, and ears.

Haha, here's the moment we found out it was a boy!  I can't tell what anything in this picture is.  I mean, I can obviously guess some things by the arrow, but it's still confusing.

THIS is the one where I could tell it was, without a doubt, a boy!  His head is up at the top again, torso in the middle, and legs pointing forward.  Then you can see what the arrow is pointing to, haha!

These are all the Christmas presents our son received!  He's already so spoiled! :P  The CUTE towel wrap in the upper left hand corner was sent by my former roomate, Beth.  I just love it!  The clothes were from mom and dad, the frog silky is from my Aunt Cheryl and family, the dog silky is from my sister, brother-in-law, and niece, and the two toys are from Ms. Beth, my friend's mom/mom's friend, haha!  Baby also got 2 books from Kyle's parents and 2 books from one of my students!  What a cute gift!

Until next time...

13.5 Weeks

Well, hello long-lost blog and blogger friends!  I told you I wouldn't be very good about updating. :P  If it weren't for my principal and my former roomate, Katie, the next post might not be until baby is born! :P

I am currently about 13 1/2 weeks right now.  Right now baby is the size of a peach!  It's growing so fast!  I feel like just yesterday it was a blueberry.  Right now the teeth and vocal cords are forming.  The proportions of its body are almost normal.  Its intestines are moving from the umbilical cord into its little body.  Crazy what takes place each week!  In a few days it will be the size of a lemon.  Apparently, I don't know my fruits very well because I feel like a lemon is smaller than a peach.  Eh, who knows!

The most exciting thing is that THIS THURSDAY we get to find out if it's a boy or girl!  We are SOOOO excited, nervous, anxious, thrilled.... It will be a big deal!  We've invited both of our mom's to go with us.  We are going to a place in Columbus called Ultrasona.  They can determine gender as early as 14 weeks.  AND, if they're wrong they have a money-back guarantee.  So that tells me they know what they're doing and I've heard nothing but great things about this place.  I've known lots of people who have gone down there and I've never heard of anyone being told the wrong thing.  So I have lots of hope and excitement!

Friday is our last day of school.  Then we're off for 2 weeks (until January 3rd).  So my plan is to get the room painted, have the carpet installed, and start our registry.  I figure while I've got the time off I might as well get some things ready.  I'm kinda shocked I haven't really done much of anything yet.  I remember when I got engaged, I went out and registered 2 days later.  The wedding was 8 months away.  Now the baby will be here in 6 months and I haven't started a single thing....

And THAT'S where my wonderful friends and family come to save the day!  My former roomate, Lindsay, sent me these DARLING Ole Miss booties!  I'm starting to think Baby Kirby might just leave the hospital dressed in Ole Miss apparel.....

And last weekend my grandma and grandpa came down from Michigan to celebrate Christmas since we will be staying here this year.  And these great-grandparents came bearing gifts for the unborn!  I was really surprised and did not expect this at all....

Until next week....