Bebe news!

Ok, so this picture is not that exciting. But there certainly is a little bump there!  This was taken last week at my 18 week stage, but I wanted to also show you the maternity jeans my lovely sister Irma got me! Thanks so much Irma! I have no idea how I've survived 2 pregnancies in the past without a pair of maternity jeans?!

Anyways, this is me now at 19 weeks...

Ha! Ok, again not very exciting. But can you spot the difference!? Pictures can be deceiving, because I'm definitely starting to see my bump now! In fact, It's becoming more and more real everyday! I'm starting to feel more like a pregnant person rather than just a sick person... today more than ever!!! 

We had our ultra sound today! It was by far the nicest and most comfortable ultrasounds I've had. The lady was lovely, and not only because she kept complementing me on how well and easy I am to scan- apparently there's not a lot of fat between me and the baby- which is music to a 19 week pregnant lady's ears! But she was one of those Radiologists who take their time and explain everything nicely to you and who genuinely love their job. Oh, and note to self- or any other expecting mother- you don't have to drink a whole lot of water before it! I didn't, and unlike my other scans in the past,  I was focused on my little baby on the screen and not my bladder and the fear of wetting my pants! 

It was such a wonderful experience to see our little bebe today. Joe and Noah were both there (El was at kindy). Noah was just happy to play with the toys they had in the kids corner and looked and pointed at the screen just once... not really his thing, I guess.

But the most exciting and surprising news of all is that it's a... BOY!!! Here's the (little:) proof...

If you squint hard enough, you can see a little arrow pointing to his  little manhood :)

I couldn't help but get so emotional when I heard this little fact, and for the first time in my whole pregnancy, I felt a deeper bond with the little baby BOY in my belly. I really thought I was having a girl, and I'm sad to admit that I'm not psychic- just psycho, as Joe so nicely put it for me this afternoon. :) But I'm thrilled to be having another boy! We all are! Even Elly! She was so happy to see  the ultrasound photos of baby, and when I nervously told her that she was going to have another baby brother- her face lid up (hallelujah!), and immediately began roll playing her big sister duties of what she would do if the two boys weren't getting along- because of course, she's the peace keeper around here (*cough *cough). So all is well in our little home. All is well.