The one with the big reveal

We had our appointment at 3D Miracles this morning and we now know for sure what Baby Beans is...

*drumroll*

Yep, little BB is a little boy!

The ultrasound this morning was great.  He was still all curled up and had his hands up by his face most of the time.  The nurse said he's probably going to be a snuggler (which is great because Charlotte was definitely not a snuggly baby - she was born wanting to get down and walk!).  We did get a few cute pictures of him, though.  It's really neat to see the difference between the ultrasounds - this time, I'm almost 22 weeks and he definitely looks less Skeletor-like than Charlotte's ultrasound at 20 weeks.  Amazing the difference two weeks makes!

Opening his mouth

Yup, he is a boy.

Hand up by his face, of course  :)

He just looks so snug and comfy in there.  It was funny to watch the nurse jiggle my belly to try to move his hands away from his face and I could watch him kinda bouncing around on the monitor.  It really reminded me of Look Who's Talking (remember that movie?) and I just imagined him thinking "woah, what is going on here?!" in Bruce Willis' voice.

Now, of course, since we gave Charlotte a silly in-utero nickname, this little guy isn't going to get away without one!  So, we've decided from here on in, our BB will be nicknamed "BoJu".  Why, you ask?

Boyd Junior, haha.
We love you little BoJu!  We can't wait to meet you  :)

The one with our little baby Skeletor

Despite the fact that it's dark as anything outside and spitting thunderstorms, I got out of bed and headed back over to UC Baby when they opened this morning to get a new CD of images. I'm glad I did because at least now I'm showered and awake and I won't end up wasting my Saturday.

Anyhow, without further ado, here are a few more pictures of our baby girl. I'm a touch disappointed with the pictures, mainly because they were so focused on getting face shots ... and really, she's not all chubby and cute yet so face shots still look very skeletal and slightly creepy. I wish they'd gotten a few more profile shots and body part shots, but hey - whatever!




















Now I, Skeletor, am master of the universe!

This is a nice profile shot - plus, she's totally giving us the thumbs up. Aaaay!

Arm up over her head, opening her mouth.

Creepy babies can smile too, you know.

If you're having trouble, just tilt your head slightly to the left. See the heart shape in the mid-right-corner? That's our kid, spread eagle, showing off the goods.

And last, but not least, teeny baby foot!!

I'm taking suggestions for any hilarious (preferably rhyming) fake fetus names that are girl appropriate now that, sadly, Rufus-Doofus doesn't really work. I need something otherwise I'm going to accidentally slip up and call her by her real name which no one is allowed to know until after she's born! So, lay 'em on me people!

The one everyone has been waiting for...

We somehow managed to get an appointment at UC Baby for TODAY. What!? I also somehow managed to get covered at work so I could leave early to make said appointment (thank you Sara!!) and at 3:15 we got to see our baby again.

And, the news we've all been waiting for....

*drumroll please*

She's a girl!

















"Hello! Stop calling me Rufus! It's not very lady-like."

She was moving around like crazy, stretching, and putting her arms up over her head. It was quite awesome to watch. And yep, I thought she was a girl after the ultrasound last night. I didn't see any boy parts when the tech panned over the area. So I was right! Woo!

Unfortunately, the CD of images isn't working right now. I'm going back to UC Baby tomorrow morning to get a new one, so for now, enjoy this little preview! We'll post more tomorrow.