It's a.........

BOY!!!!!

We found out on January 18th that our sweet little baby is a boy! We knew from the very day we found out we were expecting that we felt it was a boy. I don't know what it was, just call it a mother's intuition!

We went back to the ultrasound room and the tech turned on the screen and little baby was staring right at us! Not a profile view or anything like that, full on face! It was amazing to see him kicking and stretching his little arms. She measured everything on the baby (all is 100% perfect according to the doctor!) and then said that we might not be able to tell the gender because a) I was moving too much. I'm really ticklish and that jelly on my belly was all I could take! b) The baby was moving too much. I was afraid that he wouldn't cooperate so on the way to the doctor's office I had a Mt. Dew and he seemed to be all jacked up on caffeine! and c) The baby was head up. She said when they are situated that way, it's hard to tell the gender. As she was saying that last part, she went underneath the baby and bam, we all knew what we were seeing then!

When she said it was a boy, I looked at Jared and yelled "I knew I was right!" and he had the biggest grin on his face and squeezed my hand so tight. He has been nothing short of amazing this entire pregnancy. I think he's the most excited father-to-be I have ever seen! He loves shopping for the baby, loves talking about the baby, rubs on my belly all the time and is just in heaven when you mention his little boy. Not to mention how awesomely he has taken care of me this entire time. I cannot wait to see him be the amazing father that I know he is going to be!

So with a definite gender, we needed a name! And we already had one! Tucker Stewart is already the 100% choice and as a true Southern lady, my first order of business was to get some monogrammed baby items!

Everything has been great with this pregnancy so far. Blood pressure perfect at every visit, I've lost 18 pounds since the first visit, no swelling and the doctor says everything with me and the baby looks perfect and right on track! He kicks me constantly and every time I feel connected to this little baby boy in such a special way. We have a 4D ultrasound in March or April and we are so anxious to see this sweet baby's face!

Now I'm just ready for registering this weekend, since we have two wonderful showers coming up!