Ultrasound #2

I'm so pleased to announce that Baby K is male!  This morning I psyched myself up by telling myself I was having a boy so then that way I could get used to the idea.  In my head I was having a girl.  I could put her in dance, put faery decals on the wall and have my little princess.  Until she became a teenager.  I wasn't really looking forward to that part.  However, now that I know that I'm having a boy, I can think of the joys (and challenges) of having a male.  Having grown up with 2 brothers, I think I'll be better equipped to raise a boy than a girl.  I'm assuming I'm having a mini-Kevin and he said that he loved running around a lot as a child, so I guess there's my exercise!  I love the idea of Kevin playing sports with his son and the dad-son bond that they'll develop.  Now I've got 2 main men in my life. :)

During the ultrasound, he was kicking and squirming all over the place, which made me laugh, which made the technician's job more difficult.  She literally had to chase him all over my uterus trying to take pictures!!  He has the perfect baby profile (which I forgot to purchase....smrt), 2 arms, 2 legs and 2 eyes.  His internal organs were pointed out to us as well: his kidneys, bladder, stomach, brain and heart.  His spine and femur were clearly visible, as were the bones in his little hands and feet.  I was so amazed.  His heart rate was measured at 150 bpm, putting that old wives' tale to rest.  Granted, he was moving around so much that I think Kevin is now worried we'll have a hyper baby, lol.  The technician said that all that kicking in utero was good for strengthening muscles so he's definitely healthy! 

Our nursery will still be the same colour that we've picked out (a light bluey-green), but instead of the whimsical theme I had thought of for a girl, we're going to go with an astronomy theme: so stars, planets, etc.  Maybe even a mobile of the same theme.  We have glow-in-the-dark stars, plus 3 reflective mirrors in the shape of stars, so we don't need to start completely from scratch.

PS - I just found the coolest toy online: Twilight Turtle.  It projects constellations on the walls and ceiling!