Drumroll, please...

Yesterday we went in for the much anticipated ultrasound. This is the longest I think I've ever waited to find out. We always seem to know by now what we are having. I don't know how people wait 9 months. I am too much of a planner to wait until the end, I think I'd go crazy! I must admit that nearly everyone I've talked to, both family and friends were sure this baby would be a girl. I felt a lot yuckier than I did with Asher, and it was exactly how I remember feeling during my second pregnancy, which was a girl. So, up until 3 days ago, I was convinced.

Then, I was sitting in my room and had a sort of epiphany that I was having a boy. Not a dream or anything like that, just a strong feeling I was having a boy. Of course, I quickly discarded the hunch as a fluke...my psyche buffering me for the possibility everyone was wrong. But, it was still there in the back of my mind and the doubt had been cast.

The doctor checked out all the things that are actually important (head, heart, bones, etc). Much to my relief, everything is as it should be so far. Whether its because of past experiences or pure maternal instinct, I have the tendency to worry until I see the baby healthy and happy in my arms, so little steps of reassurance along the way help at least a little. Then as I looked on the screen as he was measuring the legs, I saw it. Yep, it's a boy! He started to ask me what I thought it was, but I blurted out, "That's a boy!" before he even finished his sentence. It was pretty obvious.

Not the best ultrasound picture, but it's all I've got to work with!
(See if you can find legs and boy parts in all that mess!)

We are thrilled! I love little boys so much, and I am really excited that Asher will have a brother to play with (they'll be best friends, right??). I believe Corey was fairly surprised. I think he had started picturing a baby girl in a pink dress who had him wrapped around every finger she had. On our way out of the office, I reminded Corey that the bit of information we had just received saved him a TON of money. Everyone knows buying girl clothes/stuff is much more fun (and thus more expensive) than the boy stuff.

So, we are gearing up for another funny, rowdy, amazing little boy. The big problem now is the name. We had a lot of trouble deciding on a name for Asher, and now we are back at square one with another little boy on the way. Of course, we had several girl names we liked (as we always do), and a couple very if-y boy names that have already been scratched. Let the process begin!

Future big brother:)

P.S. So much for the vote...it was way off! Only 35% had it right!