Sweet Baby Boy

Ok, time for more details from yesterday's appointment! It's safe to say that yesterday we both felt completely giddy all day long after having such a great appointment and learning that we were expecting a precious baby boy! :)

The most important thing of the appointment though was all the measurements. The ultrasound tech said everything seemed to be right on schedule, but of course she's really not "supposed" to say anything. The radiologist will read the results and then our doctor should call in the next week.

It was so amazing to see the baby again and to see how much he has changed since the last time we saw him on an ultrasound. He looks so big even though he's probably just about 6 inches long or so. The first thing she (the ultrasound tech) saw were his little feet. It was the cutest sight with our little guy's feet side by side. Then she did the measurements on the head. Wow - it was amazing to see the brain. And then on to the spine - so many tiny little bones in a perfect little row. I think my favorite again was seeing the heart beat again...it just gets me every time. The heart looked so strong and was just beating away and we got to see the blood pumping through.

The placenta is anterior which means it is on top of the uterus. This just means that it may take me longer to feel him kicking. Basically he has to kick through the placenta before I can feel it. This also explains why we couldn't hear the heart beat at the 14 week appointment - which is what the doctor suspected when she did the ultrasound. Again, not a problem but can just make hearing and feeling the baby a little more tricky since we have that buffer in the way.

She also pointed out the kidneys, bladder and diaphragm. It was all so amazing. Every body part she would point out I would just smile with delight and pride. I remember thinking "Awww! Our baby has a bladder!!" :D Then she was measuring the thigh bones. Michael and I kinda looked at each other because we both though we saw a little something in between those legs, so I asked about the sex. She seemed kinda surprised that we both wanted to know and of course warned us that it's never guaranteed despite the fact she has only been wrong once in 17 years. :P So the first picture she got she said she though it was a boy, but then said she wasn't sure if what we were seeing was the umbilical cord or not. But the more she moved it around and the different angles we saw, it was quite obvious that it was a little boy!! hehe

The tech got all the pictures she needed except for an overall profile picture of the baby's whole body. It seems our little guy was folded in half. She said most likely they'll have me go back in at some point to get the profile picture - which is fine by me!

Michael and I absolutely had no preference on the sex of the baby - we just feel so blessed either way. We've spent the past 24 hours imagining our little guy and what he will look like and what our new life will be like with him. It's all too fun and I just can't believe this incredible journey.

We have his name narrowed down to two names, so as soon as we get it figured out, I'll be sure to announce it here!

In the meantime, meet Baby Boy Zajicek!!

Little face - looking right at us!

Tiny little feet - basically looking up at the bottoms of the feet - the very first thing we saw

His little manhood indicated with the arrow in the middle - hehe

Above and below it are the thigh bones

Picture of the knees, lower legs and ankles

Elbows, forearms and hands :)

It's a......

Ok, this is going to be short because I'm totally at work - but I had to share the news....

It’s a BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are SOOOO excited and beyond happy!!!! At first the ultrasound lady was a little unsure but she got a few other shots and made it quite obvious and she said "Oh, it's definitely a boy!" We are thrilled and I've just been giddy ever since!

I have TONS of pictures to scan in. I'm going to try my best to get them scanned and uploaded after work before we meet up with friends, but if not, I'll put them up tomorrow for sure. So be sure to check back. We have incredible pictures of his face, tiny feet, arms, and legs. It was so amazing. It's SO fun to be able to call him a HIM! :)

Thank you God for the blessing of our baby BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cast Your Votes!

Guess what time it is! It's guess the gender of Baby Zajicek time! On the right side of the screen you should see the poll. Be sure to cast your vote as to whether you think Baby is a boy or a girl!

We go this Friday at 9:45am for our big ultrasound appointment. Most importantly, we are praying that everything checks out good with our sweet baby as this is the appointment where they will be doing all the measurements on the baby to make sure it's growing normally. And then if the little sweet pea cooperates, we hope to get a little glance to know if we are expecting a he or a she baby! :D

The thought of either makes us SO happy so we really will be thrilled either way! So cast your vote and tell me why you think what you do.

For those that follow some of the old wives tales, here are a few of my stats to help you in your decision:
-no morning sickness issues
-haven't had any heartburn issues
-most obvious symptoms include strong sense of smell and a little tired in the 2nd trimester so far
-have had several dreams it was a boy but probably my last one the baby was a girl

Stay tuned for the big announcement on Friday!

Snow Pics - Part 2

Wow, what a snow storm! We ended up with 9 1/2 inches total yesterday!

We did our little trek to the gas station to get eggs for the baking and ate at Burger King for lunch while we were there. It's right in front of our neighborhood so it was nice that it was within walking distance - we actually saw a couple of other people doing the same thing!

Michael grabbed the camera for our walk over so we caught up some good pictures on the way. The snow was blowing horizontal pretty much the whole time, so if we're making funny smiles it was because we were getting snow blown in our faces. :)

One funny story to mention - after we took these pictures, I stopped to pull back my hood so I could tuck back all my hair into my hood again. Well wouldn't you know that the tree I happened to stop under dumped this big load of wet snow right on top of my head. My hair was completely drenched! :P We both laughed pretty hard at that!

Trying to find the sidewalk trail

On our walk...

I thought this pic was neat with the contrast from the green leaves
For my family & friends in Texas - here is your updated weekly belly pic - 18 weeks!