It's A Boy!!

Marshall and I had our second ultrasound today. It was so amazing! We are having a little boy (it is pretty obvious when you look at some of the pics). I didn't realize how many things they check for during the second ultrasound. They checked him out from head to toe, literally. They measured his head and abdomen. They checked his heart, his brain, his spin, his feet to see if he had clubbed feet, his face to see if he had a cleft palate, his fingers and toes to see if they were webbed. They also checked his kidneys, bladder, and the umbilical cord. They said that everything was normal and that he was a healthy baby! We still have no idea what we are going to name our little boy. When we do decide, we are going to keep it a secret. We thought we should surprise everyone with something!

This is a profile view. He does not have a hole in the side of his body. That is his heart.

This is a picture of his arm. You can see his little fingers.

This is a picture of the lower half of his body, his abdomen and legs.

This picture is my favorite. He is upside down in this picture and it was taken from behind. You can obviously see that he is a boy in this picture!

The First Pictures

We had our first ultrasound yesterday. It was amazing. We heard the baby's heartbeat and actually saw the baby rollover to face us! They couldn't tell this soon if it was a boy or a girl. We will find out in 8 weeks when we go for the second ultrasound. They said the baby was healthy and had a healthy heartbeat. I felt like a huge weight was lifted off of me when I actually saw that there was really a baby and a heartbeat. Marshall was very excited, too. He actually teared up a little when he saw our baby! Here are the first pictures of our little baby!!













This is a 4D image of the baby. I think it has my chin!

This is a video of the baby moving!

We're having a BABY!

Marshall and I are so excited to let everyone know that we are expecting a little baby! Right now I am in my 9th week. Everything seems to be going great so far. I'm feeling a little sick pretty much all of the time, but never actually getting sick. My first ultrasound will be August 25, which will be my 12th week. We can't believe how fast it's happening! The due date for Little McCall is March 7. Marshall and I feel that the timing couldn't be more perfect. I'll be almost finished with my first trimester by the time my kids come back to school (and hopefully finished with feeling nauseous all the time!). Then, I will only have to go back to work for about a month to finish up the school year after the baby comes! Marshall and I are so excited and can't wait to meet our little baby. Please be praying for us as we prepare to be parents (yikes!) and for our little growing baby over the next 7 months. Look for our next post after our ultrasound!