So we finally had our ultrasound last week! We were all so excited the day had finally come. It was just an awesome sight to see our little baby moving around soooo much and that strong little heartbeat, I get teary-eyed everytime. The kids thought it was very cool to actually see something that looked like an actual baby moving around in there and I think it made it a lot more real. Mikayla could really see and identify the parts. Baby looked great and we are so thankful for a healthy baby. We started a poll to see what everyone's vote was, I had to remind the kids many times that even if one side wins that won't really affect what the gender is. Zach was determined that boy would win.
The real vote probably would have been 3 to 1 for a girl. Jeff and I both thought girl from the beginning and with my sickness hanging on so long like it did with Mikayla and the fact that we agreed on a girls name right away, we were sure we knew. Imagine our surprise when the ultrasound tech said, "It's a boy!!!!" Jeff was happily surprised, Zach was jumping up and down and squealing, Mikayla had a big grin on her face, and I had very happy tears. We have to admit we were a little surprised, but extremely excited. Zach couldn't be more excited and Mikayla seems fine with it. She hugged and kissed my belly for the first time since then, and she hasn't wanted to do that before. I think seeing him really helped her. Zach kisses my belly all the time and talks to baby everyday.
The real vote probably would have been 3 to 1 for a girl. Jeff and I both thought girl from the beginning and with my sickness hanging on so long like it did with Mikayla and the fact that we agreed on a girls name right away, we were sure we knew. Imagine our surprise when the ultrasound tech said, "It's a boy!!!!" Jeff was happily surprised, Zach was jumping up and down and squealing, Mikayla had a big grin on her face, and I had very happy tears. We have to admit we were a little surprised, but extremely excited. Zach couldn't be more excited and Mikayla seems fine with it. She hugged and kissed my belly for the first time since then, and she hasn't wanted to do that before. I think seeing him really helped her. Zach kisses my belly all the time and talks to baby everyday.
He kept putting his hands over his face the whole time, maybe he was a little shy!?! We were also surprised that the tech estimated that he weighed 1 lb. 11 oz. already even though I am measuring right on for June 11th. Zach was only 11 oz. at this point and he was 9 lbs. at birth. Of course, it's only an estimate, but we'll see! We love you baby boy and can't wait to meet you!!
Aunt Kelly made a surprise visit last week(Jan.8-10)!! We were so excited to have her here and she got to hear the baby's heartbeat, still around 160 bpm! I am about 18 weeks in this picture. This was after a morning of pampering at the salon.
Kelly did such a great job keeping the kids entertained while she was here so that I could rest. I am still having lots of bad days mixed with a few ok days here and there. Shouldn't be too much longer now.
Of course with Kelly around there was lots of fun and silliness. She and Zach are two peas in a pod!
They sure had fun!! I made them come in after about 20 minutes and by then they were frozen!
Yummy hot cocoa!!
The Cardinals didn't seem to mind the cold at all. There were tons of them playing in our backyard all day. It was so neat to watch.
A Transformer and a Fashion Design kit from Santa! 
They both got Rubik's cubes. Ack!! They'll never look like that again!
Mikayla got Zach a new Transformer!
She kept saying the whole morning, "I can't believe I got everything I wanted!!" 
