It's a Boy!

So as many of you know, Em and I are expecting our first child this Halloween. From the beginning of our marriage, we both always thought that our first baby was going to be a boy. I am not sure why, but we both did. Once we found out that Em was pregnant back in February, we started thinking about baby names and it was always so easy to think of boy names whereas we couldn't (and still can't really) agree on any girl names.

A little over a week ago, we went in for a 16 week check up and got an ultrasound. We were anxious/excited to find out what we were having. Within a couple minutes of looking at the ultrasound, the lady told us that sure enough it was a boy. We were thrilled! This was by far the most interesting of our doctor's visits. When we went in the first time to hear the heartbeat, it was exciting but for some reason not as exciting as I thought it would be. The heartbeat was quiet and it sounded like a regular heartbeat. But the ultrasound was completely different. It was fascinating to see the baby's head and arms and legs and watch it move around in Em's stomach. I think this was the first time that having a baby became a reality.