Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Yesterday, I had my 20 week ultrasound (halfway mark). This ultrasound is to determine if the baby is developing as it should and to check for any markers for birth defects. One of the perks of having this ultrasound is that you can usually find out the sex of the baby if you so choose. We did want to know and found out we are having a baby boy! Everything looked good on the ultrasound and we are thrilled about knowing we are having another sweet, baby boy! Now, we just have to decide what we are going to name him. Surely, we can come up with something in the next four months!

We have waited to tell Ford about the baby because he gets obsessed about things sometimes. We thought we would wait until I was further along and we knew if it was a boy or girl. Scott and I told him this morning and he was so sweet and excited about it. We told him he was going to have a baby brother and that he was going to be a big brother. We said that the baby was in my tummy and it has to stay there until it's big enough to come out. When he's big enough, I will go to the hospital and have the baby and then the baby can come home with us. I said I would need his help taking care of his baby brother and he said, "I can feed him a bottle!" He asked if he could play with the baby and I told him the baby wouldn't be very much fun at first but when he gets bigger, Ford can play with him. It was a sweet conversation and I was happy that Ford had such a positive response.

We are all eagerly awaiting the arrival of our baby boy who should arrive sometime in August!