Oh boy!

Contrary to popular belief, we're having a baby BOY! We saw him for the first time today. When we first went in for the ultrasound, he was curled up in a little ball, so we couldn't see him very well. She said to come back after the doctor saw me, so she could get his measurements. She did see him well enough to know that he was a boy though. Brock was so excited and was calling and texting people the rest of the time we were there. I was excited too, but I left my phone in the car. The doctor said everything looks good. Brock asked him when I'm going to start looking pregnant. He said my growth is right on, but taller women don't look as big. After that, I ate a peppermint and poked at my belly a lot to wake up the baby. When we went back to the ultrasound room, he was awake and stretched out. His arms were moving around a lot, and his heartbeat was 152. She said his measurements were around the 50th percentile for his age.

We're so happy to have a seemingly healthy baby, and even though I didn't really see myself having a boy, I'm really excited, and of course, Brock definitely is too. For those of you having girls next spring, I have some cute clothes that you will probably be getting as gifts. :)

We've already decided that his name will be Pierce Brock Roark.

The first one is obvious, proof that he's a boy. His legs look kind of strange because they're bent back. The second picture is a side profile. His head is on the right with his hand up to his mouth. It looks like he's sucking his thumb, but it was actually only there for a second. He kept moving it around. His body slopes up to the left. You can see his little heart in the middle of the dark spot in his chest.