the happy dad

Here I am, the happy dad holding up the first picture. If you have not yet seen the ultrasound picture scroll on down to our previous post. Have you ever seen such a handsome guy, or beautiful gal in all your life? According to Ben, Rex is holding up sign language for "I've got to best uncle ever", but Kelly thinks his thumb is tucked inwards and to the left, thus he is actually signing, "Please dad, can I have the Bugaboo stroller." Things in baby land are good. Kelly had pancakes smothered in peanut butter, syrup, and powdered sugar this morning. She was convinced she had arrived in the culinary promise land and I was convinced that all those stereotypes about odd cravings are indeed true.

first ultrasound

It's officially official. I've had the symptoms and the prego test was positive, but now we have actually seen the little guy. The heart beats and he even moved! By the way, we refer to the baby as a "he" for now or by "Rex", and don't worry that name will not stick, I can guarantee that much. We have a VHS recording of the ultrasound and will see what we can do to post it on here. We are 11 weeks along (14 is the first trimester) with a due date of april 4, 2007. Also a fun fact, I realized that my vitamins were making me sick, so my doctor had me switch to good ol' Flintstone vitamins because they are more tolerable and still have good stuff in them. THAT'S OUR BABY IN THE PICTURE!! It is still so weird to wrap my mind around that Paul and I are going to be parents. Oh my gosh, what have we gotten ourselves into! I'm glad that God knows what he is up to and that his ways are perfect.