Little Boy Blue

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails...
That's what little BOYS are made of!

On Saturday we heard the news: Baby NatureBud is a little boy! An elective 4D ultrasound while on vacation in San Francisco showed that our LO is healthy, happy, and looking just like he should at 18 weeks.

Here's the little fella:

Hi Bloomin' Babies readers!

Since we've been on vacation all week, we've had plenty of time to daydream about being parents of a little boy in 6 months. Mr. NatureBud is thrilled, as am I. We really like the idea of a first born son to be the leader of our future brood.

To get myself psyched about everything baby boy, I bought the little guy his first cuddly clothes today. Check them out. Zulilly ran a sale on HubCap boys playwear, which I'd never heard of before, but turned out to have the coziest, cuddliest little chenille boys clothes ever. There were pants to match, too, but I didn't order at first glance and they were all sold out by the time of purchase. Oh well. The booties and pullover will be perfect for my little winter Boston Baby Bean.

I'll be rounding out our vacation on Saturday afternoon with a prenatal massage. Can't wait!

Go Team Blue!

You guessed it - We are officially Team Blue!!! Photo Credit

When we first went in the tech asked if we wanted to know the sex. Of course we said yes! She then said that only if she's 100% sure will she say either way. Then Baby GB decided to spread eagle!!! And she said - we've definitely got a boy! Mr. GB of course needs to be sure before he gets excited so he asked the tech again how sure she was. Her response was really funny - she said (in really technical terms) that they say a boy looks like a turtle head and a girl looks like a big mac... she points to the money shot and says "THAT, is a turtle head." Haha... here's proof:

Then we went through about a zillion other angles and shots - all of which she said seemed to look ok. I guess Dr. C gets to go through all of them and only if she see's something out of the ordinary will she call... let's hope for no call! :)

The heart had all 4 chambers and the heartbeat was at 156 beats per minute. Baby GB's kidney's were functioning and his bladder was full (as was mine! I had to get up and pee 1/2 way through). The spine looked straight and the head was measuring right on track. I can't remember exactly but I think she said he was about 9 ounces based on all her measurements.

The rest is kind of a blur but I have ton of pictures! This one's my favorite:

I think that's all the excitement for today - our next appointment is Nov. 7th and we get to meet our alternate doctor, Dr. W - just in case Dr. C isn't available. That should be fun, I hope she isn't planning any late March vacations!!!
Cheers everyone!